| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 52.3% | 15,476 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 44.3% | 13,106 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.3% | 986 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −1.7% |
| 1896 | +3.6% |
| 1900 | −17.3% |
| 1904 | −47.6% |
| 1908 | −25.3% |
| 1912 | +7.4% |
| 1916 | +0.3% |
| 1920 | −41.1% |
| 1924 | −40.9% |
| 1928 | −40.5% |
| 1932 | +8.7% |
| 1936 | +16.9% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −11.9% |
| 1948 | −5.8% |
| 1952 | −35.1% |
| 1956 | −32.1% |
| 1960 | −27.4% |
| 1964 | +7.8% |
| 1968 | −24.8% |
| 1972 | −38.9% |
| 1976 | −21.0% |
| 1980 | −28.4% |
| 1984 | −28.6% |
| 1988 | −12.8% |
| 1992 | −2.9% |
| 1996 | −5.4% |
| 2000 | −28.6% |
| 2004 | −26.5% |
| 2008 | −16.6% |
| 2012 | −19.3% |
| 2016 | −15.1% |
| 2020 | −8.7% |
| 2024 | −8.0% |
Demographics
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Walla Walla CountyCounty | WashingtonState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 72.5% | 65.8% | 61.0% |
| Black | 1.7% | 4.0% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.9% | 9.8% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 14.1% | 12.7% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 9.9% | 7.7% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23.8% | 14.4% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $74,202 | $98,141 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 12.1% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 38.5 | 38.5 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 13.1% | 8.5% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 20.0% | 16.7% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 29.8% | 39.3% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 19.9% | 21.5% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 17.4% | 9.1% | 13.6% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | Mexican 19.2% | German 14.5% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | German 18.4% | English 12.1% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | English 15.5% | Mexican 10.8% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 10.1% | 10.7% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 19.6% | 20.5% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 60.0% | 58.8% | 51.5% |
| Latter-day Saints | 6.7% | 3.6% | 2.0% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
Walla Walla's mix of irrigated farmland, a state prison, and a growing wine tourism economy produces a county that leans Republican but runs closer in local races than its rural neighbors.
The Democratic margin here reached 16.9 points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.0 points.
A population of 62,161, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,202 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carver County and Jeff Davis County.
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