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Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA·Washington

Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential elections — D+21 in 2024.

Puget Sound naval hub where military households shape the electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WA
LatestD+21in 2024
TypologyRealigning Affluent Suburbcluster typology
Population277,8812024 ACS

Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington: Realigning Affluent Suburb metro. In 2024, voted D+21%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+21MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
Population
277,8812024 5-year
Median household income
$104,1582024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.0%2024 5-year
Black
2.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+55 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
HarrisD+21
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic58.5%91,731
Donald TrumpRepublican37.7%59,080
OtherAll other candidates3.9%6,061
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: +20.8% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+20.8%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−5.4%
1896+0.0%
1900−26.0%
1904−56.4%
1908−29.9%
1912−4.2%
1916+12.1%
1920−36.0%
1924−39.6%
1928−27.7%
1932+46.1%
1936+54.9%
1940+42.5%
1944+36.0%
1948+31.5%
1952+9.7%
1956+4.4%
1960+5.9%
1964+43.0%
1968+19.5%
1972−19.4%
1976+5.1%
1980−14.1%
1984−9.6%
1988−1.4%
1992+5.8%
1996+9.7%
2000+3.8%
2004+4.4%
2008+12.3%
2012+11.6%
2016+11.0%
2020+18.1%
2024+20.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+20.8%
91,73159,080156,872
D
+18.1%
90,27761,563158,672
D
+11.0%
63,15649,018128,770
D
+11.6%
67,27752,846124,101
D
+12.3%
68,62453,297124,337
D
+4.4%
60,79655,608118,670
D
+3.8%
50,30246,427102,867
D
+9.7%
44,16735,30491,487
D
+5.8%
34,44229,34088,568
R
−1.4%
33,74834,74369,649
R
−9.6%
29,68136,10166,713
R
−14.1%
20,89329,42060,296
D
+5.1%
25,70123,12450,750
R
−19.4%
17,01125,83145,446
D
+19.5%
22,27314,52039,815
D
+43.0%
26,90410,70237,714
D
+5.9%
19,66217,45937,302
D
+4.4%
19,64117,98637,685
D
+9.7%
20,53116,87637,596
D
+31.5%
19,5389,86930,678
D
+36.0%
24,01611,22435,491
D
+42.5%
13,8615,52519,596
D
+54.9%
12,4143,44016,347
D
+46.1%
10,0023,46514,173
R
−27.7%
3,6686,54410,392
O
−39.6%
4903,9548,750
R
−36.0%
1,3504,98910,098
D
+12.1%
3,4792,6386,974
O
−4.2%
9691,2246,082
R
−29.9%
8501,8193,241
R
−56.4%
3201,7362,509
R
−26.0%
4898801,506
O
+0.0%
7287281,489
O
−5.4%
3704381,266
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.6%
English
14.9%
Irish
12.9%
American
4.0%
Italian
3.7%
Scottish
3.6%
French
2.6%
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: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
2.7%
75–84
3.2%
5.7%
65–74
6.2%
6.4%
55–64
6.6%
5.6%
45–54
5.4%
6.9%
35–44
6.4%
7.8%
25–34
6.6%
5.3%
18–24
3.6%
7.4%
5–17
7.1%
2.7%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$104,158
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$104,158
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
8.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.0%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)6.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.6%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander3.9%
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
19.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
7.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.9%
Baptist
1.0%
Methodist
0.5%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Naval Base Kitsap, one of the largest naval installations in the U.S., the metro's sizable active-duty and veteran population tilts its demographic profile in ways that consistently distinguish it from the broader Seattle media market.

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

A population of 277,881, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $104,158 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington voted Democratic by 20.8 points (D+21), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 156,872 votes cast, 91,731 went Democratic and 59,080 went Republican.
What is Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" 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 21 times, Republican 9 times, and other 4 times.
When did Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington?
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington has a population of 277,881 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington is $104,158 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.