† 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
GroupBenton CityWashingtonUnited States
German16.1%14.5%12.5%
English14.0%12.1%9.5%
Irish9.4%9.8%9.4%
American4.4%3.8%5.3%
Norwegian3.2%4.0%—
Scottish2.7%2.6%1.3%
Italian2.2%3.1%4.8%
French2.2%—1.6%
Mexican29.5%10.8%11.3%
Cuban0.5%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.5%0.2%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard0.4%0.4%—
Salvadoran0.3%0.4%0.7%
Colombian0.3%0.2%0.4%
Spanish0.3%0.3%—
Aztec4.1%——
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
Benton City
Washington
United States
Median age
29.6
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
10.6%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
7.9%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Benton City
Washington
United States
Median household income
$63,542
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.3%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
10.5%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Benton City
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.2%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
16.5%
9.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Benton City
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.
Benton City, Washington
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−28.1%
2008
−18.8%
2012
−23.8%
2016
−34.4%
2020
−36.8%
2024
−39.0%
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
R
28.5%Harris447
67.5%Trump1,057
4.0%
R+39.0
R+2.2
R+37.5
1,566
R
30.1%Biden439
66.8%Trump976
3.1%
R+36.8
R+2.4
R+41.2
1,460
R
28.6%Clinton295
63.0%Trump650
8.4%
R+34.4
R+10.6
R+36.5
1,032
R
36.5%Obama365
60.2%Romney603
3.3%
R+23.8
R+5.0
R+27.6
1,001
R
39.2%Obama357
58.0%McCain528
2.9%
R+18.8
D+9.4
R+26.0
911
R
35.8%Kerry290
64.0%Bush518
0.2%
R+28.1
—
R+25.7
810
Benton City sits amid Horse Heaven Hills vineyards in Benton County, one of Washington's most reliably Republican counties. Its agricultural economy and Hispanic farmworker population create a demographic mix that complicates straightforward partisan reads.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 39.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.0 points.
A population of 3,695, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,542 describe the city.
In 2024, Benton City, Washington voted Republican by 39.0 points (R+39.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,566 votes cast, 447 went Democratic and 1,057 went Republican.
How many people live in Benton City, Washington?
Benton City, Washington has a population of 3,695 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Benton City, Washington?
Median household income in Benton City, Washington is $63,542 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Benton City, Washington?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Benton City, Washington from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
