- Lead
- 3,835
- Total
- 26,499
- vs nation
- R+13.0
- Turnout
- 69.8%
Kittitas County, WA
President margin by year
Place winner margin
President results by year
2024 turnout 69.8% of 38,187 citizens 18+
- Lead
- 2,684
- Total
- 26,364
- vs nation
- R+14.6
- Turnout
- 69.9%
- Lead
- 2,611
- Total
- 19,615
- vs nation
- R+15.4
- Turnout
- 58.9%
- Lead
- 1,833
- Total
- 18,293
- vs nation
- R+13.9
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 1,441
- Total
- 17,868
- vs nation
- R+15.3
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 2,321
- Total
- 16,114
- vs nation
- R+11.9
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 2,211
- Total
- 14,086
- vs nation
- R+16.2
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 483
- Total
- 12,564
- vs nation
- R+4.7
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+14.5MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 47,1722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,8042024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+43.0 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45.9 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Polk County, OR · twin score 90.0
Midterm durability
Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.
- 2024 total turnout
- 69.8%26,638 participants ÷ 38,187 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +11.7 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off versus state
- -9.5 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 58.1%–62.0%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 19,934 | 33,818 | 58.9% | A/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 19,686 | 35,685 | 55.2% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 26,579 | 38,016 | 69.9% | A/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 20,947 | 35,963 | 58.2% | A/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 26,638 | 38,187 | 69.8% | A/A |
Sources and methods
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
Precinct data
Results by precinct
110 precincts · 26,499 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -DRY CREEKDRY CREEK | 251 | 724 | 28 | 1,003 | 25.0% | 72.2% | R+47.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -DENMARKDENMARK | 247 | 624 | 35 | 906 | 27.3% | 68.9% | R+41.6 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 17ELLENSBURG 17 | 518 | 314 | 42 | 874 | 59.3% | 35.9% | D+23.3 |
| Precinct -THORPTHORP | 270 | 551 | 30 | 851 | 31.7% | 64.7% | R+33.0 |
| Precinct -EASTONEASTON | 232 | 596 | 22 | 850 | 27.3% | 70.1% | R+42.8 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 25ELLENSBURG 25 | 398 | 406 | 36 | 840 | 47.4% | 48.3% | R+1.0 |
| Precinct -PEOH POINTPEOH POINT | 225 | 548 | 27 | 800 | 28.1% | 68.5% | R+40.4 |
| Precinct -TEANAWAYTEANAWAY | 246 | 486 | 26 | 758 | 32.5% | 64.1% | R+31.7 |
| Precinct -SOUTH ELLENSBURGSOUTH ELLENSBURG | 319 | 388 | 32 | 739 | 43.2% | 52.5% | R+9.3 |
| Precinct -RIDGEWAYRIDGEWAY | 234 | 465 | 26 | 725 | 32.3% | 64.1% | R+31.9 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 15ELLENSBURG 15 | 393 | 308 | 23 | 724 | 54.3% | 42.5% | D+11.7 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 18ELLENSBURG 18 | 485 | 188 | 38 | 711 | 68.2% | 26.4% | D+41.8 |
| Precinct -ROSLYNROSLYN | 395 | 247 | 36 | 678 | 58.3% | 36.4% | D+21.8 |
| Precinct -CLE ELUM 1CLE ELUM 1 | 213 | 432 | 23 | 668 | 31.9% | 64.7% | R+32.8 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 20ELLENSBURG 20 | 361 | 273 | 31 | 665 | 54.3% | 41.1% | D+13.2 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 19ELLENSBURG 19 | 361 | 261 | 32 | 654 | 55.2% | 39.9% | D+15.3 |
| Precinct -EAST SANDERSEAST SANDERS | 190 | 429 | 28 | 647 | 29.4% | 66.3% | R+36.9 |
| Precinct -PARKPARK | 149 | 462 | 31 | 642 | 23.2% | 72.0% | R+48.8 |
| Precinct -KITTITASKITTITAS | 200 | 410 | 22 | 632 | 31.6% | 64.9% | R+33.2 |
| Precinct -ROSLYN OUTLYINGROSLYN OUTLYING | 283 | 315 | 20 | 618 | 45.8% | 51.0% | R+5.2 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 11ELLENSBURG 11 | 295 | 277 | 43 | 615 | 48.0% | 45.0% | D+2.9 |
| Precinct -NORTH CENTRALNORTH CENTRAL | 182 | 401 | 17 | 600 | 30.3% | 66.8% | R+36.5 |
| Precinct -WESTSIDEWESTSIDE | 183 | 380 | 12 | 575 | 31.8% | 66.1% | R+34.3 |
| Precinct -DAMMANDAMMAN | 190 | 365 | 13 | 568 | 33.5% | 64.3% | R+30.8 |
| Precinct -THRALLTHRALL | 168 | 371 | 15 | 554 | 30.3% | 67.0% | R+36.6 |
| Precinct -NORTHEAST FAIRVIEWNORTHEAST FAIRVIEW | 165 | 368 | 18 | 551 | 29.9% | 66.8% | R+36.8 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 10ELLENSBURG 10 | 312 | 193 | 23 | 528 | 59.1% | 36.6% | D+22.5 |
| Precinct -MANASTASHMANASTASH | 206 | 300 | 22 | 528 | 39.0% | 56.8% | R+17.8 |
| Precinct -CLE ELUM 4CLE ELUM 4 | 197 | 304 | 14 | 515 | 38.3% | 59.0% | R+20.8 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 7ELLENSBURG 7 | 277 | 192 | 19 | 488 | 56.8% | 39.3% | D+17.4 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 22ELLENSBURG 22 | 169 | 267 | 23 | 459 | 36.8% | 58.2% | R+21.4 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 27ELLENSBURG 27 | 223 | 208 | 25 | 456 | 48.9% | 45.6% | D+3.3 |
| Precinct -SWAUKSWAUK | 147 | 289 | 13 | 449 | 32.7% | 64.4% | R+31.6 |
| Precinct -FAIRVIEWFAIRVIEW | 122 | 289 | 22 | 433 | 28.2% | 66.7% | R+38.6 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 23ELLENSBURG 23 | 220 | 190 | 16 | 426 | 51.6% | 44.6% | D+7.0 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 5ELLENSBURG 5 | 209 | 192 | 23 | 424 | 49.3% | 45.3% | D+4.0 |
| Precinct -RONALDRONALD | 152 | 242 | 19 | 413 | 36.8% | 58.6% | R+21.8 |
| Precinct -MOUNTAINMOUNTAIN | 148 | 213 | 6 | 367 | 40.3% | 58.0% | R+17.7 |
| Precinct -SOUTH CLE ELUMSOUTH CLE ELUM | 101 | 235 | 14 | 350 | 28.9% | 67.1% | R+38.3 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 1ELLENSBURG 1 | 230 | 87 | 16 | 333 | 69.1% | 26.1% | D+42.9 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 14ELLENSBURG 14 | 224 | 95 | 10 | 329 | 68.1% | 28.9% | D+39.2 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 9ELLENSBURG 9 | 218 | 71 | 22 | 311 | 70.1% | 22.8% | D+47.3 |
| Precinct -NORTH ELLENSBURGNORTH ELLENSBURG | 134 | 162 | 12 | 308 | 43.5% | 52.6% | R+9.1 |
| Precinct -HYAKHYAK | 170 | 122 | 11 | 303 | 56.1% | 40.3% | D+15.8 |
| Precinct -KACHESSKACHESS | 75 | 204 | 11 | 290 | 25.9% | 70.3% | R+44.5 |
| Precinct -SANDERSSANDERS | 85 | 156 | 14 | 255 | 33.3% | 61.2% | R+27.8 |
| Precinct -VANTAGEVANTAGE | 18 | 30 | 1 | 49 | 36.7% | 61.2% | R+24.5 |
| Precinct -ELLENSBURG 16ELLENSBURG 16 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 37 | 54.1% | 40.5% | D+13.5 |
| Canyon Voting District53_530373749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cle Elum 1 Voting District53_530373701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cle Elum 2 Voting District53_530373702 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cle Elum 3 Voting District53_530373703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cle Elum 4 Voting District53_530373704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cliffdell Voting District53_530373757 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Damman Voting District53_530373758 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Denmark Voting District53_530373705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Dry Creek Voting District53_530373743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| East Sanders Voting District53_530373706 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Easton Voting District53_530373707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 1 Voting District53_530373708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 10 Voting District53_530373717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 11 Voting District53_530373718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 12 Voting District53_530373719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 13 Voting District53_530373720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 14 Voting District53_530373721 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 15 Voting District53_530373722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 16 Voting District53_530373723 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 17 Voting District53_530373724 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 18 Voting District53_530373725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 19 Voting District53_530373726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 2 Voting District53_530373709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 20 Voting District53_530373727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 21 Voting District53_530373728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 22 Voting District53_530373729 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 23 Voting District53_530373730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 24 Voting District53_530373731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 25 Voting District53_530373761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 3 Voting District53_530373710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 4 Voting District53_530373711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 5 Voting District53_530373712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 6 Voting District53_530373713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 7 Voting District53_530373714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 8 Voting District53_530373715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellensburg 9 Voting District53_530373716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Fairview Voting District53_530373754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Hyak Voting District53_530373732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Kachess Voting District53_530373759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Kittitas 1 Voting District53_530373733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Kittitas 2 Voting District53_530373760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manastash Voting District53_530373734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mountain Voting District53_530373735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| North Central Voting District53_530373736 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| North Ellensburg Voting District53_530373737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Northeast Fairview Voting District53_530373755 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Park Voting District53_530373738 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Peoh Point Voting District53_530373739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ridgeway Voting District53_530373740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ronald Voting District53_530373762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Roslyn 1 Voting District53_530373741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Roslyn 2 Voting District53_530373742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Roslyn Outlying Voting District53_530373745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Sanders Voting District53_530373746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| South Cle Elum Voting District53_530373747 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| South Ellensburg Voting District53_530373748 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Swauk Voting District53_530373750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Teanaway Voting District53_530373751 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Thorp Voting District53_530373752 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Thrall Voting District53_530373756 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Vantage Voting District53_530373753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Westside Voting District53_530373744 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −2.4% |
| 1896 | +12.1% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −45.9% |
| 1908 | −24.6% |
| 1912 | +4.8% |
| 1916 | +5.7% |
| 1920 | −33.0% |
| 1924 | −38.1% |
| 1928 | −19.9% |
| 1932 | +34.5% |
| 1936 | +43.0% |
| 1940 | +20.8% |
| 1944 | +10.5% |
| 1948 | +13.7% |
| 1952 | −13.8% |
| 1956 | −15.5% |
| 1960 | −3.8% |
| 1964 | +25.4% |
| 1968 | −3.3% |
| 1972 | −11.5% |
| 1976 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | −11.9% |
| 1984 | −15.2% |
| 1988 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | +10.9% |
| 1996 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | −15.7% |
| 2004 | −14.4% |
| 2008 | −8.1% |
| 2012 | −10.0% |
| 2016 | −13.3% |
| 2020 | −10.2% |
| 2024 | −14.5% |
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | R | 45.4%8,700 | 54.6%10,458 | 19,158 |
U.S. Senate
Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
U.S. Senate special elections
Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983Special · Class I | R | 47.5%Mike Lowry3,788 | 52.5%Daniel J. Evans4,193 | 7,981 |
Governor
Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 27,280 |
| 2018 | 28,669 |
| 2020 | 32,673 |
| 2022 | 33,478 |
| 2024 | 34,929 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+637 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +6,838 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $99,611 in average income, against $99,356 for residents who stayed. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+19.6 on average — 34 points more Democratic-leaning than Kittitas County, WA itself (R+14.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- King County, WA439D+51.3
- Yakima County, WA136R+14.3
- Snohomish County, WA131D+18.8
- Pierce County, WA130D+10.7
- Benton County, WA47R+21.7
- Grant County, WA47R+37.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- King County, WA265
- Pierce County, WA124
- Yakima County, WA114
- Snohomish County, WA81
- Benton County, WA55
- Spokane County, WA51
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +347 |
| 2012 | −127 |
| 2013 | +17 |
| 2014 | +582 |
| 2015 | +289 |
| 2016 | +1,630 |
| 2017 | +1,044 |
| 2018 | +998 |
| 2019 | +376 |
| 2021 | −1,072 |
| 2022 | +1,518 |
| 2023 | +375 |
| 2024 | +224 |
| 2025 | +637 |
Kittitas County sits east of the Cascades in Washington's shrubsteppe, where agriculture and outdoor recreation shape the economy. Ellensburg's Central Washington University introduces a younger demographic, but the surrounding rural vote consistently delivers double-digit Republican margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 45.9 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.5 points.
A population of 47,172, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,804 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Polk County and Latah County.
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