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Tumwater·Washington

Tumwater delivered D+29.3 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
WA
Tumwater
HarrisD+29.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic62.5%9,332
Donald TrumpRepublican33.2%4,953
OtherAll other candidates4.3%639
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: +29.3% in 2024.+29.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+21.1%
2020+26.3%
2024+29.3%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
62.5%Harris9,332
33.2%Trump4,953
4.3%
+29.3%
14,924
D
61.1%Biden9,083
34.8%Trump5,172
4.1%incl. Jorgensen
+26.3%
14,861
D
55.7%Clinton6,207
34.7%Trump3,861
9.6%incl. Johnson
+21.1%
11,136
D
61.5%Obama6,363
38.5%Romney3,976
0.0%
+23.1%
10,339
D
62.0%Obama6,273
36.2%McCain3,660
1.8%
+25.8%
10,118

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.
IndicatorTumwaterCityWashingtonStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White69.3%65.8%61.0%
Black4.8%4.0%12.2%
Asian7.3%9.8%6.0%
Two or more races13.8%12.7%12.6%
Other race4.2%7.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.3%14.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$95,212$98,141$84,427
Poverty rate7.0%9.9%12.5%
Median age37.138.539.1
Age 18–247.5%8.5%9.2%
Age 65 and older18.7%16.7%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)38.5%39.3%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home11.8%21.5%22.3%
Spanish4.5%9.1%13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.6%2.1%1.1%
German or other West Germanic1.1%0.4%0.5%
Vietnamese1.1%1.0%0.5%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 16.3%German 14.5%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 13.0%English 12.1%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 11.7%Mexican 10.8%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic8.2%County context10.7%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant21.8%County context20.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed63.5%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.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
16.3%
English
13.0%
Irish
11.7%
American
3.9%
Norwegian
3.6%
Italian
3.3%
Scottish
3.0%
Swedish
2.7%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
6.2%
Puerto Rican
1.4%
Spaniard
0.5%
Spanish
0.5%
Salvadoran
0.4%
Cuban
0.2%
Guatemalan
0.2%
Colombian
0.2%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Filipino
1.6%
Vietnamese
1.3%
Korean
0.9%
Chinese
0.5%
Asian Indian
0.4%
Cambodian
0.4%
Japanese
0.3%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.4%
Haitian
0.2%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Chamorro
0.4%
Samoan
0.3%
Native Hawaiian
0.2%
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
88.2%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.6%
German or other West Germanic1.1%
Vietnamese1.1%
Korean0.8%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.8%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.4%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Arabic0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
21.8%
Catholic
8.2%
Latter-day Saints
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Other Christian
1.2%
Black Protestant
0.2%
Jewish
0.2%
Other faiths
0.2%
Hindu
0.1%
Muslim
0.1%
Buddhist
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted63.5%
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.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.0 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.3 points.

A population of 26,956, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,212 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Tumwater, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tumwater, Washington voted Democratic by 29.3 points (D+29.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 14,924 votes cast, 9,332 went Democratic and 4,953 went Republican.
What is Tumwater, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Tumwater, 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 Tumwater, Washington?
Tumwater, Washington has a population of 26,956 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tumwater, Washington?
Median household income in Tumwater, Washington is $95,212 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Tumwater, Washington?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Tumwater, 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.