† 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
GroupPullmanWashingtonUnited States
German20.0%14.5%12.5%
English13.8%12.1%9.5%
Irish12.3%9.8%9.4%
Norwegian4.4%4.0%—
American4.3%3.8%5.3%
Italian3.9%3.1%4.8%
Scottish3.1%2.6%1.3%
Swedish2.8%1.8%—
Chinese4.1%2.2%1.3%
Asian Indian1.3%2.0%1.4%
Korean1.3%0.9%0.4%
Filipino1.1%1.5%0.9%
Vietnamese0.4%1.1%0.6%
Bangladeshi0.3%——
Mexican6.1%10.8%11.3%
Spaniard0.9%0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%
Chilean0.2%——
Ecuadorian0.2%——
African American†1.3%2.3%9.9%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
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
Pullman
Washington
United States
Median age
23.2
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
44.6%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
6.8%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pullman
Washington
United States
Median household income
$46,812
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
30.4%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
61.4%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pullman
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
13.6%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.4%
9.1%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.2%
0.4%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.5%
2.1%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
3.3%
1.9%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pullman
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.
Pullman, Washington
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+24.9%
2008
+35.8%
2012
+26.7%
2016
+40.6%
2020
+47.3%
2024
+44.8%
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
70.2%Harris7,556
25.4%Trump2,732
4.4%
D+44.8
R+2.5
D+46.3
10,765
D
71.2%Biden8,173
23.9%Trump2,741
4.9%
D+47.3
D+6.7
D+42.9
11,473
D
64.8%Clinton6,054
24.2%Trump2,257
11.0%
D+40.6
D+14.0
D+38.6
9,342
D
61.2%Obama5,459
34.6%Romney3,080
4.2%
D+26.7
R+9.1
D+22.8
8,914
D
66.7%Obama6,151
30.9%McCain2,848
2.4%
D+35.8
D+10.9
D+28.5
9,221
D
61.5%Kerry5,584
36.5%Bush3,318
2.0%
D+24.9
—
D+27.4
9,084
Pullman's electorate is heavily influenced by Washington State University's 20,000-plus enrollment, producing one of eastern Washington's rare reliably Democratic-leaning precincts in an otherwise Republican-dominant region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.3 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.8 points.
A population of 32,229, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,812 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bloomington and Morgantown.
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, Pullman, Washington voted Democratic by 44.8 points (D+44.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,765 votes cast, 7,556 went Democratic and 2,732 went Republican.
How many people live in Pullman, Washington?
Pullman, Washington has a population of 32,229 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pullman, Washington?
Median household income in Pullman, Washington is $46,812 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Pullman, Washington?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Pullman, Washington from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
