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census regionWest

presidential margin

2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican

2004D+1.2
2008D+14.1
2012D+11.0
2016D+15.2
2020D+16.7
2024D+10.2
full record · 1892 → 2024

presidential returns

2024 turnout 63.9% of 54,991,033 citizens 18+

YearDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalCVAPTurnout
202418,849,68115,266,2551,029,84135,145,77754,991,03363.9%
202021,187,28314,990,524985,16237,162,96953,164,26069.9%
201616,040,34011,444,7122,724,19730,209,25250,108,12660.3%
201215,039,84311,989,068780,60827,809,51947,070,75459.1%
200815,719,98411,764,985583,55728,068,52444,801,12962.7%
200412,859,40612,555,224366,99025,781,62242,531,504†60.6%

† 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 WestWest: 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+10.2 in 2024.
448 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

German10.4%12.5%
English9.7%9.5%
Irish7.6%9.4%
Italian3.5%4.8%
American3.3%5.3%
Scottish1.6%1.3%
French1.3%1.6%
Norwegian0.9%—
Mexican24.1%11.3%
Salvadoran1.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.8%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.6%1.8%
Spaniard0.5%—
Spanish0.5%—
Cuban0.2%0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.4%
Chinese2.5%1.3%
Filipino2.4%0.9%
Asian Indian1.5%1.4%
Vietnamese1.1%0.6%
Korean0.8%0.4%
Japanese0.6%0.2%
African American†3.4%9.9%
African0.3%0.5%
Navajo0.4%—
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

MeasureWestUnited States
Median age38.239.1
Age 18–249.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older16.3%17.2%

Household economy

MeasureWestUnited States
Median household income$95,174$84,427
Poverty rate11.6%12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)36.6%35.6%

Languages at home

MeasureWestUnited States
Speaks a non-English language at home32.3%22.3%
Spanish20.3%13.6%
Other Indo-European2.3%2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)2.2%1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.7%1.1%

Religious landscape

MeasureWestUnited States
Catholic20.8%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant10.6%16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted55.9%51.5%
Latter-day Saints6.1%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.

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: +10.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+10.2%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−13.4%
1896+28.7%
1900−2.6%
1904−32.3%
1908−15.5%
1912+21.1%
1916+7.5%
1920−32.0%
1924−37.1%
1928−28.5%
1932+21.0%
1936+34.3%
1940+14.3%
1944+10.9%
1948+3.0%
1952−15.4%
1956−13.0%
1960−2.6%
1964+19.2%
1968−5.0%
1972−18.1%
1976−5.3%
1980−19.6%
1984−20.3%
1988−6.1%
1992+8.4%
1996+7.6%
2000+2.1%
2004+1.2%
2008+14.1%
2012+11.0%
2016+15.2%
2020+16.7%
2024+10.2%
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
53.6%Harris18,849,681
43.4%Trump15,266,255
2.9%
D+10.2R+6.5D+11.735,145,777
D
57.0%Biden21,187,283
40.3%Trump14,990,524
2.7%
D+16.7D+1.5D+12.237,162,969
D
53.1%Clinton16,040,340
37.9%Trump11,444,712
9.0%
D+15.2D+4.2D+13.130,209,252
D
54.1%Obama15,039,843
43.1%Romney11,989,068
2.8%
D+11.0R+3.1D+7.127,809,519
D
56.0%Obama15,719,984
41.9%McCain11,764,985
2.1%
D+14.1D+12.9D+6.828,068,524
D
49.9%Kerry12,859,406
48.7%Bush12,555,224
1.4%
D+1.2R+0.9D+3.625,781,622
D
48.3%Gore10,643,069
46.3%Bush10,188,632
5.4%
D+2.1R+5.5D+1.522,026,765
D
48.1%Clinton9,613,029
40.5%Dole8,093,392
11.3%
D+7.6R+0.8R+0.919,964,997
D
42.6%Clinton9,159,865
34.2%Bush7,348,776
23.2%
D+8.4D+14.5D+2.921,483,098
R
46.2%Dukakis8,560,285
52.3%Bush9,683,454
1.5%
R+6.1D+14.3D+1.718,522,410
R
39.2%Mondale7,021,699
59.6%Reagan10,659,116
1.2%
R+20.3R+0.8R+2.117,895,194
R
34.4%Carter5,619,646
54.0%Reagan8,812,989
11.5%
R+19.6R+14.3R+9.816,316,184
R
45.7%Carter6,711,187
51.0%Ford7,487,835
3.3%
R+5.3D+12.8R+7.414,676,928
R
39.0%McGovern5,678,601
57.1%Nixon8,308,957
3.9%
R+18.1R+13.1D+5.114,559,262
R
43.7%Humphrey5,496,995
48.7%Nixon6,125,434
7.7%
R+5.0R+24.2R+4.312,586,914
D
59.5%Johnson7,303,283
40.3%Goldwater4,948,893
0.2%
D+19.2D+21.8R+3.412,277,381
R
48.5%Kennedy5,566,008
51.1%Nixon5,865,543
0.4%
R+2.6D+10.4R+2.811,474,393
R
43.3%Stevenson4,185,980
56.3%Eisenhower5,440,913
0.3%
R+13.0D+2.4D+2.49,658,843
R
41.9%Stevenson3,836,945
57.3%Eisenhower5,245,068
0.8%
R+15.4R+18.4R+4.69,151,162
D
49.4%Truman3,558,686
46.3%Dewey3,340,091
4.3%
D+3.0R+7.9R+1.47,207,983
D
55.2%Roosevelt3,569,704
44.2%Dewey2,863,448
0.6%
D+10.9R+3.4D+3.46,471,817
D
56.7%Roosevelt3,581,747
42.4%Willkie2,679,163
1.0%
D+14.3R+20.0D+4.36,322,439
D
66.0%Roosevelt3,511,098
31.7%Landon1,687,527
2.3%
D+34.3D+13.2D+10.05,321,252
D
58.2%Roosevelt2,753,159
37.2%Hoover1,759,051
4.5%
D+21.0D+49.5D+3.24,727,215
R
35.2%Smith1,356,117
63.7%Hoover2,455,936
1.2%
R+28.5D+8.6R+11.13,856,515
R
16.2%Davis502,105
53.3%Coolidge1,650,930
30.5%
R+37.1R+5.1R+11.93,098,250
R
29.5%Cox762,528
61.5%Harding1,590,149
9.1%
R+32.0R+39.5R+5.82,587,675
D
50.6%Wilson1,316,621
43.1%Hughes1,120,600
6.3%
D+7.5R+13.6D+4.42,601,915
O
37.2%Wilson684,070
16.1%Taft295,436
46.7%
Roosevelt +9.5D+36.7D+1.61,838,137
R
37.8%Bryan485,110
53.4%Taft684,236
8.8%
R+15.5D+16.8R+6.01,282,105
R
29.5%Parker321,706
61.8%Roosevelt674,422
8.8%
R+32.3R+29.7R+12.61,092,059
R
47.0%Bryan453,985
49.7%McKinley479,439
3.3%
R+2.6R+31.4D+4.9965,368
D
63.6%Bryan553,152
34.9%McKinley303,318
1.5%
D+28.7D+42.1D+34.8869,338
R
29.1%Cleveland180,516
42.5%Harrison263,790
28.5%
R+13.4—R+15.1621,260
voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2026R+10.1
Presidential vote · 2024D+10.2

West registers Republican but votes Democratic — a 20-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.

Voter registration in WestRegistered voters by party of registration, 2026–2026. Latest total 10,826,026 in 2026.2.7M5.4M8.1M10.8M20262026
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties

† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.

Voter registration in West
YearTotal registeredDemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther
2026 (partial)10,826,0262,809,2553,900,6843,725,370390,717
Source: State election authorities
domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net domestic migration over time

−168,278 net domestic migration · 2025

Net domestic migration in West, 2011–2025Yearly net domestic migration (arrivals minus departures). Cumulative −408,016 over the window. Sage = net gain, amber = net loss.
20112025

Net −408,016 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Domestic migration in West in West: net domestic migration by year
YearNet domestic migration
2011+21,959
2012+47,331
2013+42,722
2014+84,584
2015+121,328
2016+159,658
2017+112,675
2018+107,325
2019+47,980
2021−268,303
2022−229,975
2023−311,507
2024−175,515
2025−168,278
Source: Census Population Estimates (net) · IRS SOI (flows)

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 37.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.2 points.

A population of 79,110,410, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,174 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Northeast and South.

Political twins — regions

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

Northeast
3.8twin score
2016–2024 trajectorymedian income≠ 12-yr trend
South
0.0twin score
Irish ancestryItalian ancestry% White≠ 2024 margin
Midwest
0.0twin score
elasticityPuerto Rican ancestryItalian ancestry≠ 12-yr trend

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 West, United States vote in 2024?
In 2024, West, United States voted Democratic by 10.2 points (D+10.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 35,145,777 votes cast, 18,849,681 went Democratic and 15,266,255 went Republican.
When did West, United States last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which West, United States voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in West, United States?
West, United States has a population of 79,110,410 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West, United States?
Median household income in West, United States is $95,174 — above the national median of $80,734. The United States state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of West, United States?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in West, United States from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.