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Lakewood·Washington

Lakewood delivered D+20.3 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
WA
Lakewood
HarrisD+20.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic58.3%13,709
Donald TrumpRepublican38.0%8,930
OtherAll other candidates3.7%863
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +20.3% in 2024.+20.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+13.5%
2012+16.2%
2016+14.3%
2020+21.5%
2024+20.3%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
58.3%Harris13,709
38.0%Trump8,930
3.7%
+20.3%
23,502
D
58.8%Biden15,581
37.2%Trump9,872
4.0%incl. Jorgensen
+21.5%
26,507
D
53.0%Clinton10,987
38.8%Trump8,033
8.2%incl. Johnson
+14.3%
20,728
D
58.1%Obama12,178
41.9%Romney8,774
0.0%
+16.2%
20,952
D
55.9%Obama11,989
42.4%McCain9,094
1.8%
+13.5%
21,463

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. 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.
IndicatorLakewoodCityWashingtonStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White48.0%65.8%61.0%
Black14.3%4.0%12.2%
Asian7.1%9.8%6.0%
Two or more races18.4%12.7%12.6%
Other race8.7%7.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino18.8%14.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$74,720$98,141$84,427
Poverty rate13.2%9.9%12.5%
Median age37.438.539.1
Age 18–248.7%8.5%9.2%
Age 65 and older14.8%16.7%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)30.9%39.3%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home16.3%21.5%22.3%
Spanish6.5%9.1%13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island2.2%2.1%1.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.5%1.5%0.7%
Korean1.2%0.8%0.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 14.8%German 14.5%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 11.1%English 12.1%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 10.2%Irish 9.8%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic8.6%County context10.7%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant24.4%County context20.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed55.4%County context58.8%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 ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.8%
English
11.1%
Irish
10.2%
American
3.7%
Italian
3.4%
Scottish
2.6%
French
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.7%
speak English only
Spanish6.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island2.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.5%
Korean1.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1.1%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.8%
Vietnamese0.7%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.4%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.4%
Arabic0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
24.4%
Catholic
8.6%
Buddhist
4.3%
Latter-day Saints
2.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Other Christian
1.2%
Black Protestant
0.7%
Muslim
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Jewish
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted55.4%
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.

Lakewood sits in the Pacific Northwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.5 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.3 points.

A population of 62,937, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,720 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Lakewood, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lakewood, Washington voted Democratic by 20.3 points (D+20.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,502 votes cast, 13,709 went Democratic and 8,930 went Republican.
What is Lakewood, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Lakewood, Washington in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Lakewood, Washington?
Lakewood, Washington has a population of 62,937 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lakewood, Washington?
Median household income in Lakewood, Washington is $74,720 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Lakewood, Washington?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Lakewood, Washington from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.