combined metro areaKennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+32.5
2008R+23.7
2012R+24.6
2016R+21.7
2020R+17.4
2024R+19.4
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 65.5% of 247,491 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
62,652
94,117
5,389
162,158
247,491
65.5%
2020
65,736
94,804
6,158
166,698
230,439
72.3%
2016
44,940
74,051
15,443
134,434
214,811
62.6%
2012
46,311
77,857
4,111
128,279
198,756
64.5%
2008
43,730
71,564
2,040
117,334
182,519
64.3%
2004
34,994
69,430
1,552
105,976
166,282†
63.7%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
3 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupKennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WAWashingtonUnited States
German15.1%14.5%12.5%
English12.7%12.1%9.5%
Irish8.4%9.8%9.4%
American4.1%3.8%5.3%
Norwegian3.0%4.0%—
Scottish2.5%2.6%1.3%
French2.3%—1.6%
Italian2.1%3.1%4.8%
Mexican29.2%10.8%11.3%
Salvadoran0.6%0.4%0.7%
Spaniard0.5%0.4%—
Guatemalan0.4%0.2%0.5%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
Spanish0.3%0.3%—
Asian Indian0.4%2.0%1.4%
Chinese0.4%2.2%1.3%
Vietnamese0.4%1.1%0.6%
Filipino0.3%1.5%0.9%
Korean0.2%0.9%0.4%
African American†1.0%2.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.4%0.5%
Aztec0.2%——
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
Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA
Washington
United States
Median age
35.2
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
9.8%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.1%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA
Washington
United States
Median household income
$86,433
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.7%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.4%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
28.7%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
24.6%
9.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA
Washington
United States
Catholic
17.2%
10.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
18.9%
20.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
49.6%
58.8%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
9.8%
3.6%
2.0%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−0.8%
1896
+5.6%
1900
−15.9%
1904
−46.7%
1908
−23.8%
1912
+10.6%
1916
+2.5%
1920
−33.8%
1924
−36.3%
1928
−38.6%
1932
+14.5%
1936
+20.9%
1940
−6.7%
1944
−2.6%
1948
+7.9%
1952
−21.7%
1956
−14.0%
1960
−9.9%
1964
+16.2%
1968
−14.8%
1972
−30.3%
1976
−25.2%
1980
−34.7%
1984
−35.1%
1988
−24.5%
1992
−9.3%
1996
−9.3%
2000
−30.5%
2004
−32.5%
2008
−23.7%
2012
−24.6%
2016
−21.7%
2020
−17.4%
2024
−19.4%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
38.6%Harris62,652
58.0%Trump94,117
1.4%Kennedy2,322 +8
R+19.4
R+2.0
R+17.9
162,158
All 11 candidates in 2024 · 9 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.0%94,117
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic38.6%62,652
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.4%2,322
OtherAll other candidates0.7%1,103
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%778
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%612
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%240
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%158
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%132
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%25
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%19
R
39.4%Biden65,736
56.9%Trump94,804
3.7%
R+17.4
D+4.2
R+21.9
166,698
R
33.4%Clinton44,940
55.1%Trump74,051
11.5%
R+21.7
D+2.9
R+23.7
134,434
R
36.1%Obama46,311
60.7%Romney77,857
3.2%
R+24.6
R+0.9
R+28.4
128,279
R
37.3%Obama43,730
61.0%McCain71,564
1.7%
R+23.7
D+8.8
R+31.0
117,334
R
33.0%Kerry34,994
65.5%Bush69,430
1.5%
R+32.5
R+2.0
R+30.0
105,976
R
33.1%Gore31,353
63.6%Bush60,265
3.3%
R+30.5
R+21.2
R+31.0
94,758
R
39.6%Clinton33,782
48.8%Dole41,695
11.6%
R+9.3
±0.0
R+17.8
85,385
R
33.0%Clinton27,527
42.3%Bush35,263
24.7%
R+9.3
D+15.2
R+14.8
83,420
R
37.1%Dukakis27,037
61.6%Bush44,859
1.3%
R+24.5
D+10.6
R+16.7
72,871
R
31.8%Mondale24,916
66.9%Reagan52,392
1.3%
R+35.1
R+0.4
R+16.9
78,297
R
28.0%Carter21,105
62.7%Reagan47,278
9.2%
R+34.7
R+9.5
R+25.0
75,351
R
35.8%Carter22,687
61.0%Ford38,689
3.2%
R+25.2
D+5.1
R+27.3
63,414
R
32.1%McGovern19,055
62.4%Nixon37,068
5.5%
R+30.3
R+15.5
R+7.2
59,402
R
37.7%Humphrey20,757
52.5%Nixon28,935
9.8%
R+14.8
R+31.1
R+14.2
55,077
D
58.0%Johnson32,506
41.8%Goldwater23,425
0.2%
D+16.2
D+26.1
R+6.4
56,024
R
44.9%Kennedy24,395
54.9%Nixon29,784
0.2%
R+9.9
D+4.1
R+10.1
54,272
R
43.0%Stevenson22,158
57.0%Eisenhower29,397
0.0%
R+14.0
D+7.7
D+1.4
51,571
R
39.0%Stevenson18,425
60.7%Eisenhower28,690
0.4%
R+21.7
R+29.7
R+11.0
47,288
D
53.2%Truman18,085
45.3%Dewey15,386
1.5%
D+7.9
D+10.6
D+3.5
33,975
R
48.4%Roosevelt12,000
51.1%Dewey12,650
0.5%
R+2.6
D+4.1
R+10.1
24,778
R
46.3%Roosevelt10,157
53.0%Willkie11,637
0.7%
R+6.7
R+27.7
R+16.7
21,943
D
57.2%Roosevelt10,748
36.3%Landon6,816
6.5%
D+20.9
D+6.4
R+3.3
18,791
D
55.3%Roosevelt9,751
40.7%Hoover7,185
4.0%
D+14.5
D+53.1
R+3.2
17,645
R
30.3%Smith4,738
68.9%Hoover10,763
0.7%
R+38.6
R+2.3
R+21.1
15,616
R
15.0%Davis2,336
51.3%Coolidge7,986
33.7%
R+36.3
R+2.5
R+11.1
15,563
R
26.7%Cox3,884
60.5%Harding8,797
12.8%
R+33.8
R+36.3
R+7.6
14,546
D
48.2%Wilson6,917
45.7%Hughes6,560
6.1%
D+2.5
R+8.1
R+0.7
14,357
O
32.9%Wilson4,357
22.3%Taft2,958
44.8%
Roosevelt +12.0
D+34.3
R+9.0
13,257
R
35.1%Bryan2,610
58.8%Taft4,377
6.1%
R+23.8
D+22.9
R+14.2
7,438
R
24.8%Parker1,179
71.5%Roosevelt3,396
3.7%
R+46.7
R+30.7
R+27.0
4,749
R
40.8%Bryan1,561
56.7%McKinley2,171
2.5%
R+15.9
R+21.5
R+8.4
3,828
D
52.2%Bryan1,829
46.6%McKinley1,634
1.2%
D+5.6
D+6.3
D+11.6
3,504
R
45.4%Cleveland1,367
46.2%Harrison1,390
8.3%
R+0.8
—
R+2.4
3,008
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
41.8%65,754
58.0%91,309
157,458
2022
R
34.8%42,574
65.0%79,474
122,223
2018
R
39.9%49,032
60.1%73,998
123,030
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA
Year
Total registered
2016
189,833
2018
202,335
2020
220,335
2022
225,428
2024
242,495
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,613 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +24,435 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA in Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+5,465
2012
+1,259
2013
−211
2014
+355
2015
+1,914
2016
+1,731
2017
+3,914
2018
+2,714
2019
+1,912
2021
+1,690
2022
+290
2023
+590
2024
+1,199
2025
+1,613
Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA sits in the Pacific Northwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 46.7 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.4 points.
A population of 373,968, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,433 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Midland-Odessa-Andrews, TX and Moses Lake-Othello, WA.
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How did Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA, Washington voted Republican by 19.4 points (R+19.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 162,158 votes cast, 62,652 went Democratic and 94,117 went Republican.
When did Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA, Washington?
Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA, Washington has a population of 373,968 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA, Washington is $86,433 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA, Washington from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
