Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington: Urban anchor metro. In 2024, voted D+36%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+36MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,061,9202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $116,1722024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, 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 | 1,307,874 | 601,758 | 1,988,304 | ||
| D | 1,413,544 | 633,325 | 2,113,384 | ||
| D | 1,076,087 | 491,418 | 1,743,201 | ||
| D | 1,042,950 | 557,183 | 1,648,921 | ||
| D | 1,017,348 | 528,111 | 1,571,885 | ||
| D | 895,077 | 586,143 | 1,503,935 | ||
| D | 744,561 | 501,217 | 1,314,450 | ||
| D | 648,363 | 403,991 | 1,201,847 | ||
| D | 581,936 | 359,533 | 1,245,172 | ||
| D | 527,045 | 468,899 | 1,010,595 | ||
| R | 444,846 | 536,226 | 993,364 | ||
| R | 351,493 | 428,967 | 912,575 | ||
| R | 382,604 | 409,425 | 824,755 | ||
| R | 308,913 | 443,004 | 782,580 | ||
| D | 340,158 | 306,145 | 698,077 | ||
| D | 407,795 | 243,664 | 658,018 | ||
| R | 311,841 | 315,069 | 637,448 | ||
| R | 257,121 | 300,634 | 564,094 | ||
| R | 250,233 | 283,771 | 541,383 | ||
| D | 219,893 | 182,453 | 428,681 | ||
| D | 245,922 | 165,527 | 416,104 | ||
| D | 220,989 | 136,330 | 362,699 | ||
| D | 212,666 | 93,757 | 315,505 | ||
| D | 165,541 | 91,662 | 280,321 | ||
| R | 71,425 | 148,527 | 225,331 | ||
| R | 13,184 | 92,298 | 179,231 | ||
| R | 28,684 | 91,425 | 170,182 | ||
| D | 79,692 | 64,364 | 154,685 | ||
| O | 30,789 | 25,103 | 122,148 | ||
| R | 22,554 | 38,891 | 68,138 | ||
| R | 9,022 | 36,232 | 51,269 | ||
| R | 13,984 | 19,448 | 35,137 | ||
| D | 16,161 | 12,935 | 29,382 | ||
| R | 9,985 | 11,962 | 29,687 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.0%
English
11.2%
Irish
9.1%
Italian
3.3%
American
2.9%
Scottish
2.5%
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: 37.6 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
$116,172
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$116,172
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.7%
Working age (18–64)8.1%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.7%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander10.6%
Spanish7.0%
Other Indo-European6.3%
Other languages2.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Amazon and Boeing's historic base, the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro delivers presidential margins exceeding 40 points Democratic, yet inner suburbs like Bellevue diverge sharply from Tacoma's blue-collar Democratic coalition.
The Democratic margin in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has been steady. It reached its modern peak at thirty-eight points in 1936; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points, still in line with the metro's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $116,172, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington voted Democratic by 35.5 points (D+36), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,988,304 votes cast, 1,307,874 went Democratic and 601,758 went Republican.
What is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington as a "Urban anchor" 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington?
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington has a population of 4,061,920 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington is $116,172 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.