Washington, Washington: Urban anchor state. In 2024, voted D+18%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+18MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,816,1162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $98,1412024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Browse all of Washington
Constituent county margins for Washington, WAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2,245,849 | 1,530,923 | 3,924,245 | ||
| D | 2,369,609 | 1,584,651 | 4,087,631 | ||
| D | 1,742,718 | 1,221,747 | 3,316,996 | ||
| D | 1,755,396 | 1,290,670 | 3,145,958 | ||
| D | 1,750,848 | 1,229,216 | 3,036,878 | ||
| D | 1,510,201 | 1,304,894 | 2,861,713 | ||
| D | 1,247,652 | 1,108,864 | 2,488,745 | ||
| D | 1,123,323 | 840,712 | 2,254,560 | ||
| D | 993,037 | 731,234 | 2,287,565 | ||
| D | 933,516 | 903,835 | 1,865,253 | ||
| R | 807,352 | 1,051,670 | 1,883,910 | ||
| R | 650,193 | 865,244 | 1,742,394 | ||
| R | 717,323 | 777,732 | 1,555,534 | ||
| R | 568,334 | 837,135 | 1,470,847 | ||
| D | 616,037 | 588,510 | 1,304,281 | ||
| D | 779,881 | 470,366 | 1,258,556 | ||
| R | 599,298 | 629,273 | 1,241,572 | ||
| R | 523,002 | 620,430 | 1,150,889 | ||
| R | 492,845 | 599,107 | 1,102,708 | ||
| D | 475,165 | 386,314 | 904,058 | ||
| D | 486,774 | 361,689 | 856,328 | ||
| D | 462,145 | 322,123 | 793,833 | ||
| D | 459,579 | 206,892 | 692,338 | ||
| D | 353,260 | 208,645 | 614,814 | ||
| R | 156,772 | 335,844 | 500,840 | ||
| R | 42,842 | 220,224 | 421,549 | ||
| R | 84,298 | 223,137 | 398,715 | ||
| D | 183,388 | 167,208 | 380,994 | ||
| O | 86,840 | 70,445 | 322,799 | ||
| R | 58,691 | 106,062 | 183,879 | ||
| R | 28,098 | 101,540 | 145,151 | ||
| R | 44,833 | 57,456 | 107,524 | ||
| D | 53,314 | 39,153 | 93,583 | ||
| R | 29,802 | 36,490 | 87,999 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 59.1% | 40.6% | 3,812,391 |
| 2022 | D | 57.1% | 42.6% | 3,047,900 |
| 2018 | D | 58.4% | 41.6% | 3,086,168 |
| 2016 | D | 59.0% | 41.0% | 3,243,317 |
| 2012 | D | 60.5% | 39.5% | 3,069,417 |
| 2010 | D | 52.4% | 47.6% | 2,511,094 |
| 2006 | D | 56.9% | 39.9% | 2,083,734 |
| 2004 | D | 55.0% | 42.7% | 2,818,651 |
| 2000 | D | 48.7% | 48.6% | 2,461,379 |
| 1998 | D | 58.4% | 41.6% | 1,888,561 |
| 1994 | R | 44.3% | 55.7% | 1,700,173 |
| 1992 | D | 54.0% | 46.0% | 2,218,802 |
| 1988 | R | 48.9% | 51.1% | 1,848,542 |
| 1986 | D | 50.7% | 48.7% | 1,337,367 |
| 1982 | D | 69.0% | 24.3% | 1,368,476 |
| 1980 | R | 45.8% | 54.2% | 1,728,369 |
| 1976 | D | 71.8% | 24.2% | 1,491,111 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.5%
English
12.1%
Irish
9.8%
American
3.8%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
2.6%
French
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$98,141
Washington ranks near the middle of US counties.
Washington$98,141
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.5%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.5%
speak English only
Spanish9.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander6.6%
Other Indo-European4.4%
Other languages1.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Washington is a political anchor of the Pacific Northwest. Its population of 7,816,116 and its concentration of urban, diverse, and college-educated voters have made it a Democratic stronghold for decades running.
The Democratic margin in Washington has been steady. It reached its modern peak at thirty-six points in 1936; the 2024 margin was eighteen points, still in line with the state's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $98,141, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Washington, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington, Washington voted Democratic by 18.2 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,924,245 votes cast, 2,245,849 went Democratic and 1,530,923 went Republican.
What is Washington, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Washington, Washington as a "Urban anchor" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Washington, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington, Washington voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Washington, Washington?
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, Washington?
Median household income in Washington, 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, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Washington, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.