Ellensburg, WA, Washington: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+14MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 47,1722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,8042024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+43 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Ellensburg, WA
TrumpR+14
Constituent county margins for Ellensburg, WA, WAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 55.3% | 14,645 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 40.8% | 10,810 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.9% | 1,044 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −2.4% |
| 1896 | +12.1% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −45.9% |
| 1908 | −24.6% |
| 1912 | +4.8% |
| 1916 | +5.7% |
| 1920 | −33.0% |
| 1924 | −38.1% |
| 1928 | −19.9% |
| 1932 | +34.5% |
| 1936 | +43.0% |
| 1940 | +20.8% |
| 1944 | +10.5% |
| 1948 | +13.7% |
| 1952 | −13.8% |
| 1956 | −15.5% |
| 1960 | −3.8% |
| 1964 | +25.4% |
| 1968 | −3.3% |
| 1972 | −11.5% |
| 1976 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | −11.9% |
| 1984 | −15.2% |
| 1988 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | +10.9% |
| 1996 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | −15.7% |
| 2004 | −14.4% |
| 2008 | −8.1% |
| 2012 | −10.0% |
| 2016 | −13.3% |
| 2020 | −10.2% |
| 2024 | −14.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,810 | 14,645 | 26,499 | ||
| R | 11,421 | 14,105 | 26,364 | ||
| R | 7,489 | 10,100 | 19,615 | ||
| R | 7,949 | 9,782 | 18,293 | ||
| R | 8,030 | 9,471 | 17,868 | ||
| R | 6,731 | 9,052 | 16,114 | ||
| R | 5,516 | 7,727 | 14,086 | ||
| D | 5,707 | 5,224 | 12,564 | ||
| D | 5,432 | 4,078 | 12,385 | ||
| D | 5,318 | 5,048 | 10,496 | ||
| R | 4,830 | 6,580 | 11,531 | ||
| R | 4,075 | 5,359 | 10,748 | ||
| D | 4,858 | 4,765 | 10,017 | ||
| R | 4,299 | 5,464 | 10,126 | ||
| R | 3,921 | 4,212 | 8,729 | ||
| D | 5,383 | 3,200 | 8,592 | ||
| R | 4,303 | 4,640 | 8,953 | ||
| R | 3,726 | 5,097 | 8,830 | ||
| R | 3,937 | 5,201 | 9,174 | ||
| D | 4,588 | 3,446 | 8,348 | ||
| D | 4,227 | 3,423 | 7,686 | ||
| D | 5,203 | 3,401 | 8,660 | ||
| D | 5,044 | 1,941 | 7,218 | ||
| D | 4,266 | 1,963 | 6,684 | ||
| R | 2,136 | 3,207 | 5,392 | ||
| R | 455 | 2,360 | 4,998 | ||
| R | 1,119 | 2,837 | 5,202 | ||
| D | 2,609 | 2,310 | 5,281 | ||
| O | 1,407 | 1,157 | 5,156 | ||
| R | 985 | 1,752 | 3,116 | ||
| R | 523 | 1,787 | 2,755 | ||
| R | 934 | 1,139 | 2,154 | ||
| D | 1,336 | 1,044 | 2,406 | ||
| R | 800 | 855 | 2,260 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.1%
English
14.0%
Irish
13.1%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
3.2%
American
3.0%
Polish
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.8 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,804
Ellensburg, WA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Ellensburg, WA$73,804
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
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)4.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.1%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Central Washington University's enrollment shapes Ellensburg's demographics and turns out younger voters in a county that otherwise trends conservative, producing split-ticket patterns uncommon in surrounding rural precincts.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-three points in 1936 and a Republican high of forty-six points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fourteen points.
A population of 47,172, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,804 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ellensburg, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ellensburg, WA, Washington voted Republican by 14.5 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,499 votes cast, 10,810 went Democratic and 14,645 went Republican.
What is Ellensburg, WA, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Ellensburg, 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 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Ellensburg, WA, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ellensburg, WA, Washington voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Ellensburg, WA, Washington?
Ellensburg, WA, Washington has a population of 47,172 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ellensburg, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Ellensburg, WA, Washington is $73,804 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Ellensburg, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ellensburg, WA, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.