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1876–2024
Grays Harbor County, Washington
Grays Harbor County·Washington

Grays Harbor County votes the way the country votes.

A timber-coast county that has shifted steadily rightward since 2000

18762024·38 elections
Grays Harbor County, Washington · Joe Mabel · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+6
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
77,053
2024 ACS
Most similar
Pacific County
WA · similarity 0.98
91 precincts · 37,793 votes cast
Trump · R+6
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−6.0%
17,16119,43237,793
2020R
−6.6%
17,35419,87738,441
2016R
−7.0%
12,02014,06729,301
2012D
+14.0%
15,96011,91428,947
2008D
+14.6%
16,35412,10429,184
2004D
+6.1%
14,58312,87127,953
2000D
+8.0%
13,30411,22525,972
1996D
+24.6%
14,0827,63526,250
1992D
+20.9%
12,5996,90427,238
1988D
+22.4%
14,0978,86023,391
1984D
+10.8%
14,05011,28625,671
1980D
+4.2%
11,29010,22625,444
1976D
+16.8%
13,4789,46423,893
1972D
+4.0%
11,78610,83923,745
1968D
+25.4%
13,4807,72022,684
1964D
+49.5%
17,1455,74423,027
1960D
+15.4%
13,77310,06724,006
1956D
+5.1%
12,85811,59924,514
1952D
+0.6%
12,31712,16824,683
1948D
+22.8%
13,6608,35723,215
1944D
+27.4%
13,8037,83421,767
1940D
+27.6%
14,8618,36923,487
1936D
+49.9%
15,8515,05321,622
1932D
+28.0%
10,3105,14118,436
1928R
−34.0%
5,25810,79816,286
1924R
−51.2%
1,2398,27313,751
1920R
−21.9%
3,3785,92011,622
1916R
−0.3%
4,9925,02411,336
1912R
−12.5%
1,9533,0558,814
1908R
−36.3%
1,2483,1285,183
1904R
−51.7%
6242,5893,800
1900R
−24.4%
1,0811,8503,148
1896D
+3.1%
1,3501,2672,641
1892R
−8.1%
7989902,356
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%
African American
1.2%
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
16.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Methodist
1.2%
Baptist
0.7%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Grays Harbor once anchored Democratic strength on Washington's coast, driven by timber and fishing unions, but decades of industry decline have reoriented its electorate, and it backed the Republican presidential candidate by six points in 2024.

The Democratic margin in Grays Harbor County has rarely exceeded fifty points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-two points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by six points.

Grays Harbor County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a 15% poverty rate, and a median household income of $64,414 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pacific County and Pueblo County.