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1876–2024
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA·Washington

Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

State-capital metro where government employment anchors the electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WA
Latest
D+20
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
299,067
2024 ACS

Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, Washington: Democratic loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+20%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
299,0672024 5-year
Median household income
$96,5632024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
72.1%2024 5-year
Black
3.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+39 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+47 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+20.3%
95,66362,282164,537
D
+18.6%
96,60865,277168,134
D
+15.0%
68,79848,624134,191
D
+19.4%
74,03749,287127,740
D
+21.7%
75,88248,366126,709
D
+13.0%
62,65047,992112,789
D
+10.8%
50,46739,92497,422
D
+18.0%
45,52229,83587,280
D
+15.0%
38,29325,64384,569
D
+2.8%
33,86031,98066,930
R
−12.3%
26,84034,44262,045
R
−10.7%
20,50826,36954,823
D
+0.6%
21,24721,00044,056
R
−19.9%
14,59622,29738,792
D
+1.6%
14,22813,74230,499
D
+30.4%
17,5789,35127,021
R
−9.0%
11,62013,92125,606
R
−17.5%
9,89714,09324,009
R
−17.4%
9,76413,90423,840
D
+4.6%
10,4619,51120,804
D
+10.2%
9,7087,90017,766
D
+20.6%
11,0927,27518,573
D
+39.4%
10,6474,42515,775
D
+15.1%
6,3084,24113,722
R
−40.5%
3,0137,20310,351
R
−47.1%
9435,1258,871
R
−34.3%
1,3673,8997,388
R
−8.4%
2,6583,2236,748
O
−7.6%
1,4561,9376,311
R
−28.8%
9641,9403,387
R
−46.9%
6682,1213,096
R
−13.5%
9781,2982,379
D
+14.6%
1,4151,0522,489
R
−9.3%
8101,0432,501
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.3%
English
13.0%
Irish
11.7%
American
3.9%
Italian
3.3%
Scottish
3.0%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.4%
75–84
3.0%
5.2%
65–74
6.2%
5.8%
55–64
6.3%
5.9%
45–54
6.0%
7.3%
35–44
7.2%
7.2%
25–34
7.1%
3.8%
18–24
3.7%
8.0%
5–17
7.5%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$96,563
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$96,563
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.2%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.2%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander4.6%
Spanish4.5%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
20.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Baptist
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Washington's capitol complex, the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater area's workforce skews heavily toward public-sector jobs, a demographic profile that correlates with consistent margins favoring Democrats in statewide contests.

The Democratic margin in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA reached its widest at thirty-nine points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $96,563, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 299,067 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, Washington — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/36500/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, Washington voted Democratic by 20.3 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 164,537 votes cast, 95,663 went Democratic and 62,282 went Republican.
What is Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, Washington as a "Democratic loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, Washington voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, Washington?
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, Washington has a population of 299,067 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, Washington is $96,563 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.