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Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA·Washington

Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA peaked at D+37; 2024 delivered R+15.

Apple-industry hub where the Columbia River divides two cities and two counties

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WA
Latest
R+15
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
124,538
2024 ACS

Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, Washington: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+15%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+15MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
124,5382024 5-year
Median household income
$81,6622024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
64.8%2024 5-year
Black
0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
31.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+37 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 1928MIT 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−15.2%
25,80735,45863,373
R
−13.2%
27,16035,70164,614
R
−19.4%
17,95027,71750,334
R
−20.1%
18,27827,82747,548
R
−15.0%
19,62926,70347,167
R
−29.4%
14,77727,38242,802
R
−33.6%
12,23425,49239,431
R
−15.9%
12,50818,04534,795
R
−11.7%
11,59115,63634,524
R
−17.2%
11,94316,97929,312
R
−32.6%
10,10520,11030,692
R
−25.0%
9,31616,47028,559
R
−13.2%
11,43215,03927,256
R
−26.8%
8,30914,98224,894
R
−11.6%
9,55112,32723,895
D
+16.4%
14,02310,04924,198
R
−7.5%
11,26413,09524,560
R
−10.0%
10,63413,00723,767
R
−20.9%
9,22814,11823,413
D
+4.4%
9,9539,09519,384
R
−2.9%
8,3898,89017,378
R
−4.3%
9,1539,97819,244
D
+25.5%
10,3206,00016,931
D
+14.5%
9,2576,76317,221
R
−50.2%
3,1019,43212,607
R
−39.4%
1,3935,61310,713
R
−32.1%
2,4585,4729,378
D
+5.5%
4,6634,1369,540
O
+12.9%
2,6881,6128,335
R
−18.1%
2,4113,5816,465
R
−48.8%
9492,9704,144
D
+4.1%
1,1881,0932,339
D
+37.0%
7333341,077
R
−10.1%
253345915
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.0%
English
11.6%
Irish
8.4%
American
5.5%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.3%
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: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.5%
2.6%
75–84
3.0%
6.0%
65–74
6.0%
6.2%
55–64
6.3%
5.5%
45–54
5.4%
6.6%
35–44
6.2%
6.7%
25–34
5.9%
4.2%
18–24
3.7%
9.1%
5–17
8.4%
3.0%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,662
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$81,662
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.1%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.8%
speak English only
Spanish24.5%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
34.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.2%
Methodist
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Baptist
1.9%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Straddling Chelan and Douglas counties along the Columbia, this orchard-economy metro leans Republican in statewide contests by double-digit margins, anchored by a Hispanic workforce that has steadily grown its share of the electorate.

The Democratic margin in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA peaked at thirty-seven points in 1896. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifteen points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $81,662 sits well below state and national norms, and 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, Washington — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/48300/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, Washington voted Republican by 15.2 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 63,373 votes cast, 25,807 went Democratic and 35,458 went Republican.
What is Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, 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 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, Washington?
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, Washington has a population of 124,538 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, Washington is $81,662 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.