2024 presidential election
Fairwood
HarrisD+35.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 66.0% | 6,653 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 30.5% | 3,070 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.5% | 351 |
D+60R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +21.0% |
| 2012 | +19.3% |
| 2016 | +30.3% |
| 2020 | +36.8% |
| 2024 | +35.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 66.0%Harris6,653 | 30.5%Trump3,070 | 3.5% | 10,074 | ||
| D | 67.0%Biden7,555 | 30.2%Trump3,405 | 2.8%incl. Jorgensen | 11,276 | ||
| D | 61.7%Clinton5,791 | 31.5%Trump2,952 | 6.8%incl. Johnson | 9,385 | ||
| D | 59.7%Obama5,718 | 40.3%Romney3,865 | 0.0% | 9,583 | ||
| D | 59.8%Obama5,553 | 38.7%McCain3,599 | 1.5% | 9,288 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | FairwoodCity | WashingtonState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 51.0% | 65.8% | 61.0% |
| Black | 5.2% | 4.0% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 24.4% | 9.8% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 14.4% | 12.7% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 5.0% | 7.7% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10.2% | 14.4% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $122,134 | $98,141 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 8.4% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 38.5 | 38.5 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.1% | 8.5% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 14.0% | 16.7% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 56.7% | 39.3% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 31.1% | 21.5% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 7.1% | 9.1% | 13.6% |
| Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese) | 5.1% | 1.9% | 1.1% |
| Other Indo-European | 4.5% | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| Other Asian & Pacific Island | 3.8% | 2.1% | 1.1% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 12.0% | German 14.5% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | English 11.0% | English 12.1% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 8.6% | Mexican 10.8% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 12.5%County context | 10.7% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 15.6%County context | 20.5% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 60.9%County context | 58.8% | 51.5% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
12.0%
English
11.0%
Irish
8.6%
Italian
3.4%
Norwegian
3.4%
American
2.5%
Swedish
2.4%
Scottish
2.3%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Chinese
5.7%
Asian Indian
5.0%
Filipino
2.3%
Vietnamese
2.2%
Korean
1.6%
Japanese
0.9%
Taiwanese
0.4%
Cambodian
0.3%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
7.1%
Salvadoran
0.5%
Puerto Rican
0.4%
Spaniard
0.4%
Guatemalan
0.3%
Honduran
0.3%
Colombian
0.3%
Spanish
0.3%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Ethiopian
0.9%
African
0.6%
Somali
0.6%
Nigerian
0.2%
Kenyan
0.2%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Samoan
0.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$122,134
Fairwood$122,134
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.7%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.9%
speak English only
Spanish7.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)5.1%
Other Indo-European4.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island3.8%
Other languages2.4%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic2.2%
Vietnamese1.9%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1.3%
Korean1.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.6%
German or other West Germanic0.5%
Arabic0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted60.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
Fairwood sits in the Pacific Northwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.8 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.6 points.
A population of 17,856, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $122,134 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fairwood, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fairwood, Washington voted Democratic by 35.6 points (D+35.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,074 votes cast, 6,653 went Democratic and 3,070 went Republican.
How many people live in Fairwood, Washington?
Fairwood, Washington has a population of 17,856 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fairwood, Washington?
Median household income in Fairwood, Washington is $122,134 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Fairwood, Washington?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Fairwood, Washington from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.