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1876–2024
Skamania County, Washington
Skamania County·Washington

Skamania County votes the way the country votes.

Columbia River Gorge county where outdoor economy meets rural conservatism

18762024·38 elections
Skamania County, Washington · Justin Reina · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+11
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
12,402
2024 ACS
Most similar
Wahkiakum County
WA · similarity 0.97
23 precincts · 7,355 votes cast
Trump · R+11
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−11.1%
3,1473,9617,355
2020R
−9.5%
3,1923,8857,312
2016R
−11.9%
2,2322,9285,829
2012R
−1.1%
2,6282,6875,532
2008D
+5.3%
2,8172,5245,490
2004R
−6.2%
2,3742,6955,159
2000R
−9.4%
1,7532,1514,249
1996D
+8.9%
1,7241,3873,789
1992D
+10.1%
1,4741,1023,680
1988D
+12.4%
1,7481,3563,162
1984R
−5.5%
1,5521,7363,339
1980R
−1.4%
1,3731,4163,095
1976D
+12.6%
1,4361,1022,652
1972R
−5.1%
1,1531,2882,645
1968D
+10.6%
1,2219682,380
1964D
+45.8%
1,7586532,414
1960D
+10.3%
1,2691,0322,306
1956D
+8.1%
1,1931,0142,209
1952R
−4.6%
9781,0722,050
1948D
+19.5%
1,0677071,842
1944D
+18.2%
9686681,647
1940D
+25.3%
1,2927652,079
1936D
+63.1%
1,8634062,310
1932D
+33.5%
9344441,462
1928R
−14.0%
4736311,127
1924R
−31.9%
2075331,022
1920R
−20.9%
247409776
1916R
−3.9%
451489979
1912D
+1.3%
262251830
1908R
−32.4%
143310516
1904R
−54.4%
61297434
1900D
+7.2%
203175388
1896D
+34.4%
252122378
1892D
+3.5%
9991229
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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.
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
Other Christian
13.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Methodist
0.4%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 80.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Skamania's economy revolves around tourism in the Columbia River Gorge, yet its sparse, timber-country population votes consistently Republican in federal contests, with the 2024 presidential margin landing at R+11.1.

The Democratic margin in Skamania County has rarely exceeded sixty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-four points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by eleven points.

Skamania County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a 8% poverty rate, and a median household income of $93,265 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wahkiakum County and Hill County.