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1876–2024
Longview-Kelso, WA·Washington

Longview-Kelso, WA peaked at D+46; 2024 delivered R+20.

A timber-rooted river valley that leans Democratic by double digits

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WA
Latest
R+20
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
112,360
2024 ACS

Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
112,3602024 5-year
Median household income
$76,5312024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.2%2024 5-year
Black
0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+46 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+62 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−19.8%
22,82534,58059,325
R
−17.4%
23,93834,42460,280
R
−13.3%
17,90824,18547,142
D
+4.4%
22,72620,74645,012
D
+11.1%
24,59719,55445,229
D
+3.2%
21,58920,21742,530
D
+3.7%
18,23316,87336,962
D
+20.4%
18,05411,22133,515
D
+14.6%
15,05210,00034,529
D
+14.3%
16,09012,00928,465
D
+1.6%
15,36114,85830,968
R
−2.1%
12,56013,15428,639
D
+8.5%
14,95812,53128,406
R
−6.2%
12,68214,43128,182
D
+9.8%
13,36310,84225,750
D
+44.5%
17,6056,70824,501
R
−0.2%
12,05412,10324,310
D
+2.2%
12,44811,91224,410
R
−4.7%
11,24212,36623,746
D
+21.0%
11,0757,09818,902
D
+25.8%
10,4856,15716,799
D
+30.2%
11,4206,07817,714
D
+45.7%
10,1473,61714,292
D
+15.1%
5,4433,76711,113
R
−38.6%
2,5815,8828,554
R
−39.9%
9273,2745,882
R
−39.8%
8012,2673,687
R
−21.7%
1,2822,1133,834
O
−11.0%
9191,3483,889
R
−39.9%
6171,5732,396
R
−61.9%
3171,5892,055
R
−29.9%
6191,1711,849
R
−0.8%
9749891,988
R
−9.7%
5667381,770
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.8%
English
13.8%
Irish
11.0%
American
4.9%
Scottish
3.1%
Italian
2.9%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.2%
2.9%
75–84
3.2%
5.7%
65–74
6.0%
6.6%
55–64
6.7%
6.0%
45–54
5.9%
6.3%
35–44
6.2%
6.4%
25–34
6.3%
3.7%
18–24
3.6%
8.6%
5–17
8.2%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,531
Longview-Kelso, WA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Longview-Kelso, WA$76,531
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.2%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)7.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
23.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.1%
Baptist
2.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Methodist
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Straddling the Columbia River at the confluence with the Cowlitz, Longview-Kelso's economy traces back to planned industrial timber development in the 1920s, and its working-class union heritage continues to shape a consistent Democratic lean in federal races.

The Democratic margin in Longview-Kelso, WA peaked at forty-six points in 1936. By 2016 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $76,531 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington voted Republican by 19.8 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 59,325 votes cast, 22,825 went Democratic and 34,580 went Republican.
What is Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington?
Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington has a population of 112,360 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington is $76,531 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.