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1876–2024
Kitsap County, Washington
Kitsap County·Washington

Kitsap County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

A Navy-anchored peninsula that votes Democratic by wide margins

18762024·38 elections
Kitsap County, Washington · Chetsford · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+21
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
277,881
2024 ACS
Most similar
Cumberland County
ME · similarity 0.98
234 precincts · 156,872 votes cast
Harris · D+21
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+20.8%
91,73159,080156,872
2020D
+18.1%
90,27761,563158,672
2016D
+11.0%
63,15649,018128,770
2012D
+11.6%
67,27752,846124,101
2008D
+12.3%
68,62453,297124,337
2004D
+4.4%
60,79655,608118,670
2000D
+3.8%
50,30246,427102,867
1996D
+9.7%
44,16735,30491,487
1992D
+5.8%
34,44229,34088,568
1988R
−1.4%
33,74834,74369,649
1984R
−9.6%
29,68136,10166,713
1980R
−14.1%
20,89329,42060,296
1976D
+5.1%
25,70123,12450,750
1972R
−19.4%
17,01125,83145,446
1968D
+19.5%
22,27314,52039,815
1964D
+43.0%
26,90410,70237,714
1960D
+5.9%
19,66217,45937,302
1956D
+4.4%
19,64117,98637,685
1952D
+9.7%
20,53116,87637,596
1948D
+31.5%
19,5389,86930,678
1944D
+36.0%
24,01611,22435,491
1940D
+42.5%
13,8615,52519,596
1936D
+54.9%
12,4143,44016,347
1932D
+46.1%
10,0023,46514,173
1928R
−27.7%
3,6686,54410,392
1924R
−39.6%
4903,9548,750
1920R
−36.0%
1,3504,98910,098
1916D
+12.1%
3,4792,6386,974
1912R
−4.2%
9691,2246,082
1908R
−29.9%
8501,8193,241
1904R
−56.4%
3201,7362,509
1900R
−26.0%
4898801,506
1896D
+0.0%
7287281,489
1892R
−5.4%
3704381,266
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
0.7%
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
19.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
7.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.9%
Baptist
1.0%
Methodist
0.5%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Naval Base Kitsap, one of the largest naval installations in the U.S., the county pairs a substantial military workforce with suburban growth from Seattle commuters, producing consistent double-digit Democratic margins in recent cycles.

The Democratic margin in Kitsap County reached its widest at fifty-five points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points — still decisive.

Kitsap County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $104,158, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 277,881 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cumberland County and Snohomish County.