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1876–2024
King County, Washington
King County·Washington

King County is one of the bluest places in America.

Seattle's home county delivers some of the nation's widest Democratic margins

18762024·38 elections
King County, Washington · Joe Mabel · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+51
in 2024
Archetype
Urban anchor
since the recent cycles
Population
2,287,171
2024 ACS
Most similar
Richmond city
VA · similarity 1.00
2,741 precincts · 1,130,502 votes cast
Harris · D+51
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+51.3%
832,606252,1931,130,502
2020D
+52.7%
907,310269,1671,210,507
2016D
+48.8%
718,322216,3391,028,450
2012D
+40.4%
668,004275,700972,021
2008D
+42.1%
648,230259,716922,032
2004D
+31.2%
580,378301,043894,728
2000D
+25.6%
476,700273,171794,196
1996D
+25.0%
417,846232,811741,104
1992D
+22.9%
391,050212,986778,593
1988D
+9.1%
349,663290,574648,957
1984R
−5.4%
298,620332,987639,261
1980R
−6.3%
235,046272,567600,157
1976R
−5.6%
248,743279,382550,119
1972R
−16.3%
212,509298,707529,694
1968D
+1.1%
223,469218,457474,935
1964D
+20.1%
268,216177,598450,640
1960R
−3.5%
208,756224,150440,810
1956R
−11.9%
167,443213,504386,223
1952R
−9.4%
165,583200,507371,771
1948D
+4.2%
143,295131,039291,635
1944D
+16.3%
165,308118,719286,604
1940D
+19.7%
143,13495,504241,803
1936D
+34.3%
138,59766,544210,045
1932D
+24.7%
108,73863,346184,031
1928R
−33.9%
46,60496,263146,678
1924R
−47.0%
7,40460,438112,940
1920R
−38.5%
17,36958,584107,124
1916D
+14.0%
52,36238,95995,708
1912D
+6.3%
20,08815,57971,309
1908R
−19.1%
14,64422,29739,993
1904R
−52.3%
5,26620,43429,029
1900R
−12.8%
7,80410,21818,832
1896D
+9.2%
7,7336,41314,305
1892R
−10.5%
4,9746,52014,762
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%
Polish
0.6%
Irish
0.5%
African American
5.3%
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
15.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
13.2%
Non-Christian
3.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Baptist
1.1%
Methodist
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With over 1.7 million residents anchored by a dense, highly educated urban core, King County consistently posts presidential margins exceeding 50 points, making it one of the most lopsided large counties in the country.

The Democratic margin in King County has been steady. It reached its modern peak at fifty-three points in 2020; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points, still in line with the county's long pattern.

King County's political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $124,746, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center. The county's voting pattern resembles other major urban centers most closely — Richmond city and Alexandria city.