Pullman, WA, Washington: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted D+9%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+9MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 47,0032024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,4062024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 76.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Pullman, 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 | 10,480 | 8,699 | 20,027 | ||
| D | 11,184 | 9,067 | 21,126 | ||
| D | 8,146 | 7,403 | 18,028 | ||
| R | 8,037 | 8,507 | 17,270 | ||
| D | 9,070 | 8,104 | 17,589 | ||
| R | 8,287 | 9,397 | 18,012 | ||
| R | 6,509 | 9,003 | 16,237 | ||
| D | 7,262 | 6,734 | 15,895 | ||
| D | 7,637 | 6,428 | 17,478 | ||
| R | 7,403 | 7,680 | 15,333 | ||
| R | 6,621 | 10,021 | 16,849 | ||
| R | 5,726 | 8,636 | 17,024 | ||
| R | 6,197 | 8,168 | 15,068 | ||
| R | 6,248 | 9,548 | 16,266 | ||
| R | 5,218 | 7,810 | 13,789 | ||
| R | 6,760 | 6,765 | 13,538 | ||
| R | 5,458 | 8,069 | 13,544 | ||
| R | 4,854 | 8,572 | 13,434 | ||
| R | 4,611 | 8,905 | 13,560 | ||
| R | 6,015 | 6,411 | 12,740 | ||
| R | 5,449 | 6,000 | 11,490 | ||
| R | 6,351 | 6,356 | 12,799 | ||
| D | 7,753 | 3,955 | 11,973 | ||
| D | 5,945 | 4,727 | 11,011 | ||
| R | 2,969 | 7,065 | 10,101 | ||
| R | 1,745 | 4,960 | 9,516 | ||
| R | 2,806 | 6,344 | 9,809 | ||
| D | 5,888 | 4,933 | 11,251 | ||
| O | 3,621 | 1,989 | 9,943 | ||
| R | 2,386 | 3,376 | 6,418 | ||
| R | 1,519 | 4,090 | 6,152 | ||
| D | 2,826 | 2,366 | 5,565 | ||
| D | 3,690 | 1,592 | 5,367 | ||
| R | 2,061 | 2,131 | 5,709 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.7%
English
14.3%
Irish
12.7%
American
4.4%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
3.2%
French
2.2%
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: 26.4 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
$55,406
Pullman, WA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pullman, WA$55,406
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
22.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.8%
Working age (18–64)26.0%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.5%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander4.2%
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European2.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Washington State University, Pullman's voting patterns skew heavily toward Democratic candidates — a sharp contrast to the surrounding wheat-farming counties where Republicans routinely post margins above 30 points.
The Democratic margin in Pullman, WA has rarely exceeded thirty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-two points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Democratic candidate by nine points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a 23% poverty rate, and a median household income of $55,406 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pullman, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pullman, WA, Washington voted Democratic by 8.9 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 20,027 votes cast, 10,480 went Democratic and 8,699 went Republican.
What is Pullman, WA, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Pullman, WA, Washington as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pullman, WA, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Pullman, WA, Washington voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Pullman, WA, Washington?
Pullman, WA, Washington has a population of 47,003 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pullman, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Pullman, WA, Washington is $55,406 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Pullman, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pullman, WA, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.