† 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
GroupMontesanoWashingtonUnited States
German16.1%14.5%12.5%
Irish13.2%9.8%9.4%
English12.7%12.1%9.5%
Norwegian5.1%4.0%—
American3.9%3.8%5.3%
Swedish3.0%1.8%—
Scottish2.8%2.6%1.3%
Italian2.2%3.1%4.8%
Mexican6.0%10.8%11.3%
Guatemalan0.6%0.2%0.5%
Salvadoran0.4%0.4%0.7%
Chinese0.9%2.2%1.3%
Filipino0.9%1.5%0.9%
Korean0.4%0.9%0.4%
African American†0.9%2.3%9.9%
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
Montesano
Washington
United States
Median age
38.9
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
6.2%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.9%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Montesano
Washington
United States
Median household income
$67,540
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.9%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.3%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Montesano
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.6%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.3%
9.1%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.1%
0.4%
0.7%
Korean
1.2%
0.8%
0.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.0%
1.9%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Montesano
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.
Montesano, Washington
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+11.2%
2008
+20.0%
2012
+19.1%
2016
−0.8%
2020
−3.0%
2024
−2.5%
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
47.3%Harris1,101
49.7%Trump1,159
3.0%
R+2.5
D+0.5
R+1.0
2,330
R
47.1%Biden1,156
50.1%Trump1,229
2.8%
R+3.0
R+2.2
R+7.4
2,453
R
45.3%Clinton877
46.0%Trump892
8.7%
R+0.8
R+19.9
R+2.9
1,938
D
57.7%Obama1,146
38.6%Romney766
3.7%
D+19.1
R+0.9
D+15.3
1,986
D
58.7%Obama1,129
38.7%McCain744
2.6%
D+20.0
D+8.8
D+12.7
1,923
D
54.5%Kerry1,006
43.3%Bush799
2.3%
D+11.2
—
D+13.7
1,847
Montesano sits at the confluence of the Chehalis and Wynooche rivers, serving as the administrative hub for one of Washington's most economically distressed counties, where resource-industry employment patterns have long shaped voting behavior.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.0 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 3.0 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 2.5 points.
A population of 4,183, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,540 describe the city.
In 2024, Montesano, Washington voted Republican by 2.5 points (R+2.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,330 votes cast, 1,101 went Democratic and 1,159 went Republican.
When did Montesano, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Montesano, Washington voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Montesano, Washington?
Montesano, Washington has a population of 4,183 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Montesano, Washington?
Median household income in Montesano, Washington is $67,540 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Montesano, Washington?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Montesano, Washington from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
