† 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
GroupOlympiaWashingtonUnited States
German17.4%14.5%12.5%
English13.9%12.1%9.5%
Irish12.5%9.8%9.4%
American4.2%3.8%5.3%
Norwegian3.8%4.0%—
Italian3.5%3.1%4.8%
Scottish3.2%2.6%1.3%
Swedish2.9%1.8%—
Mexican6.2%10.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.4%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard0.5%0.4%—
Spanish0.5%0.3%—
Salvadoran0.4%0.4%0.7%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%
Colombian0.2%0.2%0.4%
Filipino1.8%1.5%0.9%
Vietnamese1.5%1.1%0.6%
Korean1.0%0.9%0.4%
Chinese0.6%2.2%1.3%
Asian Indian0.5%2.0%1.4%
Cambodian0.5%0.3%—
Japanese0.3%0.4%0.2%
African American†2.0%2.3%9.9%
African0.4%0.4%0.5%
Haitian0.2%—0.3%
Chamorro0.5%——
Samoan0.4%0.2%—
Native Hawaiian0.2%——
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
Olympia
Washington
United States
Median age
40.5
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.7%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.7%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Olympia
Washington
United States
Median household income
$81,302
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.0%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
51.8%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Olympia
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.8%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.2%
9.1%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.3%
0.4%
0.5%
Vietnamese
1.7%
1.0%
0.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.5%
2.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Olympia
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.
Olympia, Washington
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+41.4%
2008
+48.4%
2012
+48.7%
2016
+48.7%
2020
+53.8%
2024
+55.7%
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
D
75.4%Harris23,784
19.6%Trump6,196
5.0%
D+55.7
D+1.9
D+57.2
31,558
D
75.0%Biden24,546
21.2%Trump6,929
3.8%
D+53.8
D+5.1
D+49.4
32,734
D
69.6%Clinton18,218
21.0%Trump5,482
9.4%
D+48.7
±0.0
D+46.6
26,166
D
72.6%Obama18,063
23.9%Romney5,955
3.5%
D+48.7
D+0.3
D+44.8
24,878
D
73.1%Obama18,682
24.7%McCain6,309
2.2%
D+48.4
D+7.0
D+41.1
25,563
D
69.6%Kerry15,448
28.2%Bush6,263
2.2%
D+41.4
—
D+43.8
22,200
Home to the state legislature and Evergreen State College, Olympia votes heavily Democratic in most cycles, with turnout patterns driven by a dense concentration of public-sector employment and a younger-than-average resident base.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.7 points.
A population of 55,951, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,302 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bellingham and Mountlake Terrace.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Olympia, Washington voted Democratic by 55.7 points (D+55.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 31,558 votes cast, 23,784 went Democratic and 6,196 went Republican.
How many people live in Olympia, Washington?
Olympia, Washington has a population of 55,951 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Olympia, Washington?
Median household income in Olympia, Washington is $81,302 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Olympia, Washington?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Olympia, Washington from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
