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county

Whatcom County, WA

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German15.5%14.5%12.5%

English14.0%12.1%9.5%

Irish10.0%9.8%9.4%

Norwegian5.5%4.0%—

Dutch5.3%——

Scottish3.7%2.6%1.3%

Italian3.4%3.1%4.8%

American3.2%3.8%5.3%

Mexican7.4%10.8%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%

Guatemalan0.3%0.2%0.5%

Spaniard0.3%0.4%—

Spanish0.3%0.3%—

Honduran0.2%—0.3%

Salvadoran0.2%0.4%0.7%

Peruvian0.2%——

Asian Indian1.2%2.0%1.4%

Chinese0.9%2.2%1.3%

Filipino0.8%1.5%0.9%

Vietnamese0.4%1.1%0.6%

Korean0.2%0.9%0.4%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	Whatcom County	Washington	United States
Median age	38.4	38.5	39.1
Age 18–24	13.0%	8.5%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.0%	16.7%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Whatcom County	Washington	United States
Median household income	$81,784	$98,141	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.9%	9.9%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	39.3%	39.3%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Whatcom County	Washington	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	12.5%	21.5%	22.3%
Spanish	6.1%	9.1%	13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1.0%	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1.7%	2.1%	2.0%

Religious landscape

Measure	Whatcom County	Washington	United States
Catholic	7.1%	10.7%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	28.1%	20.5%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	56.4%	58.8%	51.5%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 77.4% of 178,128 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic60.4%83,295TrumpRepublican35.7%49,213KennedyIndependent1.4%1,893

D+24.7

Lead: 34,082
Total: 137,868
vs nation: D+26.2
Turnout: 77.4%

BidenDemocratic60.4%83,660TrumpRepublican36.4%50,489JorgensenLibertarian1.8%2,490

D+23.9

Lead: 33,171
Total: 138,620
vs nation: D+19.5
Turnout: 81.9%

ClintonDemocratic53.2%60,340TrumpRepublican35.8%40,599JohnsonLibertarian4.3%4,837

D+17.4

Lead: 19,741
Total: 113,339
vs nation: D+15.3
Turnout: 72.9%

ObamaDemocratic55.0%57,089RomneyRepublican41.1%42,703GrayLibertarian1.3%1,383

D+13.9

Lead: 14,386
Total: 103,788
vs nation: D+10.0
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic58.0%58,236McCainRepublican40.1%40,205OtherAll other candidates1.9%1,898

D+18.0

Lead: 18,031
Total: 100,339
vs nation: D+10.7
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic53.4%48,268BushRepublican44.6%40,296OtherAll other candidates2.0%1,830

D+8.8

Lead: 7,972
Total: 90,394
vs nation: D+11.3
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic46.1%34,033BushRepublican46.5%34,287NaderGreen6.1%4,502

R+0.3

Lead: 254
Total: 73,757
vs nation: R+0.9
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic45.1%29,074DoleRepublican42.1%27,153PerotReform7.5%4,854

D+3.0

Lead: 1,921
Total: 64,510
vs nation: R+5.5
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+24.7MIT Election Lab
Population: 230,5032024 5-year
Median household income: $81,7842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 75.7%2024 5-year
Black: 0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+29.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+55.3 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Kitsap County, WA · twin score 95.9

Participation

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: 77.4%137,868 participants ÷ 178,128 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +17.5 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -3.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 59.9%–65.9%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	114,920	157,658	72.9%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	110,504	163,749	67.5%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	139,592	170,359	81.9%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	111,791	173,497	64.4%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	137,868	178,128	77.4%	C/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 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 156/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

314 precincts · 137,868 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Whatcom County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -304304	728	386	32	1,146	63.5%	33.7%	D+29.8
Precinct -101101	790	277	39	1,106	71.4%	25.0%	D+46.4
Precinct -604604	291	732	45	1,068	27.2%	68.5%	R+41.3
Precinct -509509	591	427	28	1,046	56.5%	40.8%	D+15.7
Precinct -156156	561	445	36	1,042	53.8%	42.7%	D+11.1
Precinct -503503	549	447	36	1,032	53.2%	43.3%	D+9.9
Precinct -204204	695	268	48	1,011	68.7%	26.5%	D+42.2
Precinct -127127	214	762	32	1,008	21.2%	75.6%	R+54.4
Precinct -219219	686	261	53	1,000	68.6%	26.1%	D+42.5
Precinct -507507	496	459	42	997	49.7%	46.0%	D+3.7
Precinct -134134	309	661	25	995	31.1%	66.4%	R+35.4
Precinct -169169	677	272	43	992	68.2%	27.4%	D+40.8
Precinct -255255	785	159	46	990	79.3%	16.1%	D+63.2
Precinct -148148	445	505	35	985	45.2%	51.3%	R+6.1
Precinct -256256	842	117	23	982	85.7%	11.9%	D+73.8
Precinct -261261	769	158	53	980	78.5%	16.1%	D+62.3
Precinct -257257	863	61	54	978	88.2%	6.2%	D+82.0
Precinct -265265	776	169	32	977	79.4%	17.3%	D+62.1
Precinct -139139	392	533	49	974	40.2%	54.7%	R+14.5
Precinct -243243	815	101	56	972	83.8%	10.4%	D+73.5
Precinct -262262	852	102	16	970	87.8%	10.5%	D+77.3
Precinct -264264	772	167	31	970	79.6%	17.2%	D+62.4
Precinct -239239	812	114	41	967	84.0%	11.8%	D+72.2
Precinct -141141	427	499	40	966	44.2%	51.7%	R+7.5
Precinct -224224	836	87	40	963	86.8%	9.0%	D+77.8
Precinct -505505	557	366	34	957	58.2%	38.2%	D+20.0
Precinct -217217	803	108	43	954	84.2%	11.3%	D+72.9
Precinct -216216	755	161	36	952	79.3%	16.9%	D+62.4
Precinct -111111	387	542	22	951	40.7%	57.0%	R+16.3
Precinct -205205	595	314	41	950	62.6%	33.1%	D+29.6
Precinct -601601	313	600	31	944	33.2%	63.6%	R+30.4
Precinct -502502	528	384	28	940	56.2%	40.9%	D+15.3
Precinct -501501	503	400	34	937	53.7%	42.7%	D+11.0
Precinct -402402	331	557	47	935	35.4%	59.6%	R+24.2
Precinct -223223	792	102	40	934	84.8%	10.9%	D+73.9
Precinct -203203	734	175	24	933	78.7%	18.8%	D+59.9
Precinct -222222	828	78	27	933	88.7%	8.4%	D+80.4
Precinct -249249	689	189	45	923	74.6%	20.5%	D+54.2
Precinct -135135	419	470	32	921	45.5%	51.0%	R+5.5
Precinct -126126	226	664	29	919	24.6%	72.3%	R+47.7
Precinct -138138	468	418	32	918	51.0%	45.5%	D+5.4
Precinct -263263	672	203	38	913	73.6%	22.2%	D+51.4
Precinct -165165	674	195	38	907	74.3%	21.5%	D+52.8
Precinct -608608	302	560	43	905	33.4%	61.9%	R+28.5
Precinct -241241	782	84	38	904	86.5%	9.3%	D+77.2
Precinct -109109	456	418	29	903	50.5%	46.3%	D+4.2
Precinct -218218	667	184	49	900	74.1%	20.4%	D+53.7
Precinct -504504	508	355	35	898	56.6%	39.5%	D+17.0
Precinct -611611	256	604	38	898	28.5%	67.3%	R+38.8
Precinct -208208	647	207	42	896	72.2%	23.1%	D+49.1
Precinct -221221	709	139	41	889	79.8%	15.6%	D+64.1
Precinct -233233	673	188	22	883	76.2%	21.3%	D+54.9
Precinct -162162	496	341	45	882	56.2%	38.7%	D+17.6
Precinct -238238	743	82	53	878	84.6%	9.3%	D+75.3
Precinct -609609	229	616	33	878	26.1%	70.2%	R+44.1
Precinct -215215	696	140	41	877	79.4%	16.0%	D+63.4
Precinct -266266	653	197	27	877	74.5%	22.5%	D+52.0
Precinct -110110	443	391	41	875	50.6%	44.7%	D+5.9
Precinct -206206	614	224	35	873	70.3%	25.7%	D+44.7
Precinct -701701	294	545	33	872	33.7%	62.5%	R+28.8
Precinct -248248	702	137	31	870	80.7%	15.7%	D+64.9
Precinct -145145	212	634	22	868	24.4%	73.0%	R+48.6
Precinct -259259	725	98	41	864	83.9%	11.3%	D+72.6
Precinct -245245	722	80	61	863	83.7%	9.3%	D+74.4
Precinct -209209	595	240	25	860	69.2%	27.9%	D+41.3
Precinct -506506	484	335	39	858	56.4%	39.0%	D+17.4
Precinct -214214	668	154	34	856	78.0%	18.0%	D+60.0
Precinct -603603	266	558	31	855	31.1%	65.3%	R+34.2
Precinct -234234	608	216	29	853	71.3%	25.3%	D+46.0
Precinct -801801	244	571	34	849	28.7%	67.3%	R+38.5
Precinct -244244	714	60	72	846	84.4%	7.1%	D+77.3
Precinct -147147	374	440	29	843	44.4%	52.2%	R+7.8
Precinct -137137	297	516	29	842	35.3%	61.3%	R+26.0
Precinct -202202	590	230	21	841	70.2%	27.3%	D+42.8
Precinct -220220	598	217	26	841	71.1%	25.8%	D+45.3
Precinct -131131	353	458	29	840	42.0%	54.5%	R+12.5
Precinct -171171	641	166	32	839	76.4%	19.8%	D+56.6
Precinct -605605	256	555	28	839	30.5%	66.2%	R+35.6
Precinct -607607	223	591	25	839	26.6%	70.4%	R+43.9
Precinct -235235	628	166	44	838	74.9%	19.8%	D+55.1
Precinct -125125	253	567	16	836	30.3%	67.8%	R+37.6
Precinct -207207	582	215	36	833	69.9%	25.8%	D+44.1
Precinct -153153	325	470	37	832	39.1%	56.5%	R+17.4
Precinct -610610	186	611	34	831	22.4%	73.5%	R+51.1
Precinct -140140	402	401	26	829	48.5%	48.4%	D+0.1
Precinct -260260	698	79	52	829	84.2%	9.5%	D+74.7
Precinct -246246	626	159	40	825	75.9%	19.3%	D+56.6
Precinct -115115	386	412	24	822	47.0%	50.1%	R+3.2
Precinct -602602	237	564	19	820	28.9%	68.8%	R+39.9
Precinct -113113	285	504	27	816	34.9%	61.8%	R+26.8
Precinct -168168	533	252	27	812	65.6%	31.0%	D+34.6
Precinct -606606	229	549	32	810	28.3%	67.8%	R+39.5
Precinct -236236	613	168	28	809	75.8%	20.8%	D+55.0
Precinct -114114	295	482	29	806	36.6%	59.8%	R+23.2
Precinct -175175	472	314	20	806	58.6%	39.0%	D+19.6
Precinct -231231	623	136	47	806	77.3%	16.9%	D+60.4
Precinct -143143	541	224	40	805	67.2%	27.8%	D+39.4
Precinct -254254	715	46	44	805	88.8%	5.7%	D+83.1
Precinct -130130	156	614	34	804	19.4%	76.4%	R+57.0
Precinct -174174	598	179	27	804	74.4%	22.3%	D+52.1
Precinct -210210	557	212	34	803	69.4%	26.4%	D+43.0
Precinct -166166	544	234	23	801	67.9%	29.2%	D+38.7
Precinct -508508	355	422	23	800	44.4%	52.8%	R+8.4
Precinct -258258	689	65	45	799	86.2%	8.1%	D+78.1
Precinct -102102	419	350	27	796	52.6%	44.0%	D+8.7
Precinct -170170	584	176	30	790	73.9%	22.3%	D+51.6
Precinct -232232	590	180	20	790	74.7%	22.8%	D+51.9
Precinct -237237	588	165	36	789	74.5%	20.9%	D+53.6
Precinct -173173	572	191	25	788	72.6%	24.2%	D+48.4
Precinct -121121	602	148	37	787	76.5%	18.8%	D+57.7
Precinct -201201	574	189	23	786	73.0%	24.0%	D+49.0
Precinct -158158	554	205	25	784	70.7%	26.1%	D+44.5
Precinct -161161	509	238	35	782	65.1%	30.4%	D+34.7
Precinct -152152	337	402	42	781	43.1%	51.5%	R+8.3
Precinct -144144	524	220	35	779	67.3%	28.2%	D+39.0
Precinct -247247	609	125	42	776	78.5%	16.1%	D+62.4
Precinct -154154	350	391	25	766	45.7%	51.0%	R+5.4
Precinct -105105	434	303	21	758	57.3%	40.0%	D+17.3
Precinct -240240	614	99	41	754	81.4%	13.1%	D+68.3
Precinct -213213	564	137	46	747	75.5%	18.3%	D+57.2
Precinct -227227	599	108	39	746	80.3%	14.5%	D+65.8
Precinct -163163	528	182	29	739	71.4%	24.6%	D+46.8
Precinct -116116	338	378	21	737	45.9%	51.3%	R+5.4
Precinct -252252	618	97	11	726	85.1%	13.4%	D+71.8
Precinct -133133	272	435	16	723	37.6%	60.2%	R+22.5
Precinct -226226	621	70	32	723	85.9%	9.7%	D+76.2
Precinct -129129	138	566	17	721	19.1%	78.5%	R+59.4
Precinct -159159	525	167	29	721	72.8%	23.2%	D+49.7
Precinct -160160	495	192	30	717	69.0%	26.8%	D+42.3
Precinct -151151	251	443	20	714	35.2%	62.0%	R+26.9
Precinct -103103	421	261	26	708	59.5%	36.9%	D+22.6
Precinct -136136	239	448	21	708	33.8%	63.3%	R+29.5
Precinct -146146	333	328	44	705	47.2%	46.5%	D+0.7
Precinct -242242	626	38	37	701	89.3%	5.4%	D+83.9
Precinct -104104	384	291	24	699	54.9%	41.6%	D+13.3
Precinct -106106	320	362	16	698	45.8%	51.9%	R+6.0
Precinct -155155	334	326	32	692	48.3%	47.1%	D+1.2
Precinct -172172	530	134	21	685	77.4%	19.6%	D+57.8
Precinct -250250	525	125	29	679	77.3%	18.4%	D+58.9
Precinct -251251	540	106	29	675	80.0%	15.7%	D+64.3
Precinct -167167	522	118	21	661	79.0%	17.9%	D+61.1
Precinct -150150	210	420	26	656	32.0%	64.0%	R+32.0
Precinct -112112	346	292	11	649	53.3%	45.0%	D+8.3
Precinct -128128	86	548	11	645	13.3%	85.0%	R+71.6
Precinct -142142	448	170	27	645	69.5%	26.4%	D+43.1
Precinct -117117	407	216	13	636	64.0%	34.0%	D+30.0
Precinct -119119	479	149	7	635	75.4%	23.5%	D+52.0
Precinct -229229	485	83	43	611	79.4%	13.6%	D+65.8
Precinct -107107	274	309	27	610	44.9%	50.7%	R+5.7
Precinct -123123	222	358	27	607	36.6%	59.0%	R+22.4
Precinct -124124	216	360	25	601	35.9%	59.9%	R+24.0
Precinct -176176	311	258	32	601	51.7%	42.9%	D+8.8
Precinct -164164	455	127	16	598	76.1%	21.2%	D+54.8
Precinct -306306	321	253	21	595	53.9%	42.5%	D+11.4
Precinct -149149	372	185	35	592	62.8%	31.3%	D+31.6
Precinct -225225	515	52	25	592	87.0%	8.8%	D+78.2
Precinct -228228	453	98	39	590	76.8%	16.6%	D+60.2
Precinct -120120	457	110	21	588	77.7%	18.7%	D+59.0
Precinct -302302	328	229	29	586	56.0%	39.1%	D+16.9
Precinct -122122	212	325	16	553	38.3%	58.8%	R+20.4
Precinct -230230	446	81	22	549	81.2%	14.8%	D+66.5
Precinct -303303	245	282	10	537	45.6%	52.5%	R+6.9
Precinct -305305	320	182	15	517	61.9%	35.2%	D+26.7
Precinct -401401	167	320	27	514	32.5%	62.3%	R+29.8
Precinct -132132	138	317	15	470	29.4%	67.4%	R+38.1
Precinct -301301	263	184	21	468	56.2%	39.3%	D+16.9
Precinct -108108	208	249	7	464	44.8%	53.7%	R+8.8
Precinct -157157	180	176	15	371	48.5%	47.4%	D+1.1
Precinct -212212	216	100	12	328	65.9%	30.5%	D+35.4
Precinct -177177	124	162	5	291	42.6%	55.7%	R+13.1
Precinct -118118	160	100	4	264	60.6%	37.9%	D+22.7
Precinct -253253	226	15	10	251	90.0%	6.0%	D+84.1
Precinct -178178	87	88	4	179	48.6%	49.2%	R+0.6
Precinct -211211	120	50	1	171	70.2%	29.2%	D+40.9
Bellingham 201 Voting District53_5307373201	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 202 Voting District53_5307373202	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 203 Voting District53_5307373203	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 204 Voting District53_5307373204	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 205 Voting District53_5307373205	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 206 Voting District53_5307373206	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 207 Voting District53_5307373207	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 208 Voting District53_5307373208	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 209 Voting District53_5307373209	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 210 Voting District53_5307373210	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 211 Voting District53_5307373211	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 212 Voting District53_5307373212	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 213 Voting District53_5307373213	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 214 Voting District53_5307373214	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 215 Voting District53_5307373215	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 216 Voting District53_5307373216	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
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Bellingham 224 Voting District53_5307373224	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 225 Voting District53_5307373225	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 226 Voting District53_5307373226	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 227 Voting District53_5307373227	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 228 Voting District53_5307373228	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 229 Voting District53_5307373229	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 230 Voting District53_5307373230	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 231 Voting District53_5307373231	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 232 Voting District53_5307373232	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 233 Voting District53_5307373233	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 234 Voting District53_5307373234	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 235 Voting District53_5307373235	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 236 Voting District53_5307373236	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 237 Voting District53_5307373237	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 238 Voting District53_5307373238	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 239 Voting District53_5307373239	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 240 Voting District53_5307373240	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 241 Voting District53_5307373241	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 242 Voting District53_5307373242	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 243 Voting District53_5307373243	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 244 Voting District53_5307373244	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 245 Voting District53_5307373245	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 246 Voting District53_5307373246	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bellingham 247 Voting District53_5307373247	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Blaine 301 Voting District53_5307373301	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Blaine 302 Voting District53_5307373302	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Blaine 303 Voting District53_5307373303	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Everson 401 Voting District53_5307373401	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Ferndale 501 Voting District53_5307373501	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Ferndale 502 Voting District53_5307373502	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Ferndale 503 Voting District53_5307373503	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Ferndale 504 Voting District53_5307373504	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Ferndale 505 Voting District53_5307373505	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lynden 601 Voting District53_5307373601	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lynden 602 Voting District53_5307373602	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lynden 603 Voting District53_5307373603	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lynden 604 Voting District53_5307373604	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lynden 605 Voting District53_5307373605	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Mount Baker National Forest Leg 3953_53073MBNF39	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Mount Baker National Forest Leg 4253_53073MBNF42	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Nooksack 701 Voting District53_5307373701	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
North Cascades National Park53_53073NCNPRK	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Ross Lake National Recreation Area53_53073RLNREC	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Sumas 801 Voting District53_5307373801	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
US Customs Highway Crossing53_53073USCUST	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
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Voting District 14153_5307373141	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
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Water: Bellingham Bay - Bellingham Leg 4053_53073WVBE40	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
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Water: Birch Bay53_53073WVBIBY	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Water: Blaine53_53073WVBLAI	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
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Water: Lake Whatcom53_53073WVLKWH	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
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Water: Lummi Bay53_53073WVLUMM	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Water: Portage Bay53_53073WVPORT	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Water: Rosario Strait53_53073WVROST	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Water: Semiahmoo Bay53_53073WVSEBY	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Water: Strait of Georgia53_53073WVSTGA	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−13.3%
1896	+6.0%
1900	−24.0%
1904	−55.1%
1908	−29.7%
1912	−9.4%
1916	−12.6%
1920	−43.1%
1924	−51.4%
1928	−55.3%
1932	+9.3%
1936	+24.8%
1940	+5.3%
1944	+6.8%
1948	−0.4%
1952	−15.3%
1956	−8.9%
1960	−7.5%
1964	+29.9%
1968	−2.2%
1972	−19.5%
1976	−0.6%
1980	−6.4%
1984	−9.0%
1988	+3.5%
1992	+4.4%
1996	+3.0%
2000	−0.3%
2004	+8.8%
2008	+18.0%
2012	+13.9%
2016	+17.4%
2020	+23.9%
2024	+24.7%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	D	60.4%Harris83,295	35.7%Trump49,213	1.4%Kennedy1,893 +8	D+24.7	D+0.8	D+26.2	137,868
All 11 candidates in 2024 · 9 minor / independent Kamala D HarrisDemocratic60.4%83,295 Donald J TrumpRepublican35.7%49,213 Robert F KennedyIndependent1.4%1,893 Jill SteinIndependent0.9%1,196 OtherAll other candidates0.6%862 Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%566 Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.3%393 Cornel WestIndependent0.2%280 Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%104 Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%39 Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%27
2020	D	60.4%Biden83,660	36.4%Trump50,489	1.8%Jorgensen2,490	D+23.9	D+6.5	D+19.5	138,620
2016	D	53.2%Clinton60,340	35.8%Trump40,599	4.3%Johnson4,837	D+17.4	D+3.6	D+15.3	113,339
2012	D	55.0%Obama57,089	41.1%Romney42,703	1.3%Gray1,383	D+13.9	R+4.1	D+10.0	103,788
2008	D	58.0%Obama58,236	40.1%McCain40,205	1.9%	D+18.0	D+9.2	D+10.7	100,339
2004	D	53.4%Kerry48,268	44.6%Bush40,296	2.0%	D+8.8	D+9.2	D+11.3	90,394
2000	R	46.1%Gore34,033	46.5%Bush34,287	6.1%Nader4,502	R+0.3	R+3.3	R+0.9	73,757
1996	D	45.1%Clinton29,074	42.1%Dole27,153	7.5%Perot4,854	D+3.0	R+1.4	R+5.5	64,510
1992	D	41.8%Clinton26,619	37.4%Bush23,801	19.6%Perot12,455	D+4.4	D+0.9	R+1.1	63,679
1988	D	51.0%Dukakis25,571	47.6%Bush23,820	1.4%	D+3.5	D+12.5	D+11.2	50,094
1984	R	44.7%Mondale22,670	53.7%Reagan27,228	1.6%	R+9.0	R+2.6	D+9.2	50,686
1980	R	40.0%Carter18,430	46.4%Reagan21,371	13.6%	R+6.4	R+5.7	D+3.4	46,057
1976	R	47.4%Carter19,739	48.0%Ford20,007	4.6%	R+0.6	D+18.8	R+2.7	41,679
1972	R	38.7%McGovern15,027	58.2%Nixon22,585	3.1%	R+19.5	R+17.3	D+3.7	38,801
1968	R	44.9%Humphrey14,003	47.1%Nixon14,695	8.0%	R+2.2	R+32.1	R+1.5	31,199
1964	D	64.6%Johnson20,297	34.7%Goldwater10,900	0.7%	D+29.9	D+37.4	D+7.3	31,422
1960	R	45.4%Kennedy14,298	52.8%Nixon16,651	1.8%	R+7.5	D+1.5	R+7.6	31,526
1956	R	45.1%Stevenson14,533	54.1%Eisenhower17,414	0.8%	R+8.9	D+6.3	D+6.5	32,191
1952	R	41.8%Stevenson12,877	57.1%Eisenhower17,590	1.2%	R+15.3	R+14.9	R+4.5	30,828
1948	R	46.4%Truman12,736	46.8%Dewey12,850	6.8%	R+0.4	R+7.2	R+4.9	27,451
1944	D	52.6%Roosevelt14,787	45.9%Dewey12,890	1.5%	D+6.8	D+1.5	R+0.7	28,098
1940	D	51.6%Roosevelt14,877	46.3%Willkie13,351	2.1%	D+5.3	R+19.5	R+4.7	28,834
1936	D	59.9%Roosevelt15,428	35.1%Landon9,035	5.0%	D+24.8	D+15.5	D+0.6	25,756
1932	D	50.4%Roosevelt11,355	41.1%Hoover9,254	8.4%	D+9.3	D+64.6	R+8.5	22,511
1928	R	21.6%Smith4,100	76.9%Hoover14,621	1.6%	R+55.3	R+3.9	R+37.8	19,021
1924	R	5.8%Davis927	57.2%Coolidge9,214	36.1%La Follette5,812	R+51.4	R+8.3	R+26.3	16,110
1920	R	14.4%Cox2,288	57.5%Harding9,157	28.1%	R+43.1	R+30.5	R+17.0	15,920
1916	R	35.5%Wilson5,629	48.2%Hughes7,632	16.3%	R+12.6	R+3.2	R+15.8	15,842
1912	O	18.5%Wilson2,773	27.9%Taft4,187	53.6%	Roosevelt +25.7	D+20.2	R+29.0	15,005
1908	R	27.8%Bryan2,398	57.5%Taft4,955	14.7%	R+29.7	D+25.5	R+20.1	8,621
1904	R	15.3%Parker1,174	70.4%Roosevelt5,410	14.3%	R+55.1	R+31.1	R+35.5	7,684
1900	R	32.6%Bryan1,700	56.6%McKinley2,952	10.8%	R+24.0	R+30.0	R+16.5	5,214
1896	D	52.2%Bryan2,227	46.2%McKinley1,971	1.7%	D+6.0	D+19.3	D+12.1	4,270
1892	R	28.2%Cleveland1,161	41.5%Harrison1,709	30.3%	R+13.3	—	R+15.0	4,118
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 2 House · 38 Senate · 1 Senate special · 13 governor

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.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	64.5%86,678	35.5%47,633	134,311
2018	D	69.5%67,233	30.5%29,545	96,778

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.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	61.7%83,355	38.3%51,836	135,191
2022	D	59.4%65,950	40.6%45,038	110,988
2018Class I	D	59.8%Maria Cantwell65,043	40.2%Susan Hutchison43,781	108,824
2016Class III	D	59.4%Patty Murray65,830	40.6%Chris Vance44,924	110,754
2012Class I	D	59.5%Maria Cantwell59,938	40.5%Michael Baumgartner40,818	100,756
2010Class III	D	52.5%Patty Murray44,783	47.5%Dino Rossi40,539	85,322
2006Class I	D	55.2%Maria Cantwell38,219	40.8%Mike McGavick28,267	69,200
2004Class III	D	54.2%Patty Murray48,078	42.9%George Nethercutt38,036	88,694
2000Class I	R	46.7%Maria Cantwell33,308	50.7%Slade Gorton36,144	71,348
1998Class III	D	55.4%Patty Murray30,843	44.6%Linda Smith24,825	55,668
1994Class I	R	43.6%Ron Sims20,852	56.4%Slade Gorton26,926	47,778
1992Class III	D	52.5%Patty Murray29,836	47.5%Rod Chandler26,950	56,786
1988Class I	R	49.5%Mike Lowry24,779	50.5%Slade Gorton25,278	50,057
1986Class III	D	51.3%Brock Adams19,123	48.0%Slade Gorton17,879	37,269
1982Class I	D	62.6%Scoop Jackson22,476	27.1%Doug Jewett9,732	35,926
1980Class III	R	45.2%Warren Magnuson20,715	54.8%Slade Gorton25,148	45,863
1976Class I	D	62.5%Scoop Jackson24,130	32.9%George M. Brown12,690	38,624
1974Class III	D	53.6%Warren Magnuson14,845	41.8%Jack Metcalf11,592	27,713
1970Class I	D	79.1%Scoop Jackson22,192	18.4%Charles W. Elicker5,165	28,060
1968Class III	D	58.1%Warren Magnuson17,320	41.3%Jack Metcalf12,314	29,834
1964Class I	D	71.1%Scoop Jackson21,585	28.9%Lloyd J. Andrews8,776	30,361
1962Class III	R	47.5%Warren Magnuson11,661	51.7%Richard Christensen12,680	24,542
1958Class I	D	66.1%Scoop Jackson16,977	31.7%William Bantz8,153	25,682
1956Class III	D	57.6%Warren Magnuson18,113	42.4%Arthur B. Langlie13,359	31,472
1952Class I	D	54.2%Scoop Jackson16,214	45.6%Harry P. Cain13,634	29,931
1950Class III	D	51.1%Warren Magnuson12,440	47.8%Walter Williams11,630	24,348
1946Class I	R	43.7%Hugh B. Mitchell9,400	55.3%Harry P. Cain11,897	21,503
1944Class III	D	51.4%Warren Magnuson13,733	47.8%Harry P. Cain12,774	26,701
1940Class I	D	50.8%Monrad C. Wallgren13,938	49.2%Stephen Chadwick13,522	27,460
1938Class III	D	56.6%Homer T. Bone12,554	43.2%Ewing D. Colvin9,571	22,173
1934Class I	D	61.8%Lewis Schwellenbach12,734	33.6%Reno Odlin6,931	20,611
1932Class III	D	56.6%Homer T. Bone12,452	39.6%Wesley L. Jones8,708	21,982
1928Class I	R	40.8%Clarence C. Dill7,444	59.2%Kenneth Mackintosh10,806	18,264
1926Class III	R	41.0%A. Scott Bullitt4,447	57.8%Wesley L. Jones6,271	10,851
1922Class I	R	40.9%Clarence C. Dill4,317	45.4%Miles Poindexter4,790	10,554
1920Class III	R	11.1%George Cotterill1,677	56.2%Wesley L. Jones8,464	15,050
1916Class I	R	25.2%George Turner3,785	59.9%Miles Poindexter9,014	15,045
1914Class III	R	19.1%W.W. Black3,043	36.0%Wesley L. Jones5,741	15,947

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.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
1983Special · Class I	R	47.6%Mike Lowry16,276	52.4%Daniel J. Evans17,932	34,208

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.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	59.8%Bob Ferguson81,435	40.2%Dave Reichert54,769	136,204
2020	D	59.6%Jay Inslee81,992	40.4%Loren Culp55,544	137,536
2016	D	56.4%Jay Inslee62,634	43.2%Bill Bryant47,953	110,957
2012	D	53.1%Jay Inslee53,599	46.9%Rob McKenna47,340	100,939
2008	D	54.7%Christine Gregoire54,249	45.3%Dino Rossi44,975	99,224
2004	D	49.9%Christine Gregoire44,072	47.6%Dino Rossi42,000	88,251
2000	D	58.2%Gary Locke42,313	39.7%John Carlson28,861	72,674
1996	D	54.0%Gary Locke34,679	46.0%Ellen Craswell29,517	64,196
1992	R	49.5%Mike Lowry31,113	50.5%Ken Eikenberry31,756	62,869
1988	D	62.3%Booth Gardner31,321	37.7%Bob Williams18,934	50,255
1984	D	60.1%Booth Gardner30,525	39.9%John Spellman20,255	50,780
1980	R	48.4%Jim McDermott22,215	51.6%John Spellman23,722	45,937
1976	D	53.3%Dixy Lee Ray21,599	43.7%John Spellman17,688	40,506

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Whatcom County, WA
Year	Total registered
2016	151,259
2018	157,068
2020	169,527
2022	172,711
2024	183,754

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

+1,434 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +24,193 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $76,021 in average income, against $96,963 for residents who stayed — 22% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean D+24.0 on average — about the same lean as Whatcom County, WA (D+24.7).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

King County, WA1,004D+51.3
Snohomish County, WA514D+18.8
Skagit County, WA450D+8.8
Pierce County, WA178D+10.7
Island County, WA140D+16.5
Spokane County, WA136R+4.9

Where departures went households, 2022–23

King County, WA834
Skagit County, WA498
Snohomish County, WA470
Pierce County, WA180
Maricopa County, AZ141
Spokane County, WA110

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.

Domestic migration in Whatcom County, WA in Whatcom County, WA: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+754
2012	+347
2013	+330
2014	+879
2015	+2,337
2016	+3,442
2017	+3,956
2018	+2,833
2019	+3,087
2021	−983
2022	+3,232
2023	+1,328
2024	+1,217
2025	+1,434

Home to Western Washington University and a long stretch of the Canadian border, Whatcom County has shifted steadily toward Democratic presidential candidates over the past two decades, posting a 24.7-point margin in 2024.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 55.3 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.7 points.

A population of 230,503, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,784 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kitsap County and Thurston County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Kitsap County

Washington

95.9twin score

2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ median income

Thurston County

Washington

94.6twin score

2008–2024 trajectory≠ Swedish ancestry

Boulder County

Colorado

93.7twin score

12-yr trend2012–2024 trajectorypopulation scale≠ college share

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Frequently asked questions

How did Whatcom County, Washington vote in 2024?

In 2024, Whatcom County, Washington voted Democratic by 24.7 points (D+24.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 137,868 votes cast, 83,295 went Democratic and 49,213 went Republican.

When did Whatcom County, Washington last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Whatcom County, Washington voted Republican was 2000.

How many people live in Whatcom County, Washington?

Whatcom County, Washington has a population of 230,503 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Whatcom County, Washington?

Median household income in Whatcom County, Washington is $81,784 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.

What is the political history of Whatcom County, Washington?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Whatcom County, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.

Measure

Whatcom County

Washington

United States

Median age

38.4

38.5

39.1

Age 18–24

13.0%

8.5%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

19.0%

16.7%

17.2%

Measure

Whatcom County

Washington

United States

Median household income

$81,784

$98,141

$84,427

Poverty rate

12.9%

9.9%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

39.3%

35.6%

Measure

Whatcom County

Washington

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

12.5%

21.5%

22.3%

Spanish

6.1%

9.1%

13.6%

Russian, Polish, or other Slavic

1.0%

1.5%

0.7%

Other Indo-European

1.7%

2.1%

2.0%

Measure

Whatcom County

Washington

United States

Catholic

7.1%

10.7%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

28.1%

20.5%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

56.4%

58.8%

51.5%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

D+24.7MIT Election Lab

Population

230,5032024 5-year

Median household income

$81,7842024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

75.7%2024 5-year

Black

0.9%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

10.6%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+29.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+55.3 in 1928MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Kitsap County, WA · twin score 95.9

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

114,920

157,658

72.9%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

110,504

163,749

67.5%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

139,592

170,359

81.9%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

111,791

173,497

64.4%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

137,868

178,128

77.4%

C/A

Whatcom County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -304304

728

386

1,146

63.5%

33.7%

D+29.8

Precinct -101101

790

277

1,106

71.4%

25.0%

D+46.4

Precinct -604604

291

732

1,068

27.2%

68.5%

R+41.3

Precinct -509509

591

427

1,046

56.5%

40.8%

D+15.7

Precinct -156156

561

445

1,042

53.8%

42.7%

D+11.1

Precinct -503503

549

447

1,032

53.2%

43.3%

D+9.9

Precinct -204204

695

268

1,011

68.7%

26.5%

D+42.2

Precinct -127127

214

762

1,008

21.2%

75.6%

R+54.4

Precinct -219219

686

261

1,000

68.6%

26.1%

D+42.5

Precinct -507507

496

459

997

49.7%

46.0%

D+3.7

Precinct -134134

309

661

995

31.1%

66.4%

R+35.4

Precinct -169169

677

272

992

68.2%

27.4%

D+40.8

Precinct -255255

785

159

990

79.3%

16.1%

D+63.2

Precinct -148148

445

505

985

45.2%

51.3%

R+6.1

Precinct -256256

842

117

982

85.7%

11.9%

D+73.8

Precinct -261261

769

158

980

78.5%

16.1%

D+62.3

Precinct -257257

863

978

88.2%

6.2%

D+82.0

Precinct -265265

776

169

977

79.4%

17.3%

D+62.1

Precinct -139139

392

533

974

40.2%

54.7%

R+14.5

Precinct -243243

815

101

972

83.8%

10.4%

D+73.5

Precinct -262262

852

102

970

87.8%

10.5%

D+77.3

Precinct -264264

772

167

970

79.6%

17.2%

D+62.4

Precinct -239239

812

114

967

84.0%

11.8%

D+72.2

Precinct -141141

427

499

966

44.2%

51.7%

R+7.5

Precinct -224224

836

963

86.8%

9.0%

D+77.8

Precinct -505505

557

366

957

58.2%

38.2%

D+20.0

Precinct -217217

803

108

954

84.2%

11.3%

D+72.9

Precinct -216216

755

161

952

79.3%

16.9%

D+62.4

Precinct -111111

387

542

951

40.7%

57.0%

R+16.3

Precinct -205205

595

314

950

62.6%

33.1%

D+29.6

Precinct -601601

313

600

944

33.2%

63.6%

R+30.4

Precinct -502502

528

384

940

56.2%

40.9%

D+15.3

Precinct -501501

503

400

937

53.7%

42.7%

D+11.0

Precinct -402402

331

557

935

35.4%

59.6%

R+24.2

Precinct -223223

792

102

934

84.8%

10.9%

D+73.9

Precinct -203203

734

175

933

78.7%

18.8%

D+59.9

Precinct -222222

828

933

88.7%

8.4%

D+80.4

Precinct -249249

689

189

923

74.6%

20.5%

D+54.2

Precinct -135135

419

470

921

45.5%

51.0%

R+5.5

Precinct -126126

226

664

919

24.6%

72.3%

R+47.7

Precinct -138138

468

418

918

51.0%

45.5%

D+5.4

Precinct -263263

672

203

913

73.6%

22.2%

D+51.4

Precinct -165165

674

195

907

74.3%

21.5%

D+52.8

Precinct -608608

302

560

905

33.4%

61.9%

R+28.5

Precinct -241241

782

904

86.5%

9.3%

D+77.2

Precinct -109109

456

418

903

50.5%

46.3%

D+4.2

Precinct -218218

667

184

900

74.1%

20.4%

D+53.7

Precinct -504504

508

355

898

56.6%

39.5%

D+17.0

Precinct -611611

256

604

898

28.5%

67.3%

R+38.8

Precinct -208208

647

207

896

72.2%

23.1%

D+49.1

Precinct -221221

709

139

889

79.8%

15.6%

D+64.1

Precinct -233233

673

188

883

76.2%

21.3%

D+54.9

Precinct -162162

496

341

882

56.2%

38.7%

D+17.6

Precinct -238238

743

878

84.6%

9.3%

D+75.3

Precinct -609609

229

616

878

26.1%

70.2%

R+44.1

Precinct -215215

696

140

877

79.4%

16.0%

D+63.4

Precinct -266266

653

197

877

74.5%

22.5%

D+52.0

Precinct -110110

443

391

875

50.6%

44.7%

D+5.9

Precinct -206206

614

224

873

70.3%

25.7%

D+44.7

Precinct -701701

294

545

872

33.7%

62.5%

R+28.8

Precinct -248248

702

137

870

80.7%

15.7%

D+64.9

Precinct -145145

212

634

868

24.4%

73.0%

R+48.6

Precinct -259259

725

864

83.9%

11.3%

D+72.6

Precinct -245245

722

863

83.7%

9.3%

D+74.4

Precinct -209209

595

240

860

69.2%

27.9%

D+41.3

Precinct -506506

484

335

858

56.4%

39.0%

D+17.4

Precinct -214214

668

154

856

78.0%

18.0%

D+60.0

Precinct -603603

266

558

855

31.1%

65.3%

R+34.2

Precinct -234234

608

216

853

71.3%

25.3%

D+46.0

Precinct -801801

244

571

849

28.7%

67.3%

R+38.5

Precinct -244244

714

846

84.4%

7.1%

D+77.3

Precinct -147147

374

440

843

44.4%

52.2%

R+7.8

Precinct -137137

297

516

842

35.3%

61.3%

R+26.0

Precinct -202202

590

230

841

70.2%

27.3%

D+42.8

Precinct -220220

598

217

841

71.1%

25.8%

D+45.3

Precinct -131131

353

458

840

42.0%

54.5%

R+12.5

Precinct -171171

641

166

839

76.4%

19.8%

D+56.6

Precinct -605605

256

555

839

30.5%

66.2%

R+35.6

Precinct -607607

223

591

839

26.6%

70.4%

R+43.9

Precinct -235235

628

166

838

74.9%

19.8%

D+55.1

Precinct -125125

253

567

836

30.3%

67.8%

R+37.6

Precinct -207207

582

215

833

69.9%

25.8%

D+44.1

Precinct -153153

325

470

832

39.1%

56.5%

R+17.4

Precinct -610610

186

611

831

22.4%

73.5%

R+51.1

Precinct -140140

402

401

829

48.5%

48.4%

D+0.1

Precinct -260260

698

829

84.2%

9.5%

D+74.7

Precinct -246246

626

159

825

75.9%

19.3%

D+56.6

Precinct -115115

386

412

822

47.0%

50.1%

R+3.2

Precinct -602602

237

564

820

28.9%

68.8%

R+39.9

Precinct -113113

285

504

816

34.9%

61.8%

R+26.8

Precinct -168168

533

252

812

65.6%

31.0%

D+34.6

Precinct -606606

229

549

810

28.3%

67.8%

R+39.5

Precinct -236236

613

168

809

75.8%

20.8%

D+55.0

Precinct -114114

295

482

806

36.6%

59.8%

R+23.2

Precinct -175175

472

314

806

58.6%

39.0%

D+19.6

Precinct -231231

623

136

806

77.3%

16.9%

D+60.4

Precinct -143143

541

224

805

67.2%

27.8%

D+39.4

Precinct -254254

715

805

88.8%

5.7%

D+83.1

Precinct -130130

156

614

804

19.4%

76.4%

R+57.0

Precinct -174174

598

179

804

74.4%

22.3%

D+52.1

Precinct -210210

557

212

803

69.4%

26.4%

D+43.0

Precinct -166166

544

234

801

67.9%

29.2%

D+38.7

Precinct -508508

355

422

800

44.4%

52.8%

R+8.4

Precinct -258258

689

799

86.2%

8.1%

D+78.1

Precinct -102102

419

350

796

52.6%

44.0%

D+8.7

Precinct -170170

584

176

790

73.9%

22.3%

D+51.6

Precinct -232232

590

180

790

74.7%

22.8%

D+51.9

Precinct -237237

588

165

789

74.5%

20.9%

D+53.6

Precinct -173173

572

191

788

72.6%

24.2%

D+48.4

Precinct -121121

602

148

787

76.5%

18.8%

D+57.7

Precinct -201201

574

189

786

73.0%

24.0%

D+49.0

Precinct -158158

554

205

784

70.7%

26.1%

D+44.5

Precinct -161161

509

238

782

65.1%

30.4%

D+34.7

Precinct -152152

337

402

781

43.1%

51.5%

R+8.3

Precinct -144144

524

220

779

67.3%

28.2%

D+39.0

Precinct -247247

609

125

776

78.5%

16.1%

D+62.4

Precinct -154154

350

391

766

45.7%

51.0%

R+5.4

Precinct -105105

434

303

758

57.3%

40.0%

D+17.3

Precinct -240240

614

754

81.4%

13.1%

D+68.3

Precinct -213213

564

137

747

75.5%

18.3%

D+57.2

Precinct -227227

599

108

746

80.3%

14.5%

D+65.8

Precinct -163163

528

182

739

71.4%

24.6%

D+46.8

Precinct -116116

338

378

737

45.9%

51.3%

R+5.4

Precinct -252252

618

726

85.1%

13.4%

D+71.8

Precinct -133133

272

435

723

37.6%

60.2%

R+22.5

Precinct -226226

621

723

85.9%

9.7%

D+76.2

Precinct -129129

138

566

721

19.1%

78.5%

R+59.4

Precinct -159159

525

167

721

72.8%

23.2%

D+49.7

Precinct -160160

495

192

717

69.0%

26.8%

D+42.3

Precinct -151151

251

443

714

35.2%

62.0%

R+26.9

Precinct -103103

421

261

708

59.5%

36.9%

D+22.6

Precinct -136136

239

448

708

33.8%

63.3%

R+29.5

Precinct -146146

333

328

705

47.2%

46.5%

D+0.7

Precinct -242242

626

701

89.3%

5.4%

D+83.9

Precinct -104104

384

291

699

54.9%

41.6%

D+13.3

Precinct -106106

320

362

698

45.8%

51.9%

R+6.0

Precinct -155155

334

326

692

48.3%

47.1%

D+1.2

Precinct -172172

530

134

685

77.4%

19.6%

D+57.8

Precinct -250250

525

125

679

77.3%

18.4%

D+58.9

Precinct -251251

540

106

675

80.0%

15.7%

D+64.3

Precinct -167167

522

118

661

79.0%

17.9%

D+61.1

Precinct -150150

210

420

656

32.0%

64.0%

R+32.0

Precinct -112112

346

292

649

53.3%

45.0%

D+8.3

Precinct -128128

548

645

13.3%

85.0%

R+71.6

Precinct -142142

448

170

645

69.5%

26.4%

D+43.1

Precinct -117117

407

216

636

64.0%

34.0%

D+30.0

Precinct -119119

479

149

635

75.4%

23.5%

D+52.0

Precinct -229229

485

611

79.4%

13.6%

D+65.8

Precinct -107107

274

309

610

44.9%

50.7%

R+5.7

Precinct -123123

222

358

607

36.6%

59.0%

R+22.4

Precinct -124124

216

360

601

35.9%

59.9%

R+24.0

Precinct -176176

311

258

601

51.7%

42.9%

D+8.8

Precinct -164164

455

127

598

76.1%

21.2%

D+54.8

Precinct -306306

321

253

595

53.9%

42.5%

D+11.4

Precinct -149149

372

185

592

62.8%

31.3%

D+31.6

Precinct -225225

515

592

87.0%

8.8%

D+78.2

Precinct -228228

453

590

76.8%

16.6%

D+60.2

Precinct -120120

457

110

588

77.7%

18.7%

D+59.0

Precinct -302302

328

229

586

56.0%

39.1%

D+16.9

Precinct -122122

212

325

553

38.3%

58.8%

R+20.4

Precinct -230230

446

549

81.2%

14.8%

D+66.5

Precinct -303303

245

282

537

45.6%

52.5%

R+6.9

Precinct -305305

320

182

517

61.9%

35.2%

D+26.7

Precinct -401401

167

320

514

32.5%

62.3%

R+29.8

Precinct -132132

138

317

470

29.4%

67.4%

R+38.1

Precinct -301301

263

184

468

56.2%

39.3%

D+16.9

Precinct -108108

208

249

464

44.8%

53.7%

R+8.8

Precinct -157157

180

176

371

48.5%

47.4%

D+1.1

Precinct -212212

216

100

328

65.9%

30.5%

D+35.4

Precinct -177177

124

162

291

42.6%

55.7%

R+13.1

Precinct -118118

160

100

264

60.6%

37.9%

D+22.7

Precinct -253253

226

251

90.0%

6.0%

D+84.1

Precinct -178178

179

48.6%

49.2%

R+0.6

Precinct -211211

120

171

70.2%

29.2%

D+40.9

Bellingham 201 Voting District53_5307373201

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Bellingham 202 Voting District53_5307373202

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Bellingham 208 Voting District53_5307373208

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Blaine 301 Voting District53_5307373301

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Blaine 302 Voting District53_5307373302

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Blaine 303 Voting District53_5307373303

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Everson 401 Voting District53_5307373401

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Ferndale 501 Voting District53_5307373501

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Lynden 601 Voting District53_5307373601

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Lynden 602 Voting District53_5307373602

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Lynden 603 Voting District53_5307373603

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Lynden 604 Voting District53_5307373604

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Lynden 605 Voting District53_5307373605

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Mount Baker National Forest Leg 3953_53073MBNF39

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Mount Baker National Forest Leg 4253_53073MBNF42

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Nooksack 701 Voting District53_5307373701

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North Cascades National Park53_53073NCNPRK

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Ross Lake National Recreation Area53_53073RLNREC

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Sumas 801 Voting District53_5307373801

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US Customs Highway Crossing53_53073USCUST

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Water: Bellingham Bay - Bellingham Leg 4053_53073WVBE40

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Water: Bellingham Bay Leg 4253_53073WVBY42

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Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−13.3%
1896	+6.0%
1900	−24.0%
1904	−55.1%
1908	−29.7%
1912	−9.4%
1916	−12.6%
1920	−43.1%
1924	−51.4%
1928	−55.3%
1932	+9.3%
1936	+24.8%
1940	+5.3%
1944	+6.8%
1948	−0.4%
1952	−15.3%
1956	−8.9%
1960	−7.5%
1964	+29.9%
1968	−2.2%
1972	−19.5%
1976	−0.6%
1980	−6.4%
1984	−9.0%
1988	+3.5%
1992	+4.4%
1996	+3.0%
2000	−0.3%
2004	+8.8%
2008	+18.0%
2012	+13.9%
2016	+17.4%
2020	+23.9%
2024	+24.7%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

60.4%Harris83,295

35.7%Trump49,213

1.4%Kennedy1,893 +8

D+24.7

D+0.8

D+26.2

137,868

All 11 candidates in 2024 · 9 minor / independent

Kamala D HarrisDemocratic60.4%83,295
Donald J TrumpRepublican35.7%49,213
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.4%1,893
Jill SteinIndependent0.9%1,196
OtherAll other candidates0.6%862
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%566
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.3%393
Cornel WestIndependent0.2%280
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%104
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%39
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%27

2020

60.4%Biden83,660

36.4%Trump50,489

1.8%Jorgensen2,490

D+23.9

D+6.5

D+19.5

138,620

2016

53.2%Clinton60,340

35.8%Trump40,599

4.3%Johnson4,837

D+17.4

D+3.6

D+15.3

113,339

2012

55.0%Obama57,089

41.1%Romney42,703

1.3%Gray1,383

D+13.9

R+4.1

D+10.0

103,788

2008

58.0%Obama58,236

40.1%McCain40,205

1.9%

D+18.0

D+9.2

D+10.7

100,339

2004

53.4%Kerry48,268

44.6%Bush40,296

2.0%

D+8.8

D+9.2

D+11.3

90,394

2000

46.1%Gore34,033

46.5%Bush34,287

6.1%Nader4,502

R+0.3

R+3.3

R+0.9

73,757

1996

45.1%Clinton29,074

42.1%Dole27,153

7.5%Perot4,854

D+3.0

R+1.4

R+5.5

64,510

1992

41.8%Clinton26,619

37.4%Bush23,801

19.6%Perot12,455

D+4.4

D+0.9

R+1.1

63,679

1988

51.0%Dukakis25,571

47.6%Bush23,820

1.4%

D+3.5

D+12.5

D+11.2

50,094

1984

44.7%Mondale22,670

53.7%Reagan27,228

1.6%

R+9.0

R+2.6

D+9.2

50,686

1980

40.0%Carter18,430

46.4%Reagan21,371

13.6%

R+6.4

R+5.7

D+3.4

46,057

1976

47.4%Carter19,739

48.0%Ford20,007

4.6%

R+0.6

D+18.8

R+2.7

41,679

1972

38.7%McGovern15,027

58.2%Nixon22,585

3.1%

R+19.5

R+17.3

D+3.7

38,801

1968

44.9%Humphrey14,003

47.1%Nixon14,695

8.0%

R+2.2

R+32.1

R+1.5

31,199

1964

64.6%Johnson20,297

34.7%Goldwater10,900

0.7%

D+29.9

D+37.4

D+7.3

31,422

1960

45.4%Kennedy14,298

52.8%Nixon16,651

1.8%

R+7.5

D+1.5

R+7.6

31,526

1956

45.1%Stevenson14,533

54.1%Eisenhower17,414

0.8%

R+8.9

D+6.3

D+6.5

32,191

1952

41.8%Stevenson12,877

57.1%Eisenhower17,590

1.2%

R+15.3

R+14.9

R+4.5

30,828

1948

46.4%Truman12,736

46.8%Dewey12,850

6.8%

R+0.4

R+7.2

R+4.9

27,451

1944

52.6%Roosevelt14,787

45.9%Dewey12,890

1.5%

D+6.8

D+1.5

R+0.7

28,098

1940

51.6%Roosevelt14,877

46.3%Willkie13,351

2.1%

D+5.3

R+19.5

R+4.7

28,834

1936

59.9%Roosevelt15,428

35.1%Landon9,035

5.0%

D+24.8

D+15.5

D+0.6

25,756

1932

50.4%Roosevelt11,355

41.1%Hoover9,254

8.4%

D+9.3

D+64.6

R+8.5

22,511

1928

21.6%Smith4,100

76.9%Hoover14,621

1.6%

R+55.3

R+3.9

R+37.8

19,021

1924

5.8%Davis927

57.2%Coolidge9,214

36.1%La Follette5,812

R+51.4

R+8.3

R+26.3

16,110

1920

14.4%Cox2,288

57.5%Harding9,157

28.1%

R+43.1

R+30.5

R+17.0

15,920

1916

35.5%Wilson5,629

48.2%Hughes7,632

16.3%

R+12.6

R+3.2

R+15.8

15,842

1912

18.5%Wilson2,773

27.9%Taft4,187

53.6%

Roosevelt +25.7

D+20.2

R+29.0

15,005

1908

27.8%Bryan2,398

57.5%Taft4,955

14.7%

R+29.7

D+25.5

R+20.1

8,621

1904

15.3%Parker1,174

70.4%Roosevelt5,410

14.3%

R+55.1

R+31.1

R+35.5

7,684

1900

32.6%Bryan1,700

56.6%McKinley2,952

10.8%

R+24.0

R+30.0

R+16.5

5,214

1896

52.2%Bryan2,227

46.2%McKinley1,971

1.7%

D+6.0

D+19.3

D+12.1

4,270

1892

28.2%Cleveland1,161

41.5%Harrison1,709

30.3%

R+13.3

—

R+15.0

4,118

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

64.5%86,678

35.5%47,633

134,311

2018

69.5%67,233

30.5%29,545

96,778

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

61.7%83,355

38.3%51,836

135,191

2022

59.4%65,950

40.6%45,038

110,988

2018Class I

59.8%Maria Cantwell65,043

40.2%Susan Hutchison43,781

108,824

2016Class III

59.4%Patty Murray65,830

40.6%Chris Vance44,924

110,754

2012Class I

59.5%Maria Cantwell59,938

40.5%Michael Baumgartner40,818

100,756

2010Class III

52.5%Patty Murray44,783

47.5%Dino Rossi40,539

85,322

2006Class I

55.2%Maria Cantwell38,219

40.8%Mike McGavick28,267

69,200

2004Class III

54.2%Patty Murray48,078

42.9%George Nethercutt38,036

88,694

2000Class I

46.7%Maria Cantwell33,308

50.7%Slade Gorton36,144

71,348

1998Class III

55.4%Patty Murray30,843

44.6%Linda Smith24,825

55,668

1994Class I

43.6%Ron Sims20,852

56.4%Slade Gorton26,926

47,778

1992Class III

52.5%Patty Murray29,836

47.5%Rod Chandler26,950

56,786

1988Class I

49.5%Mike Lowry24,779

50.5%Slade Gorton25,278

50,057

1986Class III

51.3%Brock Adams19,123

48.0%Slade Gorton17,879

37,269

1982Class I

62.6%Scoop Jackson22,476

27.1%Doug Jewett9,732

35,926

1980Class III

45.2%Warren Magnuson20,715

54.8%Slade Gorton25,148

45,863

1976Class I

62.5%Scoop Jackson24,130

32.9%George M. Brown12,690

38,624

1974Class III

53.6%Warren Magnuson14,845

41.8%Jack Metcalf11,592

27,713

1970Class I

79.1%Scoop Jackson22,192

18.4%Charles W. Elicker5,165

28,060

1968Class III

58.1%Warren Magnuson17,320

41.3%Jack Metcalf12,314

29,834

1964Class I

71.1%Scoop Jackson21,585

28.9%Lloyd J. Andrews8,776

30,361

1962Class III

47.5%Warren Magnuson11,661

51.7%Richard Christensen12,680

24,542

1958Class I

66.1%Scoop Jackson16,977

31.7%William Bantz8,153

25,682

1956Class III

57.6%Warren Magnuson18,113

42.4%Arthur B. Langlie13,359

31,472

1952Class I

54.2%Scoop Jackson16,214

45.6%Harry P. Cain13,634

29,931

1950Class III

51.1%Warren Magnuson12,440

47.8%Walter Williams11,630

24,348

1946Class I

43.7%Hugh B. Mitchell9,400

55.3%Harry P. Cain11,897

21,503

1944Class III

51.4%Warren Magnuson13,733

47.8%Harry P. Cain12,774

26,701

1940Class I

50.8%Monrad C. Wallgren13,938

49.2%Stephen Chadwick13,522

27,460

1938Class III

56.6%Homer T. Bone12,554

43.2%Ewing D. Colvin9,571

22,173

1934Class I

61.8%Lewis Schwellenbach12,734

33.6%Reno Odlin6,931

20,611

1932Class III

56.6%Homer T. Bone12,452

39.6%Wesley L. Jones8,708

21,982

1928Class I

40.8%Clarence C. Dill7,444

59.2%Kenneth Mackintosh10,806

18,264

1926Class III

41.0%A. Scott Bullitt4,447

57.8%Wesley L. Jones6,271

10,851

1922Class I

40.9%Clarence C. Dill4,317

45.4%Miles Poindexter4,790

10,554

1920Class III

11.1%George Cotterill1,677

56.2%Wesley L. Jones8,464

15,050

1916Class I

25.2%George Turner3,785

59.9%Miles Poindexter9,014

15,045

1914Class III

19.1%W.W. Black3,043

36.0%Wesley L. Jones5,741

15,947

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

1983Special · Class I

47.6%Mike Lowry16,276

52.4%Daniel J. Evans17,932

34,208

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

59.8%Bob Ferguson81,435

40.2%Dave Reichert54,769

136,204

2020

59.6%Jay Inslee81,992

40.4%Loren Culp55,544

137,536

2016

56.4%Jay Inslee62,634

43.2%Bill Bryant47,953

110,957

2012

53.1%Jay Inslee53,599

46.9%Rob McKenna47,340

100,939

2008

54.7%Christine Gregoire54,249

45.3%Dino Rossi44,975

99,224

2004

49.9%Christine Gregoire44,072

47.6%Dino Rossi42,000

88,251

2000

58.2%Gary Locke42,313

39.7%John Carlson28,861

72,674

1996

54.0%Gary Locke34,679

46.0%Ellen Craswell29,517

64,196

1992

49.5%Mike Lowry31,113

50.5%Ken Eikenberry31,756

62,869

1988

62.3%Booth Gardner31,321

37.7%Bob Williams18,934

50,255

1984

60.1%Booth Gardner30,525

39.9%John Spellman20,255

50,780

1980

48.4%Jim McDermott22,215

51.6%John Spellman23,722

45,937

1976

53.3%Dixy Lee Ray21,599

43.7%John Spellman17,688

40,506

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Whatcom County, WA
Year	Total registered
2016	151,259
2018	157,068
2020	169,527
2022	172,711
2024	183,754

How did Whatcom County, Washington vote in 2024?

In 2024, Whatcom County, Washington voted Democratic by 24.7 points (D+24.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 137,868 votes cast, 83,295 went Democratic and 49,213 went Republican.

When did Whatcom County, Washington last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Whatcom County, Washington voted Republican was 2000.

How many people live in Whatcom County, Washington?

Whatcom County, Washington has a population of 230,503 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Whatcom County, Washington?

Median household income in Whatcom County, Washington is $81,784 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.

What is the political history of Whatcom County, Washington?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Whatcom County, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.