Washington — Elections 1876–2024

Washington: state. In 2024, voted D+18%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+18MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 7,816,1162024 5-year
Median household income: $98,1412024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 65.8%2024 5-year
Black: 4.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 14.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+36 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Washington

HarrisD+18

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	57.2%	2,245,849
Donald TrumpRepublican	39.0%	1,530,923
OtherAll other candidates	3.8%	147,473

D+60

R+60

39 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

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−7.6%
1896	+15.1%
1900	−11.7%
1904	−50.6%
1908	−25.8%
1912	+5.1%
1916	+4.2%
1920	−34.8%
1924	−42.1%
1928	−35.8%
1932	+23.5%
1936	+36.5%
1940	+17.6%
1944	+14.6%
1948	+9.8%
1952	−9.6%
1956	−8.5%
1960	−2.4%
1964	+24.6%
1968	+2.1%
1972	−18.3%
1976	−3.9%
1980	−12.3%
1984	−13.0%
1988	+1.6%
1992	+11.4%
1996	+12.5%
2000	+5.6%
2004	+7.2%
2008	+17.2%
2012	+14.8%
2016	+15.7%
2020	+19.2%
2024	+18.2%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+18.2%	2,245,849	1,530,923	3,924,245
2020	D	+19.2%	2,369,609	1,584,651	4,087,631
2016	D	+15.7%	1,742,718	1,221,747	3,316,996
2012	D	+14.8%	1,755,396	1,290,670	3,145,958
2008	D	+17.2%	1,750,848	1,229,216	3,036,878
2004	D	+7.2%	1,510,201	1,304,894	2,861,713
2000	D	+5.6%	1,247,652	1,108,864	2,488,745
1996	D	+12.5%	1,123,323	840,712	2,254,560
1992	D	+11.4%	993,037	731,234	2,287,565
1988	D	+1.6%	933,516	903,835	1,865,253
1984	R	−13.0%	807,352	1,051,670	1,883,910
1980	R	−12.3%	650,193	865,244	1,742,394
1976	R	−3.9%	717,323	777,732	1,555,534
1972	R	−18.3%	568,334	837,135	1,470,847
1968	D	+2.1%	616,037	588,510	1,304,281
1964	D	+24.6%	779,881	470,366	1,258,556
1960	R	−2.4%	599,298	629,273	1,241,572
1956	R	−8.5%	523,002	620,430	1,150,889
1952	R	−9.6%	492,845	599,107	1,102,708
1948	D	+9.8%	475,165	386,314	904,058
1944	D	+14.6%	486,774	361,689	856,328
1940	D	+17.6%	462,145	322,123	793,833
1936	D	+36.5%	459,579	206,892	692,338
1932	D	+23.5%	353,260	208,645	614,814
1928	R	−35.8%	156,772	335,844	500,840
1924	R	−42.1%	42,842	220,224	421,549
1920	R	−34.8%	84,298	223,137	398,715
1916	D	+4.2%	183,388	167,208	380,994
1912	O	+5.1%	86,840	70,445	322,799
1908	R	−25.8%	58,691	106,062	183,879
1904	R	−50.6%	28,098	101,540	145,151
1900	R	−11.7%	44,833	57,456	107,524
1896	D	+15.1%	53,314	39,153	93,583
1892	R	−7.6%	29,802	36,490	87,999
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	59.1%	40.6%	3,812,391
2022	D	57.1%	42.6%	3,047,900
2018	D	58.4%	41.6%	3,086,168
2016	D	59.0%	41.0%	3,243,317
2012	D	60.5%	39.5%	3,069,417
2010	D	52.4%	47.6%	2,511,094
2006	D	56.9%	39.9%	2,083,734
2004	D	55.0%	42.7%	2,818,651
2000	D	48.7%	48.6%	2,461,379
1998	D	58.4%	41.6%	1,888,561
1994	R	44.3%	55.7%	1,700,173
1992	D	54.0%	46.0%	2,218,802
1988	R	48.9%	51.1%	1,848,542
1986	D	50.7%	48.7%	1,337,367
1982	D	69.0%	24.3%	1,368,476
1980	R	45.8%	54.2%	1,728,369
1976	D	71.8%	24.2%	1,491,111

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

14.5%

English

12.1%

Irish

9.8%

American

3.8%

Italian

3.2%

Scottish

2.6%

French

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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.1%

2.2%

75–84

2.6%

4.8%

65–74

5.3%

6.0%

55–64

6.1%

45–54

5.9%

7.4%

35–44

7.0%

7.9%

25–34

7.3%

4.4%

18–24

4.1%

8.1%

5–17

7.7%

2.8%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$98,141

Washington ranks near the middle of US counties.

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

9.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.5%

Working age (18–64)9.5%

Seniors (65+)9.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

78.5%

speak English only

Spanish9.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander6.6%

Other Indo-European4.4%

Other languages1.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

20.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

11.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.3%

Mainline Protestant

2.4%

Non-Christian

2.0%

Baptist

1.0%

Methodist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington sits in the Pacific Northwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-six points in 1936 and a Republican high of fifty-one points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighteen points.

A population of 7,816,116, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $98,141 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Washington vote in 2024?

In 2024, Washington voted Democratic by 18.2 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,924,245 votes cast, 2,245,849 went Democratic and 1,530,923 went Republican.

What is Washington's political typology?

Akashic places Washington in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.

When did Washington last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Washington voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Washington?

Washington has a population of 7,816,116 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Washington?

Median household income in Washington is $98,141 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.

What is the political history of Washington?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

King County, WA	D +45,737
Clark County, WA	D +14,168
Kitsap County, WA	D +11,367

Washington has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential elections — D+18 in 2024.

Key facts

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Demographics

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