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1876–2024
Aberdeen, WA·Washington

Aberdeen, WA delivered R+6 in 2024.

Timber-economy port city where union labor and coastal geography shape the ballot

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WA
LatestR+6in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population77,0532024 ACS

Aberdeen, WA, Washington: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+6%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+6MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
77,0532024 5-year
Median household income
$64,4142024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.5%2024 5-year
Black
1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+50 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Aberdeen, WA
TrumpR+6
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican51.4%19,432
Kamala HarrisDemocratic45.4%17,161
OtherAll other candidates3.2%1,200
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −6.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−6.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−8.1%
1896+3.1%
1900−24.4%
1904−51.7%
1908−36.3%
1912−12.5%
1916−0.3%
1920−21.9%
1924−51.2%
1928−34.0%
1932+28.0%
1936+49.9%
1940+27.6%
1944+27.4%
1948+22.8%
1952+0.6%
1956+5.1%
1960+15.4%
1964+49.5%
1968+25.4%
1972+4.0%
1976+16.8%
1980+4.2%
1984+10.8%
1988+22.4%
1992+20.9%
1996+24.6%
2000+8.0%
2004+6.1%
2008+14.6%
2012+14.0%
2016−7.0%
2020−6.6%
2024−6.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−6.0%
17,16119,43237,793
R
−6.6%
17,35419,87738,441
R
−7.0%
12,02014,06729,301
D
+14.0%
15,96011,91428,947
D
+14.6%
16,35412,10429,184
D
+6.1%
14,58312,87127,953
D
+8.0%
13,30411,22525,972
D
+24.6%
14,0827,63526,250
D
+20.9%
12,5996,90427,238
D
+22.4%
14,0978,86023,391
D
+10.8%
14,05011,28625,671
D
+4.2%
11,29010,22625,444
D
+16.8%
13,4789,46423,893
D
+4.0%
11,78610,83923,745
D
+25.4%
13,4807,72022,684
D
+49.5%
17,1455,74423,027
D
+15.4%
13,77310,06724,006
D
+5.1%
12,85811,59924,514
D
+0.6%
12,31712,16824,683
D
+22.8%
13,6608,35723,215
D
+27.4%
13,8037,83421,767
D
+27.6%
14,8618,36923,487
D
+49.9%
15,8515,05321,622
D
+28.0%
10,3105,14118,436
R
−34.0%
5,25810,79816,286
R
−51.2%
1,2398,27313,751
R
−21.9%
3,3785,92011,622
R
−0.3%
4,9925,02411,336
O
−12.5%
1,9533,0558,814
R
−36.3%
1,2483,1285,183
R
−51.7%
6242,5893,800
R
−24.4%
1,0811,8503,148
D
+3.1%
1,3501,2672,641
R
−8.1%
7989902,356
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.2%
Irish
11.6%
English
11.2%
American
3.4%
Scottish
2.5%
Italian
1.9%
French
1.9%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 44.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.1%
3.1%
75–84
3.5%
7.0%
65–74
7.7%
7.5%
55–64
7.2%
6.1%
45–54
5.4%
6.5%
35–44
5.6%
6.4%
25–34
5.3%
3.6%
18–24
3.1%
7.6%
5–17
7.4%
2.4%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,414
Aberdeen, WA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Aberdeen, WA$64,414
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.8%
Working age (18–64)14.0%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish7.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
16.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Methodist
1.2%
Baptist
0.7%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Aberdeen anchors Grays Harbor County, a historically Democratic timber and fishing hub that has trended Republican in recent cycles as extraction-industry employment declined and demographic composition shifted away from organized-labor households.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty points in 1936 and a Republican high of fifty-two points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.

A population of 77,053, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,414 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Aberdeen, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Aberdeen, WA, Washington voted Republican by 6.0 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,793 votes cast, 17,161 went Democratic and 19,432 went Republican.
What is Aberdeen, WA, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Aberdeen, WA, Washington in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Aberdeen, WA, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Aberdeen, WA, Washington voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Aberdeen, WA, Washington?
Aberdeen, WA, Washington has a population of 77,053 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Aberdeen, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Aberdeen, WA, Washington is $64,414 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Aberdeen, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Aberdeen, WA, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.