Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2004–2024, on current city boundaries.
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
HarrisDemocratic68.0%1,907TrumpRepublican29.6%829OtherAll other candidates2.4%67
D+38.5
Lead
1,078
Total
2,803
vs nation
D+39.9
BidenDemocratic62.2%1,659TrumpRepublican35.7%951OtherAll other candidates2.1%56
D+26.6
Lead
708
Total
2,666
vs nation
D+22.1
ClintonDemocratic52.4%1,181TrumpRepublican41.8%941OtherAll other candidates5.8%131
D+10.7
Lead
240
Total
2,253
vs nation
D+8.6
ObamaDemocratic48.3%964RomneyRepublican47.6%949OtherAll other candidates4.1%82
D+0.8
Lead
15
Total
1,995
vs nation
R+3.1
ObamaDemocratic52.2%1,109McCainRepublican46.5%987OtherAll other candidates1.3%27
D+5.7
Lead
122
Total
2,123
vs nation
R+1.5
KerryDemocratic47.8%973BushRepublican51.3%1,045OtherAll other candidates0.9%19
R+3.5
Lead
72
Total
2,037
vs nation
R+1.1
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
D+38.5MIT Election Lab
Population
2,8912024 5-year
Population density
251 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
11.5 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$96,1032024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
82.9%2024 5-year
Black
0.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+38.5 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+3.5 in 2004MIT Election Lab
Participation
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2018 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20226 cycles · 2 audited
2022 turnout
88.1%2,300 participants ÷ 2,610 CVAP
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%100%
91.1%
88.1%
200420082012201620182022
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
2022Mid
2,300
2,610 ± 287
88.1%
Audited
E/D
2018Mid
2,352
2,581 ± 262
91.1%
Audited
E/D
2,253
2,335
96.5%
Derived
—
1,995
2,301
86.7%
Derived
—
2,123
2,250
94.4%
Derived
—
2,037
2,199 extrapolated
92.6%
Derived
—
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2018, 2022) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
2022: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 322/184.
2018: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 320/139.
2016 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
presidential history
Party record book
Port Ludlow, WA · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
68.0%
1,907 votes · D+38.5
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 62.2%
Republican
George W. Bush2004
51.3%
1,045 votes · R+3.5
Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · 47.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
1,907votes
68.0% of the vote · D+38.5
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 1,659 votes
Republican
George W. Bush2004
1,045votes
51.3% of the vote · R+3.5
Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · 987 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
+39.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+38.5 · U.S. R+1.5
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +22.1 pts
Republican
Mitt Romney2012
+3.1pts R vs U.S.
Place D+0.8 · U.S. D+3.9
Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · +1.5 pts
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Port Ludlow · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain. The figures below are Jefferson County, Washington, the county containing Port Ludlow — Port Ludlow’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Port Ludlow, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
Port Ludlow's census-designated community on Hood Canal skews older and college-educated, a demographic profile that historically correlates with high participation rates even in low-salience local elections.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.5 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 3.5 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 11.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.5 points.
A population of 2,891, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $96,103 describe the city.
In 2024, Port Ludlow, Washington voted Democratic by 38.5 points (D+38.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,803 votes cast, 1,907 went Democratic and 829 went Republican.
When did Port Ludlow, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Port Ludlow, Washington voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Port Ludlow, Washington?
Port Ludlow, Washington has a population of 2,891 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Port Ludlow, Washington?
Median household income in Port Ludlow, Washington is $96,103 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Port Ludlow, Washington?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Port Ludlow, Washington from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
