Walla Walla, WA, Washington: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+8%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 62,1612024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,2022024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 23.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Walla Walla, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13,106 | 15,476 | 29,568 | ||
| R | 13,690 | 16,400 | 31,261 | ||
| R | 9,694 | 13,651 | 26,228 | ||
| R | 9,768 | 14,648 | 25,298 | ||
| R | 10,081 | 14,182 | 24,727 | ||
| R | 8,257 | 14,323 | 22,925 | ||
| R | 7,188 | 13,304 | 21,365 | ||
| R | 8,038 | 9,085 | 19,486 | ||
| R | 7,325 | 7,894 | 19,881 | ||
| R | 7,448 | 9,683 | 17,403 | ||
| R | 6,804 | 12,361 | 19,398 | ||
| R | 5,825 | 11,223 | 18,977 | ||
| R | 7,012 | 10,883 | 18,400 | ||
| R | 5,364 | 12,579 | 18,533 | ||
| R | 5,841 | 10,042 | 16,923 | ||
| D | 9,481 | 8,102 | 17,594 | ||
| R | 6,721 | 11,786 | 18,519 | ||
| R | 6,076 | 11,827 | 17,910 | ||
| R | 5,738 | 11,987 | 17,817 | ||
| R | 7,102 | 7,993 | 15,378 | ||
| R | 5,793 | 7,364 | 13,235 | ||
| R | 5,875 | 7,883 | 13,821 | ||
| D | 6,562 | 4,584 | 11,670 | ||
| D | 5,578 | 4,653 | 10,575 | ||
| R | 2,859 | 6,774 | 9,666 | ||
| R | 1,662 | 5,465 | 9,290 | ||
| R | 2,338 | 5,957 | 8,812 | ||
| D | 4,456 | 4,429 | 9,227 | ||
| O | 2,507 | 1,937 | 7,663 | ||
| R | 1,660 | 2,843 | 4,681 | ||
| R | 956 | 2,824 | 3,923 | ||
| R | 1,480 | 2,119 | 3,689 | ||
| D | 1,716 | 1,596 | 3,351 | ||
| R | 1,313 | 1,362 | 2,889 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.4%
English
15.5%
Irish
10.2%
American
4.9%
French
3.2%
Scottish
2.8%
Italian
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: 38.5 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
$74,202
Walla Walla, WA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Walla Walla, WA$74,202
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.1%
speak English only
Spanish17.4%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Walla Walla's metro tilts Republican in federal races but has trended competitive at the county level as the wine industry reshaped its economy and drew a more diverse professional class over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin in Walla Walla, WA peaked at seventeen points in 1936. By 1968 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 $74,202 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 Walla Walla, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Walla Walla, WA, Washington voted Republican by 8.0 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,568 votes cast, 13,106 went Democratic and 15,476 went Republican.
What is Walla Walla, WA, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Walla Walla, 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Walla Walla, WA, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Walla Walla, WA, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Walla Walla, WA, Washington?
Walla Walla, WA, Washington has a population of 62,161 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Walla Walla, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Walla Walla, WA, Washington is $74,202 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Walla Walla, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Walla Walla, WA, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.