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1892–2024
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WashingtonHarrisD+18.2
2024StatewideD+18.2

39 counties · presidential margin · 2024

County39 areas · 2024 presidential vote
King832,606252,193D+51.31,130,502San Juan9,5392,890D+51.113,006Jefferson17,4596,324D+45.124,698Whatcom83,29549,213D+24.7137,868Kitsap91,73159,080D+20.8156,872Thurston95,66362,282D+20.3164,537Snohomish240,099161,371D+18.8418,221Island29,59520,967D+16.552,449Pierce235,169188,194D+10.7439,581Whitman10,4808,699D+8.920,027Skagit36,95630,765D+8.870,256Clallam25,44021,632D+7.848,663Clark143,206123,998D+6.9276,578Pacific6,8257,010R+1.314,244Mason17,21518,127R+2.536,689Spokane131,163145,338R+4.9287,082Grays Harbor17,16119,432R+6.037,793Walla Walla13,10615,476R+8.029,568Klickitat5,9177,178R+9.313,610Chelan18,39722,363R+9.442,191Skamania3,1473,961R+11.17,355Yakima36,70649,368R+14.388,751Kittitas10,81014,645R+14.526,499Okanogan8,46611,555R+14.920,731Wahkiakum1,2041,757R+18.13,062Cowlitz22,82534,580R+19.859,325Benton37,66259,555R+21.7100,693Franklin11,88419,086R+22.631,897Asotin4,0827,004R+25.511,468Douglas7,41013,095R+26.821,182Ferry1,3152,667R+32.84,119Lewis14,43329,322R+32.845,338Grant10,80624,326R+37.336,253Pend Oreille2,4615,826R+39.48,545Adams1,4553,767R+43.15,365Columbia6611,737R+43.32,485Stevens7,49219,895R+43.928,246Garfield330973R+47.61,352Lincoln1,6785,272R+50.37,144

Washington, Washington

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: +18.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+18.2%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−7.6%
1896+15.1%
1900−11.7%
1904−50.6%
1908−25.8%
1912+5.1%
1916+4.2%
1920−34.8%
1924−42.1%
1928−35.8%
1932+23.5%
1936+36.5%
1940+17.6%
1944+14.6%
1948+9.8%
1952−9.6%
1956−8.5%
1960−2.4%
1964+24.6%
1968+2.1%
1972−18.3%
1976−3.9%
1980−12.3%
1984−13.0%
1988+1.6%
1992+11.4%
1996+12.5%
2000+5.6%
2004+7.2%
2008+17.2%
2012+14.8%
2016+15.7%
2020+19.2%
2024+18.2%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
57.2%Harris2,245,849
39.0%Trump1,530,923
1.4%Kennedy54,868
+18.2%
3,924,245
D
58.0%Biden2,369,609
38.8%Trump1,584,651
2.0%Jorgensen80,500
+19.2%
4,087,631
D
52.5%Clinton1,742,718
36.8%Trump1,221,747
4.9%Johnson160,879
+15.7%
3,316,996
D
55.8%Obama1,755,396
41.0%Romney1,290,670
1.3%Johnson42,202
+14.8%
3,145,958
D
57.7%Obama1,750,848
40.5%McCain1,229,216
1.0%Nader29,489
+17.2%
3,036,878
D
52.8%Kerry1,510,201
45.6%Bush1,304,894
0.8%Nader23,283
+7.2%
2,861,713
D
50.1%Gore1,247,652
44.6%Bush1,108,864
4.1%Nader103,002
+5.6%
2,488,745
D
49.8%Clinton1,123,323
37.3%Dole840,712
8.9%Perot201,003
+12.5%
2,254,560
D
43.4%Clinton993,037
32.0%Bush731,234
23.7%Perot541,780
+11.4%
2,287,565
D
50.0%Dukakis933,516
48.5%Bush903,835
0.9%Paul17,240
+1.6%
1,865,253
R
42.9%Mondale807,352
55.8%Reagan1,051,670
0.5%Bergland8,844
−13.0%
1,883,910
R
37.3%Carter650,193
49.7%Reagan865,244
10.6%Anderson185,073
−12.3%
1,742,394
R
46.1%Carter717,323
50.0%Ford777,732
2.4%McCarthy36,986
−3.9%
1,555,534
R
38.6%McGovern568,334
56.9%Nixon837,135
4.4%Schmitz65,378
−18.3%
1,470,847
D
47.2%Humphrey616,037
45.1%Nixon588,510
7.6%Wallace99,734
+2.1%
1,304,281
D
62.0%Johnson779,881
37.4%Goldwater470,366
0.7%Hass8,309
+24.6%
1,258,556
R
48.3%Kennedy599,298
50.7%Nixon629,273
1.0%Byrd13,001
−2.4%
1,241,572
R
45.4%Stevenson523,002
53.9%Eisenhower620,430
0.6%Andrews7,457
−8.5%
1,150,889
R
44.7%Stevenson492,845
54.3%Eisenhower599,107
1.0%Hallinan10,756
−9.6%
1,102,708
D
52.6%Truman475,165
42.7%Dewey386,314
4.7%Thurmond42,579
+9.8%
904,058
D
56.8%Roosevelt486,774
42.2%Dewey361,689
0.9%Thomas7,865
+14.6%
856,328
D
58.2%Roosevelt462,145
40.6%Willkie322,123
1.2%Thomas9,565
+17.6%
793,833
D
66.4%Roosevelt459,579
29.9%Landon206,892
3.7%Lemke25,867
+36.5%
692,338
D
57.5%Roosevelt353,260
33.9%Hoover208,645
8.6%Thomas52,909
+23.5%
614,814
R
31.3%Smith156,772
67.1%Hoover335,844
1.6%Thomas8,224
−35.8%
500,840
R
10.2%Davis42,842
52.2%Coolidge220,224
37.6%La Follette158,483
−42.1%
421,549
R
21.1%Cox84,298
56.0%Harding223,137
22.9%Debs91,280
−34.8%
398,715
D
48.1%Wilson183,388
43.9%Hughes167,208
8.0%Benson30,398
+4.2%
380,994
O
26.9%Wilson86,840
21.8%Taft70,445
51.3%Roosevelt165,514
Roosevelt +24.4
322,799
R
31.9%Bryan58,691
57.7%Taft106,062
10.4%Debs19,126
−25.8%
183,879
R
19.4%Parker28,098
70.0%Roosevelt101,540
10.7%Debs15,513
−50.6%
145,151
R
41.7%Bryan44,833
53.4%McKinley57,456
4.9%Woolley5,235
−11.7%
107,524
D
57.0%Bryan53,314
41.8%McKinley39,153
1.2%Palmer1,116
+15.1%
93,583
R
33.9%Cleveland29,802
41.5%Harrison36,490
24.7%Weaver21,707
−7.6%
87,999
Congressional elections · 221 House races · 17 Senate races

U.S. House

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0. Seat totals count district winners; vote shares aggregate every district.
YearSeats wonD %R %Total
D 8 · R 257.2%42.3%3,768,180
D 8 · R 257.9%41.7%3,026,173
D 7 · R 359.3%39.2%3,944,233
D 7 · R 362.5%34.7%3,021,951

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
59.1%2,252,577
40.6%1,549,187
3,812,391
2022D
57.1%1,741,827
42.6%1,299,322
3,047,900
2018D
58.4%1,803,364
41.6%1,282,804
3,086,168
2016D
59.0%1,913,979
41.0%1,329,338
3,243,317
2012D
60.5%1,855,493
39.5%1,213,924
3,069,417
2010D
52.4%1,314,930
47.6%1,196,164
2,511,094
2006D
56.9%1,184,659
39.9%832,106
2,083,734
2004D
55.0%1,549,708
42.7%1,204,584
2,818,651
2000D
48.7%1,199,437
48.6%1,197,208
2,461,379
1998D
58.4%1,103,184
41.6%785,377
1,888,561
1994R
44.3%752,352
55.7%947,821
1,700,173
1992D
54.0%1,197,973
46.0%1,020,829
2,218,802
1988R
48.9%904,183
51.1%944,359
1,848,542
1986D
50.7%677,471
48.7%650,931
1,337,367
1982D
69.0%943,655
24.3%332,273
1,368,476
1980R
45.8%792,052
54.2%936,317
1,728,369
1976D
71.8%1,071,219
24.2%361,546
1,491,111
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in WashingtonTotal registered voters, 2016–2024. Latest 5,597,156 in 2024.1.4M2.8M4.2M5.6M5.6M20162024
Registered voters
Voter registration in Washington
YearTotal registered
20164,872,385
20184,841,431
20205,255,466
20225,303,997
20245,597,156
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)
King County voted Democratic by 51 points, and its margin alone is four-fifths of Washington’s statewide total — Seattle against the wheat country, with the Cascades in between.
Held against the tide
D+19.2 (2020) → D+18.2 (2024) — a 1-pt slip as the nation moved toward Trump; Democratic every cycle since 1988 · MIT Election Lab
King County is the engine
Seattle’s county voted D+51.3 — the state’s widest; its 580,413-vote margin is ~four-fifths of the 714,926 statewide · MIT Election Lab 2024
The Cascade divide
Five Puget Sound counties cast 58.9% of the vote; Pierce D+10.7, Snohomish D+18.8, Thurston D+20.3, Whatcom D+24.7 · MIT Election Lab 2024
The rural east
Lincoln County R+50.3 — the state’s widest; Garfield R+47.6, Benton R+21.7, Yakima R+14.3 across the wheat country and Columbia Basin · MIT Election Lab 2024
Spokane is the eastern swing city
The largest eastern county held R+4.9 — closer than R+8.3 in 2016 — against a heavily Republican interior · MIT Election Lab
An affluent, tech-shaped electorate
Asian 9.7% (Chinese 2.2%, Asian Indian 2.0%); 7th in income at $98,141; 11th in bachelor’s at 39.3% · ACS 2024 5-year
Political twins — states

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

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77.7twin score
12-yr trend2008–2024 trajectory≠ median income
Colorado
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68.1twin score
12-yr trendmedian income2020–2024 trajectory≠ % Asian
Maryland
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64.2twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectorymedian income≠ % Black

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. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Kent
135.6K residents
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106.4K residents
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Frequently asked questions

How did Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington voted Democratic by 18.2 points (D+18.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,924,245 votes cast, 2,245,849 went Democratic and 1,530,923 went Republican.
When did Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Washington?
Washington has a population of 7,816,116 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington?
Median household income in Washington is $98,141 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Washington?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Washington from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.