Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, Washington: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+8%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: PopulistAkashic typology
Population: 597,1232024 5-year
Median household income: $77,8372024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 82.9%2024 5-year
Black: 2.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 6.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+42 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 0 D · 2 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−8.4%	138,655	165,233	315,328
2020	R	−7.7%	143,604	168,384	323,860
2016	R	−11.2%	99,534	128,596	259,445
2012	R	−7.6%	110,057	128,976	248,254
2008	R	−3.0%	114,285	121,446	241,852
2004	R	−13.6%	94,312	124,621	222,927
2000	R	−10.7%	80,164	100,598	190,111
1996	D	+1.8%	77,318	74,152	175,254
1992	D	+4.8%	74,486	65,690	183,919
1988	R	−1.2%	73,588	75,363	151,112
1984	R	−19.9%	63,924	96,254	162,107
1980	R	−21.2%	52,847	85,190	152,215
1976	R	−9.9%	59,484	73,009	137,063
1972	R	−24.4%	46,727	79,159	133,084
1968	R	−3.1%	52,371	56,085	117,939
1964	D	+11.5%	66,358	52,689	119,159
1960	R	−3.4%	59,414	63,633	123,324
1956	R	−10.4%	52,641	64,834	117,609
1952	R	−11.0%	49,182	61,416	111,121
1948	D	+14.3%	53,854	40,063	96,422
1944	D	+11.1%	49,442	39,510	89,471
1940	D	+15.3%	49,756	36,466	87,001
1936	D	+39.9%	52,653	21,932	77,060
1932	D	+19.6%	41,215	27,095	72,119
1928	R	−31.2%	20,674	39,671	60,806
1924	R	−36.7%	6,721	26,312	53,417
1920	R	−29.8%	14,864	29,501	49,195
1916	D	+4.7%	24,523	22,187	49,776
1912	O	+18.9%	12,824	5,015	41,269
1908	R	−24.7%	8,121	14,265	24,854
1904	R	−50.7%	3,474	12,627	18,047
1900	D	+0.7%	6,737	6,636	13,871
1896	D	+41.8%	7,755	3,134	11,047
1892	R	−13.7%	2,748	3,989	9,075
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

19.8%

English

14.3%

Irish

12.8%

American

5.6%

Italian

4.1%

Scottish

3.0%

French

2.6%

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: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.4%

75–84

2.7%

5.2%

65–74

5.8%

6.1%

55–64

6.4%

5.8%

45–54

5.7%

6.8%

35–44

6.6%

7.4%

25–34

7.0%

4.5%

18–24

4.2%

8.2%

5–17

7.8%

2.8%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$77,837

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ranks near the middle of US counties.

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$77,837

Washington$98,141

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.8%

Working age (18–64)11.5%

Seniors (65+)10.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.6%

speak English only

Spanish2.5%

Other Indo-European2.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

26.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.4%

Mainline Protestant

2.5%

Non-Christian

0.9%

Methodist

0.8%

Baptist

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spokane anchors eastern Washington's economy and culture, yet its metro-area Democratic lean of 31-plus points signals that population density and university presence can override the region's traditionally conservative rural surroundings.

The Democratic margin in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA peaked at forty-two points in 1896. By 2000 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was eight points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $77,837 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, Washington vote in 2024?

In 2024, Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, Washington voted Republican by 8.4 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 315,328 votes cast, 138,655 went Democratic and 165,233 went Republican.

What is Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, Washington's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Spokane-Spokane Valley, 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 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.

When did Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, Washington last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, Washington voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, Washington?

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, Washington has a population of 597,123 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, Washington?

Median household income in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, Washington is $77,837 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.

What is the political history of Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, Washington?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA peaked at D+42; 2024 delivered R+8.

Key facts

Demographics

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