Oak Harbor, WA, Washington: Tossup metro. In 2024, voted D+16%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+16MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 86,8362024 5-year
- Median household income
- $90,5512024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Oak Harbor, WA, WAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 29,595 | 20,967 | 52,449 | ||
| D | 29,213 | 22,746 | 53,925 | ||
| D | 20,960 | 18,465 | 44,273 | ||
| D | 21,478 | 19,605 | 42,372 | ||
| D | 22,058 | 19,426 | 42,159 | ||
| R | 18,216 | 19,754 | 38,580 | ||
| R | 14,778 | 16,408 | 33,004 | ||
| R | 12,157 | 12,387 | 28,464 | ||
| D | 9,555 | 9,526 | 27,168 | ||
| R | 8,510 | 12,552 | 21,353 | ||
| R | 6,850 | 13,548 | 20,616 | ||
| R | 5,422 | 10,926 | 18,559 | ||
| R | 5,859 | 7,804 | 14,104 | ||
| R | 3,149 | 7,495 | 11,003 | ||
| R | 3,238 | 4,077 | 8,000 | ||
| D | 3,946 | 3,044 | 6,999 | ||
| R | 2,470 | 3,596 | 6,094 | ||
| R | 2,009 | 3,196 | 5,222 | ||
| R | 1,772 | 2,901 | 4,703 | ||
| R | 1,694 | 1,805 | 3,680 | ||
| D | 1,662 | 1,487 | 3,187 | ||
| D | 1,626 | 1,371 | 3,057 | ||
| D | 1,687 | 921 | 2,813 | ||
| D | 1,517 | 803 | 2,662 | ||
| R | 556 | 1,487 | 2,087 | ||
| O | 114 | 832 | 1,799 | ||
| R | 285 | 883 | 1,725 | ||
| D | 855 | 804 | 1,845 | ||
| O | 310 | 332 | 1,573 | ||
| R | 192 | 450 | 773 | ||
| R | 83 | 424 | 589 | ||
| R | 123 | 263 | 420 | ||
| R | 191 | 206 | 405 | ||
| R | 127 | 161 | 396 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.2%
English
16.2%
Irish
12.8%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
3.9%
American
3.9%
French
3.0%
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: 44.8 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$90,551
Oak Harbor, WA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Oak Harbor, WA$90,551
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.5%
Working age (18–64)7.6%
Seniors (65+)7.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.6%
speak English only
Spanish3.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.6%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor anchors a community where military families make up an outsized share of residents, consistently producing Republican presidential margins well above Washington state's suburban averages.
The metro's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-seven points in 1936; the Republican margin reached fifty-eight points in 1904. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 86,836, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $90,551 — situate the metro close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Oak Harbor, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oak Harbor, WA, Washington voted Democratic by 16.5 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 52,449 votes cast, 29,595 went Democratic and 20,967 went Republican.
What is Oak Harbor, WA, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Oak Harbor, WA, Washington as a "Tossup" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 20 times, and other 2 times.
When did Oak Harbor, WA, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Oak Harbor, WA, Washington voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Oak Harbor, WA, Washington?
Oak Harbor, WA, Washington has a population of 86,836 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oak Harbor, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Oak Harbor, WA, Washington is $90,551 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Oak Harbor, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oak Harbor, WA, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.