2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 83,295 | 49,213 | 137,868 | |
| 2020 | D | 83,660 | 50,489 | 138,620 | |
| 2016 | D | 60,340 | 40,599 | 113,339 | |
| 2012 | D | 57,089 | 42,703 | 103,788 | |
| 2008 | D | 58,236 | 40,205 | 100,339 | |
| 2004 | D | 48,268 | 40,296 | 90,394 | |
| 2000 | R | 34,033 | 34,287 | 73,757 | |
| 1996 | D | 29,074 | 27,153 | 64,510 | |
| 1992 | D | 26,619 | 23,801 | 63,679 | |
| 1988 | D | 25,571 | 23,820 | 50,094 | |
| 1984 | R | 22,670 | 27,228 | 50,686 | |
| 1980 | R | 18,430 | 21,371 | 46,057 | |
| 1976 | R | 19,739 | 20,007 | 41,679 | |
| 1972 | R | 15,027 | 22,585 | 38,801 | |
| 1968 | R | 14,003 | 14,695 | 31,199 | |
| 1964 | D | 20,297 | 10,900 | 31,422 | |
| 1960 | R | 14,298 | 16,651 | 31,526 | |
| 1956 | R | 14,533 | 17,414 | 32,191 | |
| 1952 | R | 12,877 | 17,590 | 30,828 | |
| 1948 | R | 12,736 | 12,850 | 27,451 | |
| 1944 | D | 14,787 | 12,890 | 28,098 | |
| 1940 | D | 14,877 | 13,351 | 28,834 | |
| 1936 | D | 15,428 | 9,035 | 25,756 | |
| 1932 | D | 11,355 | 9,254 | 22,511 | |
| 1928 | R | 4,100 | 14,621 | 19,021 | |
| 1924 | R | 927 | 9,214 | 16,110 | |
| 1920 | R | 2,288 | 9,157 | 15,920 | |
| 1916 | R | 5,629 | 7,632 | 15,842 | |
| 1912 | R | 2,773 | 4,187 | 15,005 | |
| 1908 | R | 2,398 | 4,955 | 8,621 | |
| 1904 | R | 1,174 | 5,410 | 7,684 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,700 | 2,952 | 5,214 | |
| 1896 | D | 2,227 | 1,971 | 4,270 | |
| 1892 | R | 1,161 | 1,709 | 4,118 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Irish
0.7%
African American
0.8%
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: 38.4 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
$81,784
Whatcom County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Whatcom County$81,784
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
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 56.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Western Washington University and a long stretch of the Canadian border, Whatcom County has shifted steadily toward Democratic presidential candidates over the past two decades, posting a 24.7-point margin in 2024.
The Democratic margin in Whatcom County reached its widest at thirty points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twenty-five points — still decisive.
Whatcom County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,784, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 230,503 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 Cook County and Douglas County.
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