Whitman County, Washington

2024 results by precinct

80 precincts · 20,027 votes cast

Harris · D+9

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+8.9%	10,480	8,699	20,027
2020	D	+10.0%	11,184	9,067	21,126
2016	D	+4.1%	8,146	7,403	18,028
2012	R	−2.7%	8,037	8,507	17,270
2008	D	+5.5%	9,070	8,104	17,589
2004	R	−6.2%	8,287	9,397	18,012
2000	R	−15.4%	6,509	9,003	16,237
1996	D	+3.3%	7,262	6,734	15,895
1992	D	+6.9%	7,637	6,428	17,478
1988	R	−1.8%	7,403	7,680	15,333
1984	R	−20.2%	6,621	10,021	16,849
1980	R	−17.1%	5,726	8,636	17,024
1976	R	−13.1%	6,197	8,168	15,068
1972	R	−20.3%	6,248	9,548	16,266
1968	R	−18.8%	5,218	7,810	13,789
1964	R	−0.0%	6,760	6,765	13,538
1960	R	−19.3%	5,458	8,069	13,544
1956	R	−27.7%	4,854	8,572	13,434
1952	R	−31.7%	4,611	8,905	13,560
1948	R	−3.1%	6,015	6,411	12,740
1944	R	−4.8%	5,449	6,000	11,490
1940	R	−0.0%	6,351	6,356	12,799
1936	D	+31.7%	7,753	3,955	11,973
1932	D	+11.1%	5,945	4,727	11,011
1928	R	−40.6%	2,969	7,065	10,101
1924	R	−33.8%	1,745	4,960	9,516
1920	R	−36.1%	2,806	6,344	9,809
1916	D	+8.5%	5,888	4,933	11,251
1912	D	+16.4%	3,621	1,989	9,943
1908	R	−15.4%	2,386	3,376	6,418
1904	R	−41.8%	1,519	4,090	6,152
1900	D	+8.3%	2,826	2,366	5,565
1896	D	+39.1%	3,690	1,592	5,367
1892	R	−1.2%	2,061	2,131	5,709
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%

Irish

0.6%

African American

1.2%

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: 26.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.6%

1.6%

75–84

2.1%

3.5%

65–74

3.5%

4.2%

55–64

4.2%

4.1%

45–54

4.0%

5.1%

35–44

4.9%

7.6%

25–34

6.3%

16.0%

18–24

15.9%

5.9%

5–17

5.8%

2.0%

2.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$55,406

Whitman County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.

Whitman County$55,406

Washington$98,141

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

22.7%

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

Other Christian

16.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.5%

Mainline Protestant

3.0%

Baptist

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.1%

Methodist

0.9%

Non-Christian

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Whitman County's lean toward Democratic presidential candidates is driven largely by Washington State University's student and faculty population in Pullman, making it an outlier in an otherwise Republican-leaning agricultural region.

The Democratic margin in Whitman County has rarely exceeded thirty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-two points. 2024 delivered the county to the Democratic candidate by nine points.

Whitman County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a 23% poverty rate, and a median household income of $55,406 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clallam County and Hays County.

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