† 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
GroupPoulsboWashingtonUnited States
German17.8%14.5%12.5%
English16.0%12.1%9.5%
Irish13.8%9.8%9.4%
Norwegian5.4%4.0%—
American4.3%3.8%5.3%
Italian4.0%3.1%4.8%
Scottish3.9%2.6%1.3%
French2.8%—1.6%
Mexican6.6%10.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard0.7%0.4%—
Guatemalan0.5%0.2%0.5%
Spanish0.5%0.3%—
Salvadoran0.2%0.4%0.7%
Filipino1.4%1.5%0.9%
Japanese0.3%0.4%0.2%
Korean0.2%0.9%0.4%
Chinese0.2%2.2%1.3%
Vietnamese0.2%1.1%0.6%
African American†1.6%2.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.4%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
Chamorro0.8%——
Native Hawaiian0.3%——
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
Poulsbo
Washington
United States
Median age
43.3
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
5.8%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.6%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Poulsbo
Washington
United States
Median household income
$116,250
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.3%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
49.2%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Poulsbo
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.4%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.4%
9.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Poulsbo
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.
Poulsbo, Washington
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+7.0%
2008
+14.9%
2012
+14.1%
2016
+20.8%
2020
+33.7%
2024
+39.0%
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
67.6%Harris5,073
28.6%Trump2,146
3.9%
D+39.0
D+5.2
D+40.5
7,509
D
65.0%Biden4,665
31.3%Trump2,245
3.7%
D+33.7
D+12.9
D+29.3
7,173
D
55.6%Clinton2,864
34.8%Trump1,793
9.6%
D+20.8
D+6.7
D+18.7
5,150
D
55.4%Obama2,623
41.4%Romney1,958
3.2%
D+14.1
R+0.9
D+10.2
4,733
D
56.6%Obama2,540
41.6%McCain1,869
1.8%
D+14.9
D+7.9
D+7.7
4,489
D
52.7%Kerry2,247
45.7%Bush1,948
1.7%
D+7.0
—
D+9.5
4,267
Poulsbo sits along Liberty Bay in Kitsap County, where proximity to Naval Base Kitsap shapes a population that has leaned Republican in countywide races even as Washington's broader suburban shift narrows margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.2 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.0 points.
A population of 12,165, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $116,250 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Worthington and Sudden Valley.
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, Poulsbo, Washington voted Democratic by 39.0 points (D+39.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,509 votes cast, 5,073 went Democratic and 2,146 went Republican.
How many people live in Poulsbo, Washington?
Poulsbo, Washington has a population of 12,165 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Poulsbo, Washington?
Median household income in Poulsbo, Washington is $116,250 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Poulsbo, Washington?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Poulsbo, Washington from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
