† 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
GroupElmaWashingtonUnited States
German15.0%14.5%12.5%
Irish12.3%9.8%9.4%
English11.8%12.1%9.5%
Norwegian4.8%4.0%—
American3.6%3.8%5.3%
Swedish2.8%1.8%—
Scottish2.6%2.6%1.3%
Italian2.0%3.1%4.8%
Mexican12.2%10.8%11.3%
Guatemalan1.3%0.2%0.5%
Salvadoran0.9%0.4%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
Spanish0.3%0.3%—
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
Elma
Washington
United States
Median age
42.6
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.3%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Elma
Washington
United States
Median household income
$78,086
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
25.0%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.3%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Elma
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.8%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
10.4%
9.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Elma
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.
Elma, Washington
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+7.0%
2008
+14.1%
2012
+10.7%
2016
−14.4%
2020
−18.1%
2024
−18.4%
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
39.0%Harris583
57.4%Trump858
3.7%
R+18.4
R+0.3
R+16.9
1,496
R
39.5%Biden633
57.5%Trump923
3.0%
R+18.1
R+3.7
R+22.5
1,604
R
38.3%Clinton461
52.7%Trump634
9.1%
R+14.4
R+25.1
R+16.5
1,204
D
53.5%Obama653
42.8%Romney522
3.7%
D+10.7
R+3.4
D+6.9
1,220
D
55.7%Obama692
41.6%McCain517
2.7%
D+14.1
D+7.1
D+6.8
1,242
D
52.2%Kerry627
45.2%Bush543
2.6%
D+7.0
—
D+9.5
1,201
Elma sits at the confluence of the Chehalis and Satsop rivers in Grays Harbor County, a region whose economic identity has long centered on logging and manufacturing — industries that consistently correlate with conservative-leaning margins in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.1 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 18.4 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 18.4 points.
A population of 3,483, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,086 describe the city.
In 2024, Elma, Washington voted Republican by 18.4 points (R+18.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,496 votes cast, 583 went Democratic and 858 went Republican.
When did Elma, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Elma, Washington voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Elma, Washington?
Elma, Washington has a population of 3,483 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elma, Washington?
Median household income in Elma, Washington is $78,086 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Elma, Washington?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Elma, Washington from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
