† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAnacortesWashingtonUnited States
German18.3%14.5%12.5%
English17.5%12.1%9.5%
Irish13.8%9.8%9.4%
Norwegian7.1%4.0%—
American4.8%3.8%5.3%
Swedish4.8%1.8%—
Italian4.0%3.1%4.8%
Scottish3.7%2.6%1.3%
Mexican5.0%10.8%11.3%
Filipino0.6%1.5%0.9%
Chinese0.3%2.2%1.3%
Asian Indian0.2%2.0%1.4%
Aztec0.4%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Anacortes
Washington
United States
Median age
50.5
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
5.5%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
32.1%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Anacortes
Washington
United States
Median household income
$91,951
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.3%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
47.2%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Anacortes
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.4%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.2%
9.1%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Anacortes
Washington
United States
Catholic
—
10.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
20.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
58.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Anacortes, Washington
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+0.1%
2008
+11.6%
2012
+7.4%
2016
+13.8%
2020
+21.5%
2024
+28.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
62.8%Harris7,437
34.0%Trump4,024
3.2%
D+28.8
D+7.3
D+30.3
11,837
D
59.4%Biden7,165
37.8%Trump4,565
2.8%
D+21.5
D+7.8
D+17.1
12,071
D
53.2%Clinton5,096
39.4%Trump3,777
7.3%
D+13.8
D+6.4
D+11.7
9,576
D
51.9%Obama5,076
44.6%Romney4,357
3.5%
D+7.4
R+4.2
D+3.5
9,773
D
54.8%Obama5,082
43.2%McCain4,009
2.0%
D+11.6
D+11.5
D+4.3
9,279
D
49.1%Kerry4,268
49.0%Bush4,261
1.9%
D+0.1
—
D+2.5
8,692
Anacortes anchors Skagit County's northwest corner as a ferry hub and oil-refinery town, a blue-collar economic base that keeps its margins closer than the surrounding San Juan Islands' resort-driven electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.3 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.8 points.
A population of 17,966, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,951 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gig Harbor and Santa Clara.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Anacortes, Washington voted Democratic by 28.8 points (D+28.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,837 votes cast, 7,437 went Democratic and 4,024 went Republican.
How many people live in Anacortes, Washington?
Anacortes, Washington has a population of 17,966 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Anacortes, Washington?
Median household income in Anacortes, Washington is $91,951 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Anacortes, Washington?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Anacortes, Washington from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
