† 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
GroupMedical LakeWashingtonUnited States
German21.4%14.5%12.5%
English15.5%12.1%9.5%
Irish14.0%9.8%9.4%
American5.9%3.8%5.3%
Norwegian5.0%4.0%—
Italian4.6%3.1%4.8%
Scottish3.3%2.6%1.3%
French2.9%—1.6%
Mexican4.3%10.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%0.4%—
Spanish0.3%0.3%—
African American†3.2%2.3%9.9%
African0.4%0.4%0.5%
Marshallese1.4%——
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
Medical Lake
Washington
United States
Median age
41.1
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
4.8%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.8%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Medical Lake
Washington
United States
Median household income
$79,989
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.1%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.3%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Medical Lake
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.3%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.6%
9.1%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.3%
0.4%
0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.4%
1.5%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Medical Lake
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.
Medical Lake, Washington
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−14.3%
2008
−3.4%
2012
−13.7%
2016
−24.3%
2020
−21.7%
2024
−17.6%
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
39.4%Harris908
57.0%Trump1,314
3.6%
R+17.6
D+4.1
R+16.1
2,305
R
37.0%Biden907
58.7%Trump1,438
4.3%
R+21.7
D+2.6
R+26.1
2,450
R
32.8%Clinton647
57.2%Trump1,126
10.0%
R+24.3
R+10.6
R+26.4
1,970
R
41.3%Obama792
55.1%Romney1,055
3.6%
R+13.7
R+10.3
R+17.6
1,916
R
46.5%Obama895
49.9%McCain961
3.6%
R+3.4
D+10.9
R+10.7
1,926
R
42.5%Kerry737
56.8%Bush985
0.7%
R+14.3
—
R+11.8
1,735
Medical Lake sits just outside Fairchild Air Force Base and has long hosted a state psychiatric facility, giving this small city an employment profile dominated by public-sector and military households that tilts its electorate toward stability over volatility.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 24.3 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.1 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.6 points.
A population of 4,950, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,989 describe the city.
In 2024, Medical Lake, Washington voted Republican by 17.6 points (R+17.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,305 votes cast, 908 went Democratic and 1,314 went Republican.
How many people live in Medical Lake, Washington?
Medical Lake, Washington has a population of 4,950 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Medical Lake, Washington?
Median household income in Medical Lake, Washington is $79,989 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Medical Lake, Washington?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Medical Lake, Washington from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
