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1892–2024
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american nationsThe Far West

presidential margin

2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican

2004R+9.0
2008D+5.6
2012D+1.7
2016D+6.0
2020D+7.4
2024D+0.03
full record · 1892 → 2024

presidential returns

2024 turnout 62.8% of 31,918,230 citizens 18+

YearDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalCVAPTurnout
20249,748,1859,741,599570,20320,059,98731,918,23062.8%
202011,052,0569,493,468579,53921,125,06330,656,34168.9%
20168,269,9917,245,5291,558,44217,073,96528,875,95059.1%
20127,798,2887,522,935419,93115,741,15327,072,82158.1%
20088,159,7887,275,529338,19315,773,51125,687,43861.4%
20046,422,0677,712,322211,57514,345,96424,302,055†59.0%

† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.

2024 presidential margin for The Far WestThe Far West: an interactive map of its constituent counties, each colored by its Democratic-vs-Republican presidential margin from deep red through neutral to deep blue. County labels carry each county's own margin. Overall: D+0.03 in 2024.
418 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households

Who lives here

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German10.4%
English9.9%
Irish7.1%
American3.5%
Italian3.3%
Scottish1.6%
French1.2%
Norwegian0.8%
Mexican26.3%
Salvadoran1.5%
Guatemalan1.0%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Spanish0.4%
Spaniard0.4%
Cuban0.3%
Colombian0.2%
Navajo0.5%
Aztec0.3%
Filipino2.0%
Chinese1.8%
Vietnamese1.0%
Asian Indian0.9%
Korean0.8%
Japanese0.4%
Hmong0.2%
African0.3%

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

MeasureThe Far West
Median age37.5
Age 18–249.3%
Age 65 and older15.7%

Household economy

MeasureThe Far West
Median household income$88,428
Poverty rate12.2%

Languages at home

MeasureThe Far West
Speaks a non-English language at home33.0%
Spanish22.6%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)1.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1.3%

Religious landscape

County context
MeasureThe Far West
Catholic21.0%
Evangelical Protestant10.2%
Unclaimed / not counted54.4%
Latter-day Saints8.1%
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.

The Far West, United States

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +0.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+0.0%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−20.0%
1896+41.4%
1900+3.2%
1904−29.0%
1908−11.0%
1912+21.0%
1916+11.8%
1920−32.2%
1924−36.5%
1928−30.4%
1932+20.9%
1936+32.9%
1940+11.8%
1944+7.3%
1948+2.7%
1952−18.0%
1956−14.2%
1960−3.9%
1964+14.9%
1968−9.1%
1972−22.1%
1976−7.7%
1980−25.4%
1984−27.0%
1988−12.1%
1992+2.9%
1996+0.6%
2000−6.7%
2004−9.0%
2008+5.6%
2012+1.7%
2016+6.0%
2020+7.4%
2024+0.0%
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.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginSwingvs U.S.Total
D
48.6%Harris9,748,185
48.6%Trump9,741,599
2.8%
D+0.03R+7.3D+1.520,059,987
D
52.3%Biden11,052,056
44.9%Trump9,493,468
2.7%
D+7.4D+1.4D+2.921,125,063
D
48.4%Clinton8,269,991
42.4%Trump7,245,529
9.1%
D+6.0D+4.3D+3.917,073,965
D
49.5%Obama7,798,288
47.8%Romney7,522,935
2.7%
D+1.7R+3.9R+2.115,741,153
D
51.7%Obama8,159,788
46.1%McCain7,275,529
2.1%
D+5.6D+14.6R+1.715,773,511
R
44.8%Kerry6,422,067
53.8%Bush7,712,322
1.5%
R+9.0R+2.3R+6.514,345,964
R
44.1%Gore5,427,934
50.8%Bush6,254,121
5.2%
R+6.7R+7.3R+7.212,320,758
D
44.7%Clinton4,942,942
44.1%Dole4,875,411
11.1%
D+0.6R+2.3R+7.911,048,838
D
39.6%Clinton4,724,584
36.7%Bush4,378,063
23.7%
D+2.9D+15.0R+2.711,934,029
R
43.2%Dukakis4,502,481
55.3%Bush5,764,124
1.5%
R+12.1D+14.9R+4.410,426,292
R
35.9%Mondale3,643,305
62.9%Reagan6,384,205
1.2%
R+27.0R+1.6R+8.810,154,237
R
32.3%Carter3,006,963
57.7%Reagan5,372,433
10.0%
R+25.4R+17.7R+15.79,312,797
R
44.7%Carter3,751,579
52.4%Ford4,393,584
2.9%
R+7.7D+14.4R+9.78,386,625
R
37.0%McGovern3,114,702
59.1%Nixon4,975,333
4.0%
R+22.1R+13.0D+1.18,423,347
R
41.5%Humphrey3,100,792
50.6%Nixon3,779,360
7.8%
R+9.1R+24.0R+8.47,466,177
D
57.4%Johnson4,260,332
42.5%Goldwater3,152,725
0.1%
D+14.9D+18.8R+7.77,423,919
R
47.9%Kennedy3,349,955
51.8%Nixon3,624,418
0.3%
R+3.9D+10.2R+4.16,994,999
R
42.8%Stevenson2,565,067
56.9%Eisenhower3,414,227
0.3%
R+14.2D+3.8D+1.25,996,889
R
40.6%Stevenson2,322,997
58.6%Eisenhower3,352,832
0.7%
R+18.0R+20.7R+7.35,718,546
D
49.3%Truman2,228,196
46.6%Dewey2,107,187
4.1%
D+2.7R+4.6R+1.84,518,637
D
53.4%Roosevelt2,176,503
46.1%Dewey1,880,095
0.5%
D+7.3R+4.5R+0.24,077,340
D
55.4%Roosevelt2,315,323
43.7%Willkie1,823,808
0.9%
D+11.8R+21.1D+1.84,176,784
D
65.2%Roosevelt2,308,038
32.3%Landon1,143,954
2.4%
D+32.9D+12.0D+8.63,538,572
D
58.5%Roosevelt1,868,232
37.6%Hoover1,200,344
3.9%
D+20.9D+51.3D+3.13,193,904
R
34.3%Smith891,425
64.7%Hoover1,682,994
1.0%
R+30.4D+6.1R+13.02,601,369
R
16.9%Davis356,787
53.4%Coolidge1,126,698
29.6%
R+36.5R+4.4R+11.32,108,402
R
30.6%Cox524,578
62.8%Harding1,075,410
6.6%
R+32.2R+44.0R+6.01,713,085
D
52.8%Wilson904,929
41.0%Hughes702,342
6.2%
D+11.8R+9.2D+8.71,713,581
O
38.0%Wilson466,961
17.0%Taft208,523
45.1%
Roosevelt +7.1D+32.1D+1.51,229,768
R
40.6%Bryan395,234
51.6%Taft502,856
7.8%
R+11.0D+17.9R+1.5974,176
R
31.5%Parker253,486
60.5%Roosevelt486,683
8.0%
R+29.0R+32.1R+9.3804,960
D
50.3%Bryan360,693
47.1%McKinley338,061
2.7%
D+3.2R+38.2D+10.7717,795
D
70.0%Bryan427,778
28.7%McKinley175,084
1.3%
D+41.4D+61.3D+47.5610,724
R
22.0%Cleveland88,413
41.9%Harrison168,730
36.1%
R+20.0—R+21.6402,560

The Far West sits in United States. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.4 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 36.5 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 7.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.0 points.

A population of 46,406,060, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,428 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of El Norte and Greater Appalachia.

Political twins — American Nations

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

El Norte
77.8twin score
12-yr trend% Black2004–2012 trajectory≠ % Latino
Greater Appalachia
41.7twin score
12-yr trendpopulation scale2000–2004 trajectory≠ % Evangelical
Deep South
20.6twin score
2000–2012 trajectorypopulation scale≠ % Evangelical

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap.

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Frequently asked questions

How did The Far West, United States vote in 2024?
In 2024, The Far West, United States voted a near-tie (D+0.03), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 20,059,987 votes cast, 9,748,185 went Democratic and 9,741,599 went Republican.
When did The Far West, United States last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which The Far West, United States voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in The Far West, United States?
The Far West, United States has a population of 46,406,060 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in The Far West, United States?
Median household income in The Far West, United States is $88,428 — above the national median of $80,734. The United States state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of The Far West, United States?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in The Far West, United States from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.