Spokane, Washington: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,284,6542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,6842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Spokane, 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 | 235,399 | 394,710 | 650,855 | ||
| R | 249,075 | 384,044 | 654,176 | ||
| R | 174,720 | 291,999 | 523,400 | ||
| R | 197,866 | 281,105 | 496,648 | ||
| R | 213,306 | 270,910 | 497,209 | ||
| R | 178,229 | 277,214 | 464,069 | ||
| R | 144,602 | 237,157 | 402,825 | ||
| R | 156,915 | 165,594 | 379,446 | ||
| D | 149,105 | 137,044 | 386,151 | ||
| R | 152,922 | 163,864 | 322,043 | ||
| R | 131,190 | 204,890 | 340,746 | ||
| R | 114,422 | 187,535 | 335,342 | ||
| R | 127,798 | 153,346 | 290,823 | ||
| R | 99,366 | 163,082 | 277,780 | ||
| R | 110,505 | 120,583 | 253,204 | ||
| D | 148,401 | 106,930 | 255,509 | ||
| D | 132,943 | 130,690 | 264,038 | ||
| R | 116,715 | 136,357 | 253,248 | ||
| R | 104,909 | 134,496 | 240,420 | ||
| D | 112,510 | 85,481 | 204,643 | ||
| D | 104,748 | 85,674 | 191,445 | ||
| D | 117,885 | 86,395 | 205,847 | ||
| D | 122,543 | 52,051 | 181,968 | ||
| D | 98,064 | 59,812 | 165,412 | ||
| R | 49,179 | 90,918 | 141,450 | ||
| R | 20,253 | 62,556 | 131,300 | ||
| R | 37,564 | 74,538 | 120,614 | ||
| D | 67,994 | 56,597 | 134,413 | ||
| O | 37,279 | 19,627 | 111,977 | ||
| R | 27,936 | 44,831 | 81,390 | ||
| R | 14,819 | 43,180 | 64,423 | ||
| D | 26,166 | 23,807 | 51,802 | ||
| D | 24,071 | 10,701 | 35,196 | ||
| R | 7,388 | 12,911 | 30,341 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.2%
English
14.0%
Irish
11.7%
American
5.1%
Italian
3.7%
Scottish
2.9%
French
2.4%
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: 39.8 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
$73,684
Spokane ranks near the middle of US counties.
Spokane$73,684
Washington$77,800
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.5%
speak English only
Spanish6.0%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Spokane media market stretches from a mid-sized city that has trended competitive in recent cycles deep into reliably Republican wheat-farming counties, creating one of the sharpest urban-rural contrasts in the Pacific Northwest.
The Democratic margin in Spokane peaked at thirty-nine points in 1936. By 1996 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $73,684 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% 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, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Spokane, Washington voted Republican by 24.5 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 650,855 votes cast, 235,399 went Democratic and 394,710 went Republican.
What is Spokane, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Spokane, Washington as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Spokane, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Spokane, Washington voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Spokane, Washington?
Spokane, Washington has a population of 1,284,654 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Spokane, Washington?
Median household income in Spokane, Washington is $73,684 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Spokane, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Spokane, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.