Spokane, Washington: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,284,6542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,6842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Spokane
TrumpR+24
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 60.6% | 394,710 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 36.2% | 235,399 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.2% | 20,746 |
D+60R+60
24 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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 | −18.2% |
| 1896 | +38.0% |
| 1900 | +4.6% |
| 1904 | −44.0% |
| 1908 | −20.8% |
| 1912 | +15.8% |
| 1916 | +8.5% |
| 1920 | −30.7% |
| 1924 | −32.2% |
| 1928 | −29.5% |
| 1932 | +23.1% |
| 1936 | +38.7% |
| 1940 | +15.3% |
| 1944 | +10.0% |
| 1948 | +13.2% |
| 1952 | −12.3% |
| 1956 | −7.8% |
| 1960 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | +16.2% |
| 1968 | −4.0% |
| 1972 | −22.9% |
| 1976 | −8.8% |
| 1980 | −21.8% |
| 1984 | −21.6% |
| 1988 | −3.4% |
| 1992 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | −2.3% |
| 2000 | −23.0% |
| 2004 | −21.3% |
| 2008 | −11.6% |
| 2012 | −16.8% |
| 2016 | −22.4% |
| 2020 | −20.6% |
| 2024 | −24.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 235,399 | 394,710 | 650,855 | ||
| R | 249,075 | 384,044 | 654,176 | ||
| R | 174,720 | 291,999 | 523,400 | ||
| R | 197,866 | 281,105 | 496,648 | ||
| R | 213,306 | 270,910 | 497,209 | ||
| R | 178,229 | 277,214 | 464,069 | ||
| R | 144,602 | 237,157 | 402,825 | ||
| R | 156,915 | 165,594 | 379,446 | ||
| D | 149,105 | 137,044 | 386,151 | ||
| R | 152,922 | 163,864 | 322,043 | ||
| R | 131,190 | 204,890 | 340,746 | ||
| R | 114,422 | 187,535 | 335,342 | ||
| R | 127,798 | 153,346 | 290,823 | ||
| R | 99,366 | 163,082 | 277,780 | ||
| R | 110,505 | 120,583 | 253,204 | ||
| D | 148,401 | 106,930 | 255,509 | ||
| D | 132,943 | 130,690 | 264,038 | ||
| R | 116,715 | 136,357 | 253,248 | ||
| R | 104,909 | 134,496 | 240,420 | ||
| D | 112,510 | 85,481 | 204,643 | ||
| D | 104,748 | 85,674 | 191,445 | ||
| D | 117,885 | 86,395 | 205,847 | ||
| D | 122,543 | 52,051 | 181,968 | ||
| D | 98,064 | 59,812 | 165,412 | ||
| R | 49,179 | 90,918 | 141,450 | ||
| R | 20,253 | 62,556 | 131,300 | ||
| R | 37,564 | 74,538 | 120,614 | ||
| D | 67,994 | 56,597 | 134,413 | ||
| O | 37,279 | 19,627 | 111,977 | ||
| R | 27,936 | 44,831 | 81,390 | ||
| R | 14,819 | 43,180 | 64,423 | ||
| D | 26,166 | 23,807 | 51,802 | ||
| D | 24,071 | 10,701 | 35,196 | ||
| R | 7,388 | 12,911 | 30,341 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.2%
English
14.0%
Irish
11.7%
American
5.1%
Italian
3.7%
Scottish
2.9%
French
2.4%
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: 39.8 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
$73,684
Spokane ranks near the middle of US counties.
Spokane$73,684
Washington$77,800
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.5%
speak English only
Spanish6.0%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Spokane media market stretches from a mid-sized city that has trended competitive in recent cycles deep into reliably Republican wheat-farming counties, creating one of the sharpest urban-rural contrasts in the Pacific Northwest.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-nine points in 1936 and a Republican high of forty-four points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.
A population of 1,284,654, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,684 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Spokane, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Spokane, Washington voted Republican by 24.5 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 650,855 votes cast, 235,399 went Democratic and 394,710 went Republican.
What is Spokane, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Spokane, 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 market has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Spokane, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Spokane, Washington voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Spokane, Washington?
Spokane, Washington has a population of 1,284,654 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Spokane, Washington?
Median household income in Spokane, Washington is $73,684 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Spokane, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Spokane, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.