2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 37,662 | 59,555 | 100,693 | |
| 2020 | R | 38,706 | 60,365 | 103,033 | |
| 2016 | R | 26,360 | 47,194 | 83,592 | |
| 2012 | R | 28,145 | 49,461 | 80,217 | |
| 2008 | R | 26,288 | 45,345 | 72,911 | |
| 2004 | R | 21,549 | 44,350 | 66,892 | |
| 2000 | R | 19,512 | 38,367 | 59,779 | |
| 1996 | R | 20,783 | 26,664 | 53,803 | |
| 1992 | R | 16,459 | 22,883 | 52,602 | |
| 1988 | R | 14,817 | 28,688 | 44,016 | |
| 1984 | R | 13,784 | 32,307 | 46,631 | |
| 1980 | R | 11,561 | 28,728 | 44,413 | |
| 1976 | R | 11,306 | 22,135 | 34,611 | |
| 1972 | R | 9,824 | 18,517 | 30,346 | |
| 1968 | R | 10,878 | 14,659 | 28,579 | |
| 1964 | D | 16,650 | 11,708 | 28,372 | |
| 1960 | R | 12,518 | 13,797 | 26,344 | |
| 1956 | R | 11,760 | 13,807 | 25,571 | |
| 1952 | R | 9,889 | 13,412 | 23,364 | |
| 1948 | D | 8,458 | 5,852 | 14,467 | |
| 1944 | D | 4,233 | 3,905 | 8,172 | |
| 1940 | R | 2,414 | 2,670 | 5,139 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,402 | 1,610 | 4,527 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,633 | 1,694 | 4,597 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,080 | 2,650 | 3,789 | |
| 1924 | R | 437 | 1,812 | 3,997 | |
| 1920 | R | 975 | 2,001 | 3,847 | |
| 1916 | R | 1,351 | 1,460 | 3,214 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,238 | 728 | 3,809 | |
| 1908 | R | 465 | 891 | 1,543 | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.5%
African American
1.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.3 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
$89,874
Benton County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Benton County$89,874
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Richland, Kennewick, and Pasco, Benton County's economy is shaped by the Hanford nuclear site and agricultural trade, producing a consistently Republican-leaning electorate that held its R+21 margin through 2024.
The Republican margin in Benton County reached its widest at forty-one points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Benton County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $89,874, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 212,905 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of York County and Benton County.
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