Port Angeles, WA, Washington: Populist metro. In 2024, voted D+8%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+8MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 77,8132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,3702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Port Angeles, 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 | 25,440 | 21,632 | 48,663 | ||
| D | 24,721 | 23,062 | 49,264 | ||
| R | 17,677 | 18,794 | 40,533 | ||
| D | 18,580 | 18,437 | 38,385 | ||
| D | 19,470 | 18,199 | 38,519 | ||
| R | 17,049 | 18,871 | 36,766 | ||
| R | 13,779 | 16,251 | 32,232 | ||
| D | 12,585 | 12,432 | 29,516 | ||
| D | 10,820 | 9,765 | 28,673 | ||
| R | 11,123 | 11,200 | 22,794 | ||
| R | 9,701 | 13,605 | 23,735 | ||
| R | 8,029 | 11,515 | 22,296 | ||
| R | 8,268 | 9,132 | 18,386 | ||
| R | 5,620 | 9,372 | 16,089 | ||
| D | 7,030 | 5,921 | 14,234 | ||
| D | 9,265 | 4,175 | 13,455 | ||
| D | 6,801 | 6,227 | 13,080 | ||
| R | 5,632 | 6,852 | 12,500 | ||
| R | 5,390 | 6,442 | 11,938 | ||
| D | 5,412 | 4,178 | 10,097 | ||
| D | 5,441 | 3,551 | 9,051 | ||
| D | 5,966 | 3,555 | 9,631 | ||
| D | 5,586 | 2,404 | 8,418 | ||
| D | 3,954 | 1,870 | 7,537 | ||
| R | 1,705 | 3,319 | 5,065 | ||
| R | 283 | 2,129 | 4,089 | ||
| R | 489 | 1,775 | 3,302 | ||
| R | 1,339 | 1,475 | 3,261 | ||
| O | 464 | 727 | 2,536 | ||
| R | 428 | 938 | 1,574 | ||
| R | 273 | 903 | 1,325 | ||
| R | 407 | 723 | 1,196 | ||
| D | 717 | 559 | 1,287 | ||
| R | 448 | 518 | 1,356 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.9%
English
17.4%
Irish
10.6%
American
5.2%
Scottish
4.1%
Italian
3.7%
French
2.9%
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: 52.1 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
$70,370
Port Angeles, WA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Port Angeles, WA$70,370
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.2%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Clallam County anchors this small metro on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, where a blue-collar resource-extraction heritage has historically tilted countywide margins toward Republicans even as the region diversifies around recreation and tribal employment.
The Democratic margin in Port Angeles, WA peaked at thirty-eight points in 1964. By 2020 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was eight points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $70,370 sits well below state and national norms, and 11% 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 Port Angeles, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Port Angeles, WA, Washington voted Democratic by 7.8 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 48,663 votes cast, 25,440 went Democratic and 21,632 went Republican.
What is Port Angeles, WA, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Port Angeles, 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 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Port Angeles, WA, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Port Angeles, WA, Washington voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Port Angeles, WA, Washington?
Port Angeles, WA, Washington has a population of 77,813 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Port Angeles, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Port Angeles, WA, Washington is $70,370 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Port Angeles, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Port Angeles, WA, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.