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1876–2024
Centralia, WA·Washington

Centralia, WA has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+33 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WA
LatestR+33in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population85,1542024 ACS

Centralia, WA, Washington: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+33%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+33MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
85,1542024 5-year
Median household income
$74,7962024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
82.2%2024 5-year
Black
0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+27 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Centralia, WA
TrumpR+33
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican64.7%29,322
Kamala HarrisDemocratic31.8%14,433
OtherAll other candidates3.5%1,583
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: −32.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−32.8%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−10.3%
1896+1.8%
1900−15.3%
1904−49.7%
1908−33.5%
1912−7.4%
1916−8.2%
1920−35.0%
1924−45.2%
1928−43.5%
1932+24.4%
1936+22.4%
1940+0.3%
1944−7.1%
1948−3.6%
1952−26.4%
1956−21.5%
1960−13.4%
1964+27.0%
1968−1.8%
1972−24.9%
1976−9.0%
1980−29.3%
1984−34.3%
1988−23.9%
1992−16.6%
1996−10.5%
2000−28.9%
2004−31.8%
2008−19.2%
2012−22.7%
2016−35.1%
2020−32.8%
2024−32.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−32.8%
14,43329,32245,338
R
−32.8%
14,52029,39145,309
R
−35.1%
9,65421,99235,199
R
−22.7%
12,66420,45234,320
R
−19.2%
13,62420,27834,705
R
−31.8%
10,72621,04232,428
R
−28.9%
9,89118,56529,986
R
−10.5%
10,33113,23827,644
R
−16.6%
7,81012,31627,168
R
−23.9%
8,62914,18423,238
R
−34.3%
7,63415,84623,931
R
−29.3%
6,96213,63622,749
R
−9.0%
9,02610,93321,167
R
−24.9%
6,94612,07120,585
R
−1.8%
8,4448,77918,668
D
+27.0%
12,0706,93319,022
R
−13.4%
8,41111,01219,480
R
−21.5%
7,71411,94919,688
R
−26.4%
7,11512,28719,571
R
−3.6%
8,3949,04717,953
R
−7.1%
7,7068,89616,726
D
+0.3%
9,2809,22818,726
D
+22.4%
9,6195,88516,705
D
+24.4%
8,4544,64715,594
R
−43.5%
3,5919,25313,010
R
−45.2%
1,5446,97312,007
R
−35.0%
2,2126,16011,285
R
−8.2%
4,3185,18610,601
O
−7.4%
2,4713,2009,786
R
−33.5%
1,4123,1705,244
R
−49.7%
8963,0984,430
R
−15.3%
1,3821,9073,442
D
+1.8%
1,6541,5943,297
R
−10.3%
1,0141,3503,254
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.0%
American
13.9%
English
12.9%
Irish
10.5%
Scottish
2.3%
French
2.2%
Italian
2.0%
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: 42.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
1.1%
2.9%
75–84
3.6%
6.3%
65–74
6.5%
6.8%
55–64
7.0%
6.0%
45–54
5.7%
6.3%
35–44
6.2%
6.1%
25–34
6.0%
3.8%
18–24
3.2%
8.3%
5–17
7.7%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,796
Centralia, WA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Centralia, WA$74,796
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
12.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.3%
speak English only
Spanish6.8%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
15.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
7.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Baptist
1.8%
Methodist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Centralia, WA sits in the Pacific Northwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-seven points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty points in 1904. The 2024 margin was thirty-three points.

A population of 85,154, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,796 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Centralia, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Centralia, WA, Washington voted Republican by 32.8 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 45,338 votes cast, 14,433 went Democratic and 29,322 went Republican.
What is Centralia, WA, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Centralia, WA, Washington in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Centralia, WA, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Centralia, WA, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Centralia, WA, Washington?
Centralia, WA, Washington has a population of 85,154 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Centralia, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Centralia, WA, Washington is $74,796 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Centralia, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Centralia, WA, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.