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1876–2024
Washington County, Oregon
Washington County·Oregon

Washington County is one of the bluest places in America.

Portland's western suburbs anchor Oregon's second-most-populous county

18762024·38 elections
Washington County, Oregon · M.O. Stevens · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+34
in 2024
Archetype
Urban anchor
since the recent cycles
Population
603,947
2024 ACS
Most similar
Howard County
MD · similarity 0.99
155 precincts · 297,369 votes cast
Harris · D+34
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+33.7%
192,64192,427297,369
2020D
+34.6%
209,94099,073320,326
2016D
+26.0%
153,25183,197269,232
2012D
+17.4%
135,29193,974237,023
2008D
+22.1%
141,54489,185236,632
2004D
+6.0%
121,140107,223231,308
2000D
+2.5%
90,66286,091185,974
1996D
+7.1%
76,61965,221159,755
1992D
+6.2%
67,52857,146167,195
1988R
−5.6%
59,83767,018129,211
1984R
−25.9%
44,60275,877120,896
1980R
−17.3%
37,91557,165111,355
1976R
−19.3%
34,84752,37690,611
1972R
−21.4%
27,89043,95875,238
1968R
−18.7%
22,94334,10559,842
1964D
+16.5%
29,08120,81350,181
1960R
−17.8%
17,73625,41543,186
1956R
−22.1%
14,02722,00136,028
1952R
−28.7%
11,19120,25031,584
1948R
−9.4%
9,42411,45521,589
1944R
−1.3%
9,1109,36218,677
1940D
+1.5%
8,6268,36717,103
1936D
+33.0%
8,6414,14813,612
1932D
+22.7%
6,8244,20111,573
1928R
−26.5%
3,5446,1629,879
1924R
−23.0%
2,1034,2039,141
1920R
−35.1%
2,2624,9477,641
1916R
−17.5%
3,3634,8888,703
1912D
+3.6%
1,4291,2614,659
1908R
−31.2%
1,1532,3193,743
1904R
−57.5%
4922,2963,137
1900R
−18.4%
1,1141,6552,948
1896R
−13.9%
1,5662,0823,708
1892R
−43.4%
2931,5872,979
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Irish
0.5%
African American
1.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
14.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.8%
Non-Christian
3.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Methodist
0.5%
Baptist
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington County has shifted from competitive terrain to a reliable Democratic stronghold over two decades, driven by rapid population growth in the Hillsboro–Beaverton tech corridor and an increasingly diverse, college-educated electorate.

The Democratic margin in Washington County has been steady. It reached its modern peak at thirty-five points in 2020; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points, still in line with the county's long pattern.

Washington County's political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $107,772, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center. The county's voting pattern resembles other major urban centers most closely — Howard County and Santa Barbara County.