† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WAWashingtonUnited States
German16.6%14.5%12.5%
English14.9%12.1%9.5%
Irish12.9%9.8%9.4%
Norwegian5.0%4.0%—
American4.0%3.8%5.3%
Italian3.7%3.1%4.8%
Scottish3.6%2.6%1.3%
French2.6%—1.6%
Mexican5.7%10.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard0.6%0.4%—
Guatemalan0.4%0.2%0.5%
Spanish0.4%0.3%—
Salvadoran0.2%0.4%0.7%
Filipino2.7%1.5%0.9%
Japanese0.5%0.4%0.2%
Korean0.4%0.9%0.4%
Chinese0.3%2.2%1.3%
Vietnamese0.3%1.1%0.6%
Asian Indian0.2%2.0%1.4%
Chamorro0.5%——
Native Hawaiian0.2%——
African American†1.5%2.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.4%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
Washington
United States
Median age
40.2
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.6%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
Washington
United States
Median household income
$104,158
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.2%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.9%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.4%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.8%
9.1%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.8%
0.9%
0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.1%
2.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
Washington
United States
Catholic
11.8%
10.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
23.9%
20.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
55.8%
58.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−5.4%
1896
+0.0%
1900
−26.0%
1904
−56.4%
1908
−29.9%
1912
−4.2%
1916
+12.1%
1920
−36.0%
1924
−39.6%
1928
−27.7%
1932
+46.1%
1936
+54.9%
1940
+42.5%
1944
+36.0%
1948
+31.5%
1952
+9.7%
1956
+4.4%
1960
+5.9%
1964
+43.0%
1968
+19.5%
1972
−19.4%
1976
+5.1%
1980
−14.1%
1984
−9.6%
1988
−1.4%
1992
+5.8%
1996
+9.7%
2000
+3.8%
2004
+4.4%
2008
+12.3%
2012
+11.6%
2016
+11.0%
2020
+18.1%
2024
+20.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
58.5%Harris91,731
37.7%Trump59,080
1.6%Kennedy2,560 +8
D+20.8
D+2.7
D+22.3
156,872
All 11 candidates in 2024 · 9 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic58.5%91,731
Donald J TrumpRepublican37.7%59,080
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.6%2,560
OtherAll other candidates0.6%997
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%891
Jill SteinIndependent0.6%883
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%273
Cornel WestIndependent0.2%257
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%141
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%30
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%29
D
56.9%Biden90,277
38.8%Trump61,563
4.3%
D+18.1
D+7.1
D+13.6
158,672
D
49.0%Clinton63,156
38.1%Trump49,018
12.9%
D+11.0
R+0.6
D+8.9
128,770
D
54.2%Obama67,277
42.6%Romney52,846
3.2%
D+11.6
R+0.7
D+7.8
124,101
D
55.2%Obama68,624
42.9%McCain53,297
1.9%
D+12.3
D+8.0
D+5.1
124,337
D
51.2%Kerry60,796
46.9%Bush55,608
1.9%
D+4.4
D+0.6
D+6.8
118,670
D
48.9%Gore50,302
45.1%Bush46,427
6.0%
D+3.8
R+5.9
D+3.2
102,867
D
48.3%Clinton44,167
38.6%Dole35,304
13.1%
D+9.7
D+3.9
D+1.2
91,487
D
38.9%Clinton34,442
33.1%Bush29,340
28.0%
D+5.8
D+7.2
D+0.2
88,568
R
48.5%Dukakis33,748
49.9%Bush34,743
1.7%
R+1.4
D+8.2
D+6.3
69,649
R
44.5%Mondale29,681
54.1%Reagan36,101
1.4%
R+9.6
D+4.5
D+8.6
66,713
R
34.7%Carter20,893
48.8%Reagan29,420
16.6%
R+14.1
R+19.2
R+4.4
60,296
D
50.6%Carter25,701
45.6%Ford23,124
3.8%
D+5.1
D+24.5
D+3.0
50,750
R
37.4%McGovern17,011
56.8%Nixon25,831
5.7%
R+19.4
R+38.9
D+3.7
45,446
D
55.9%Humphrey22,273
36.5%Nixon14,520
7.6%
D+19.5
R+23.5
D+20.2
39,815
D
71.3%Johnson26,904
28.4%Goldwater10,702
0.3%
D+43.0
D+37.1
D+20.4
37,714
D
52.7%Kennedy19,662
46.8%Nixon17,459
0.5%
D+5.9
D+1.5
D+5.7
37,302
D
52.1%Stevenson19,641
47.7%Eisenhower17,986
0.2%
D+4.4
R+5.3
D+19.8
37,685
D
54.6%Stevenson20,531
44.9%Eisenhower16,876
0.5%
D+9.7
R+21.8
D+20.5
37,596
D
63.7%Truman19,538
32.2%Dewey9,869
4.1%
D+31.5
R+4.5
D+27.0
30,678
D
67.7%Roosevelt24,016
31.6%Dewey11,224
0.7%
D+36.0
R+6.5
D+28.5
35,491
D
70.7%Roosevelt13,861
28.2%Willkie5,525
1.1%
D+42.5
R+12.4
D+32.6
19,596
D
75.9%Roosevelt12,414
21.0%Landon3,440
3.0%
D+54.9
D+8.8
D+30.6
16,347
D
70.6%Roosevelt10,002
24.4%Hoover3,465
5.0%
D+46.1
D+73.8
D+28.3
14,173
R
35.3%Smith3,668
63.0%Hoover6,544
1.7%
R+27.7
D+11.9
R+10.2
10,392
O
5.6%Davis490
45.2%Coolidge3,954
49.2%
La Follette +4.0
R+3.6
R+14.4
8,750
R
13.4%Cox1,350
49.4%Harding4,989
37.2%
R+36.0
R+48.1
R+9.8
10,098
D
49.9%Wilson3,479
37.8%Hughes2,638
12.3%
D+12.1
D+16.3
D+8.9
6,974
O
15.9%Wilson969
20.1%Taft1,224
63.9%
Roosevelt +43.8
D+25.7
R+23.7
6,082
R
26.2%Bryan850
56.1%Taft1,819
17.6%
R+29.9
D+26.5
R+20.3
3,241
R
12.8%Parker320
69.2%Roosevelt1,736
18.1%
R+56.4
R+30.5
R+36.8
2,509
R
32.5%Bryan489
58.4%McKinley880
9.1%
R+26.0
R+26.0
R+18.4
1,506
O
48.9%Bryan728
48.9%McKinley728
2.2%
Tied
D+5.4
D+6.1
1,489
O
29.2%Cleveland370
34.6%Harrison438
36.2%
Weaver +1.6
—
R+7.0
1,266
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
59.5%91,348
40.2%61,734
153,409
2022
D
57.5%70,939
42.3%52,134
123,351
2018
D
56.5%67,847
43.5%52,308
120,155
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
Year
Total registered
2016
182,720
2018
188,243
2020
204,404
2022
206,835
2024
219,571
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,801 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +13,503 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,530
2012
−1,610
2013
−3,095
2014
−112
2015
+4,529
2016
+2,740
2017
+2,184
2018
+2,230
2019
+1,469
2021
+356
2022
+747
2023
−1,357
2024
+2,091
2025
+1,801
Home to Naval Base Kitsap, one of the largest naval installations in the U.S., the metro's sizable active-duty and veteran population tilts its demographic profile in ways that consistently distinguish it from the broader Seattle media market.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 56.4 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.8 points.
A population of 277,881, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $104,158 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA and Bellingham, WA.
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How did Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington voted Democratic by 20.8 points (D+20.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 156,872 votes cast, 91,731 went Democratic and 59,080 went Republican.
When did Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington?
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington has a population of 277,881 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington is $104,158 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA, Washington from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.
