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1876–2024
Walla Walla County, Washington
Walla Walla County·Washington

Walla Walla County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

Wine-country county where ag roots keep federal races competitive

18762024·38 elections
Walla Walla County, Washington · PortlandSaint · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+8
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
62,161
2024 ACS
Most similar
Carver County
MN · similarity 0.98
61 precincts · 29,568 votes cast
Trump · R+8
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−8.0%
13,10615,47629,568
2020R
−8.7%
13,69016,40031,261
2016R
−15.1%
9,69413,65126,228
2012R
−19.3%
9,76814,64825,298
2008R
−16.6%
10,08114,18224,727
2004R
−26.5%
8,25714,32322,925
2000R
−28.6%
7,18813,30421,365
1996R
−5.4%
8,0389,08519,486
1992R
−2.9%
7,3257,89419,881
1988R
−12.8%
7,4489,68317,403
1984R
−28.6%
6,80412,36119,398
1980R
−28.4%
5,82511,22318,977
1976R
−21.0%
7,01210,88318,400
1972R
−38.9%
5,36412,57918,533
1968R
−24.8%
5,84110,04216,923
1964D
+7.8%
9,4818,10217,594
1960R
−27.4%
6,72111,78618,519
1956R
−32.1%
6,07611,82717,910
1952R
−35.1%
5,73811,98717,817
1948R
−5.8%
7,1027,99315,378
1944R
−11.9%
5,7937,36413,235
1940R
−14.5%
5,8757,88313,821
1936D
+16.9%
6,5624,58411,670
1932D
+8.7%
5,5784,65310,575
1928R
−40.5%
2,8596,7749,666
1924R
−40.9%
1,6625,4659,290
1920R
−41.1%
2,3385,9578,812
1916D
+0.3%
4,4564,4299,227
1912D
+7.4%
2,5071,9377,663
1908R
−25.3%
1,6602,8434,681
1904R
−47.6%
9562,8243,923
1900R
−17.3%
1,4802,1193,689
1896D
+3.6%
1,7161,5963,351
1892R
−1.7%
1,3131,3622,889
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%
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.
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
22.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Baptist
0.6%
Methodist
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Walla Walla's mix of irrigated farmland, a state prison, and a growing wine tourism economy produces a county that leans Republican but runs closer in local races than its rural neighbors.

The Republican margin in Walla Walla County reached its widest at forty-eight points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was eight points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Walla Walla County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,202, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 62,161 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 Carver County and Jeff Davis County.