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Pullman·Washington

Pullman delivered D+44.8 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
WA
Pullman
HarrisD+44.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic70.2%7,556
Donald TrumpRepublican25.4%2,732
OtherAll other candidates4.4%477
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +44.8% in 2024.+44.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+35.8%
2012+27.9%
2016+40.6%
2020+47.3%
2024+44.8%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+44.8%
7,5562,73210,765
D
+47.3%
8,1732,74111,473
D
+40.6%
6,0542,2579,342
D
+27.9%
5,4593,0808,539
D
+35.8%
6,1512,8489,221

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorPullmanCityWashingtonStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White71.1%65.8%61.0%
Black1.7%4.0%12.2%
Asian9.5%9.8%6.0%
Two or more races14.1%12.7%12.6%
Other race3.3%7.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.2%14.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$46,812$98,141$84,427
Poverty rate30.4%9.9%12.5%
Median age23.238.539.1
Age 18–2431.9%8.5%9.2%
Age 65 and older11.8%16.7%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)61.4%39.6%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home13.6%21.4%22.3%
Spanish3.4%9.0%13.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)3.3%1.9%1.1%
Other Indo-European1.5%2.0%2.0%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)1.2%0.4%0.7%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 20.7%German 14.5%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 14.3%English 12.1%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 12.7%Irish 9.8%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic6.4%County context10.7%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant14.0%County context20.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed69.0%County context58.8%51.5%
Latter-day Saints5.5%County context3.6%2.0%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.7%
English
14.3%
Irish
12.7%
American
4.4%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
3.2%
French
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)3.3%
Other Indo-European1.5%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)1.2%
Korean1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.0%
German or other West Germanic0.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.6%
Other languages0.5%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.3%
Vietnamese0.2%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
14.0%
Catholic
6.4%
Latter-day Saints
5.5%
Mainline Protestant
4.0%
Other Christian
0.4%
Hindu
0.2%
Muslim
0.2%
Other faiths
0.2%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted69.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Pullman sits in the Pacific Northwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

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 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,812 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Pullman, Washington vote in 2024?
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.
What is Pullman, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Pullman, Washington in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
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 5 presidential elections in Pullman, Washington from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.