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1876–2024
Yakima County, Washington
Yakima County·Washington

Yakima County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

A majority-Hispanic county that votes reliably Republican at the presidential level

18762024·38 elections
Yakima County, Washington · Chetsford · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+14
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
257,152
2024 ACS
Most similar
Franklin County
WA · similarity 0.98
182 precincts · 88,751 votes cast
Trump · R+14
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−14.3%
36,70649,36888,751
2020R
−7.7%
43,17950,55596,193
2016R
−13.1%
31,29141,73579,741
2012R
−11.6%
33,21742,23977,506
2008R
−10.6%
33,79241,94677,062
2004R
−20.4%
28,47443,35272,790
2000R
−20.7%
25,54639,49467,382
1996R
−3.4%
25,67627,66859,360
1992R
−8.3%
21,02625,84157,969
1988R
−12.6%
23,22130,02653,910
1984R
−24.1%
24,72440,67866,182
1980R
−19.5%
21,87333,81561,253
1976R
−9.5%
24,22329,47855,492
1972R
−22.9%
19,72932,24054,705
1968R
−15.6%
19,49927,48851,198
1964D
+12.9%
29,60422,78652,730
1960R
−18.0%
21,95831,68353,995
1956R
−20.7%
20,99131,98453,124
1952R
−29.1%
17,64732,31750,447
1948R
−3.9%
19,76021,39641,957
1944R
−14.2%
15,64320,86436,756
1940R
−5.9%
18,09220,39838,760
1936D
+14.7%
17,20012,55531,657
1932D
+10.2%
13,88011,15126,846
1928R
−46.8%
6,00816,69422,848
1924R
−52.4%
2,15712,12419,028
1920R
−38.5%
4,06211,57119,484
1916R
−7.2%
6,1367,18814,640
1912R
−0.7%
3,2093,30413,105
1908R
−37.5%
1,6503,9986,261
1904R
−51.6%
9293,4844,952
1900R
−16.4%
1,0661,5072,696
1896D
+14.3%
1,2669482,227
1892R
−8.4%
4986251,507
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%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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
Catholic & Orthodox
23.5%
Other Christian
14.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Baptist
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Methodist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Yakima's population is roughly 49% Hispanic, yet the county has shifted further right over successive presidential cycles, illustrating the national trend of Latino voters moving toward Republican candidates in agricultural communities.

The Republican margin in Yakima County reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1924. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Yakima County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,656, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 257,152 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 Franklin County and Jeff Davis County.