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1876–2024
Yakima, WA·Washington

Yakima, WA has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Apple-belt metro where Latino growth is reshaping the electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WA
Latest
R+14
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
257,152
2024 ACS

Yakima, WA, Washington: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
257,1522024 5-year
Median household income
$70,6562024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
46.8%2024 5-year
Black
0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
52.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+15 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
−14.3%
36,70649,36888,751
R
−7.7%
43,17950,55596,193
R
−13.1%
31,29141,73579,741
R
−11.6%
33,21742,23977,506
R
−10.6%
33,79241,94677,062
R
−20.4%
28,47443,35272,790
R
−20.7%
25,54639,49467,382
R
−3.4%
25,67627,66859,360
R
−8.3%
21,02625,84157,969
R
−12.6%
23,22130,02653,910
R
−24.1%
24,72440,67866,182
R
−19.5%
21,87333,81561,253
R
−9.5%
24,22329,47855,492
R
−22.9%
19,72932,24054,705
R
−15.6%
19,49927,48851,198
D
+12.9%
29,60422,78652,730
R
−18.0%
21,95831,68353,995
R
−20.7%
20,99131,98453,124
R
−29.1%
17,64732,31750,447
R
−3.9%
19,76021,39641,957
R
−14.2%
15,64320,86436,756
R
−5.9%
18,09220,39838,760
D
+14.7%
17,20012,55531,657
D
+10.2%
13,88011,15126,846
R
−46.8%
6,00816,69422,848
R
−52.4%
2,15712,12419,028
R
−38.5%
4,06211,57119,484
R
−7.2%
6,1367,18814,640
O
−0.7%
3,2093,30413,105
R
−37.5%
1,6503,9986,261
R
−51.6%
9293,4844,952
R
−16.4%
1,0661,5072,696
D
+14.3%
1,2669482,227
R
−8.4%
4986251,507
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.5%
English
6.7%
Irish
5.4%
American
5.2%
French
1.6%
Italian
1.4%
Scottish
1.1%
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: 33.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.0%
1.8%
75–84
2.3%
4.1%
65–74
4.4%
5.3%
55–64
5.2%
5.4%
45–54
5.3%
6.2%
35–44
5.9%
6.8%
25–34
6.7%
4.9%
18–24
4.7%
11.1%
5–17
10.7%
3.6%
<5
3.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,656
Yakima, WA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Yakima, WA$70,656
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.4%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
57.7%
speak English only
Spanish40.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
23.5%
Other Christian
14.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Baptist
0.8%
Methodist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Yakima County's agricultural economy anchors a metro where Latino residents now represent roughly half the population, producing a competitive mix that has made it a bellwether for statewide Hispanic voter engagement trends.

The Republican margin in Yakima, WA reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1924. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,656, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 257,152 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
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Yakima, WA, Washington — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/49420/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Yakima, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Yakima, WA, Washington voted Republican by 14.3 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 88,751 votes cast, 36,706 went Democratic and 49,368 went Republican.
What is Yakima, WA, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Yakima, WA, Washington as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did Yakima, WA, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Yakima, WA, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Yakima, WA, Washington?
Yakima, WA, Washington has a population of 257,152 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Yakima, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Yakima, WA, Washington is $70,656 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Yakima, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Yakima, WA, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.