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Sunnyside·Washington

Sunnyside moved 20.8 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
WA
Sunnyside
HarrisD+9.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic52.7%1,695
Donald TrumpRepublican43.1%1,384
OtherAll other candidates4.2%135
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: +9.7% in 2024.+9.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+17.3%
2012+24.7%
2016+29.6%
2020+30.5%
2024+9.7%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
52.7%Harris1,695
43.1%Trump1,384
4.2%
+9.7%
3,214
D
64.0%Biden2,182
33.5%Trump1,143
2.5%incl. Jorgensen
+30.5%
3,412
D
61.8%Clinton1,644
32.2%Trump857
6.0%incl. Johnson
+29.6%
2,661
D
62.4%Obama1,855
37.6%Romney1,119
0.0%
+24.7%
2,974
D
57.8%Obama1,512
40.4%McCain1,058
1.8%
+17.3%
2,618

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.
IndicatorSunnysideCityWashingtonStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White34.1%65.8%61.0%
Black0.2%4.0%12.2%
Asian0.9%9.8%6.0%
Two or more races38.5%12.7%12.6%
Other race25.9%7.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino82.7%14.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$60,923$98,141$84,427
Poverty rate18.5%9.9%12.5%
Median age27.138.539.1
Age 18–249.6%8.5%9.2%
Age 65 and older14.4%16.7%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)19.2%39.3%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home42.3%21.5%22.3%
Spanish40.3%9.1%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryMexican 48.8%German 14.5%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 9.5%English 12.1%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 6.7%Mexican 10.8%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic23.4%County context10.7%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant15.3%County context20.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed53.4%County context58.8%51.5%

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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
48.8%
Salvadoran
0.6%
Puerto Rican
0.4%
Spanish
0.4%
Honduran
0.3%
Spaniard
0.3%
Guatemalan
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
9.5%
English
6.7%
Irish
5.4%
American
5.2%
French
1.6%
Norwegian
1.6%
Italian
1.4%
Scottish
1.1%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.3%
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
57.7%
speak English only
Spanish40.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.4%
Other languages0.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Arabic0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Korean0.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Vietnamese0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
23.4%
Evangelical Protestant
15.3%
Latter-day Saints
3.7%
Other Christian
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Buddhist
0.5%
Black Protestant
0.4%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Hindu
0.1%
Muslim
0.1%
Jewish
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted53.4%
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.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.5 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 20.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.7 points.

A population of 16,277, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,923 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Sunnyside, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sunnyside, Washington voted Democratic by 9.7 points (D+9.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,214 votes cast, 1,695 went Democratic and 1,384 went Republican.
What is Sunnyside, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Sunnyside, 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 Sunnyside, Washington?
Sunnyside, Washington has a population of 16,277 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sunnyside, Washington?
Median household income in Sunnyside, Washington is $60,923 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Sunnyside, Washington?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Sunnyside, 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.