† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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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
GroupCentralia, WAWashingtonUnited States
German16.0%14.5%12.5%
American13.9%3.8%5.3%
English12.9%12.1%9.5%
Irish10.5%9.8%9.4%
Norwegian3.7%4.0%—
Swedish2.5%1.8%—
Scottish2.3%2.6%1.3%
French2.2%—1.6%
Mexican8.7%10.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.5%1.8%
Salvadoran0.4%0.4%0.7%
Colombian0.3%0.2%0.4%
Spaniard0.3%0.4%—
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Peruvian0.2%——
Spanish0.2%0.3%—
Filipino0.3%1.5%0.9%
Asian Indian0.2%2.0%1.4%
Chinese0.2%2.2%1.3%
Vietnamese0.2%1.1%0.6%
Korean0.2%0.9%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
Centralia, WA
Washington
United States
Median age
42.2
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.0%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.5%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Centralia, WA
Washington
United States
Median household income
$74,796
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.2%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.5%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Centralia, WA
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.7%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
6.8%
9.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Centralia, WA
Washington
United States
Catholic
8.2%
10.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
20.7%
20.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
63.2%
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.
Centralia, WA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−10.3%
1896
+1.8%
1900
−15.3%
1904
−49.7%
1908
−33.5%
1912
−7.4%
1916
−8.2%
1920
−35.0%
1924
−45.2%
1928
−43.5%
1932
+24.4%
1936
+22.4%
1940
+0.3%
1944
−7.1%
1948
−3.6%
1952
−26.4%
1956
−21.5%
1960
−13.4%
1964
+27.0%
1968
−1.8%
1972
−24.9%
1976
−9.0%
1980
−29.3%
1984
−34.3%
1988
−23.9%
1992
−16.6%
1996
−10.5%
2000
−28.9%
2004
−31.8%
2008
−19.2%
2012
−22.7%
2016
−35.1%
2020
−32.8%
2024
−32.8%
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
R
31.8%Harris14,433
64.7%Trump29,322
1.8%Kennedy826 +8
R+32.8
±0.0
R+31.4
45,338
All 11 candidates in 2024 · 9 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.7%29,322
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic31.8%14,433
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.8%826
OtherAll other candidates0.5%226
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%194
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%158
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%59
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%45
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%45
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%17
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%13
R
32.0%Biden14,520
64.9%Trump29,391
3.1%
R+32.8
D+2.2
R+37.3
45,309
R
27.4%Clinton9,654
62.5%Trump21,992
10.1%
R+35.1
R+12.4
R+37.1
35,199
R
36.9%Obama12,664
59.6%Romney20,452
3.5%
R+22.7
R+3.5
R+26.5
34,320
R
39.3%Obama13,624
58.4%McCain20,278
2.3%
R+19.2
D+12.6
R+26.4
34,705
R
33.1%Kerry10,726
64.9%Bush21,042
2.0%
R+31.8
R+2.9
R+29.4
32,428
R
33.0%Gore9,891
61.9%Bush18,565
5.1%
R+28.9
R+18.4
R+29.4
29,986
R
37.4%Clinton10,331
47.9%Dole13,238
14.7%
R+10.5
D+6.1
R+19.0
27,644
R
28.7%Clinton7,810
45.3%Bush12,316
25.9%
R+16.6
D+7.3
R+22.1
27,168
R
37.1%Dukakis8,629
61.0%Bush14,184
1.8%
R+23.9
D+10.4
R+16.2
23,238
R
31.9%Mondale7,634
66.2%Reagan15,846
1.9%
R+34.3
R+5.0
R+16.1
23,931
R
30.6%Carter6,962
59.9%Reagan13,636
9.5%
R+29.3
R+20.3
R+19.6
22,749
R
42.6%Carter9,026
51.7%Ford10,933
5.7%
R+9.0
D+15.9
R+11.1
21,167
R
33.7%McGovern6,946
58.6%Nixon12,071
7.6%
R+24.9
R+23.1
R+1.7
20,585
R
45.2%Humphrey8,444
47.0%Nixon8,779
7.7%
R+1.8
R+28.8
R+1.1
18,668
D
63.5%Johnson12,070
36.4%Goldwater6,933
0.1%
D+27.0
D+40.4
D+4.4
19,022
R
43.2%Kennedy8,411
56.5%Nixon11,012
0.3%
R+13.4
D+8.2
R+13.5
19,480
R
39.2%Stevenson7,714
60.7%Eisenhower11,949
0.1%
R+21.5
D+4.9
R+6.1
19,688
R
36.4%Stevenson7,115
62.8%Eisenhower12,287
0.9%
R+26.4
R+22.8
R+15.7
19,571
R
46.8%Truman8,394
50.4%Dewey9,047
2.9%
R+3.6
D+3.5
R+8.1
17,953
R
46.1%Roosevelt7,706
53.2%Dewey8,896
0.7%
R+7.1
R+7.4
R+14.6
16,726
D
49.6%Roosevelt9,280
49.3%Willkie9,228
1.2%
D+0.3
R+22.1
R+9.7
18,726
D
57.6%Roosevelt9,619
35.2%Landon5,885
7.2%
D+22.4
R+2.1
R+1.9
16,705
D
54.2%Roosevelt8,454
29.8%Hoover4,647
16.0%
D+24.4
D+67.9
D+6.6
15,594
R
27.6%Smith3,591
71.1%Hoover9,253
1.3%
R+43.5
D+1.7
R+26.1
13,010
R
12.9%Davis1,544
58.1%Coolidge6,973
29.1%
R+45.2
R+10.2
R+20.0
12,007
R
19.6%Cox2,212
54.6%Harding6,160
25.8%
R+35.0
R+26.8
R+8.8
11,285
R
40.7%Wilson4,318
48.9%Hughes5,186
10.3%
R+8.2
R+0.7
R+11.3
10,601
O
25.3%Wilson2,471
32.7%Taft3,200
42.0%
Roosevelt +9.4
D+26.1
R+27.0
9,786
R
26.9%Bryan1,412
60.5%Taft3,170
12.6%
R+33.5
D+16.2
R+24.0
5,244
R
20.2%Parker896
69.9%Roosevelt3,098
9.8%
R+49.7
R+34.5
R+30.0
4,430
R
40.2%Bryan1,382
55.4%McKinley1,907
4.4%
R+15.3
R+17.1
R+7.7
3,442
D
50.2%Bryan1,654
48.3%McKinley1,594
1.5%
D+1.8
D+12.1
D+7.9
3,297
R
31.2%Cleveland1,014
41.5%Harrison1,350
27.4%
R+10.3
—
R+12.0
3,254
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
36.1%15,912
63.6%28,030
44,074
2022
R
31.3%11,263
68.5%24,654
35,992
2018
R
32.7%11,078
67.3%22,793
33,871
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Centralia, WA
Year
Total registered
2016
50,023
2018
52,381
2020
57,904
2022
59,519
2024
63,028
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+941 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +10,245 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Centralia, WA in Centralia, WA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+58
2012
−306
2013
−533
2014
−215
2015
+528
2016
+1,082
2017
+1,476
2018
+1,246
2019
+1,087
2021
+2,249
2022
+920
2023
+963
2024
+749
2025
+941
Centralia, WA sits in the Pacific Northwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 49.7 points in 1904. The 2024 margin was 32.8 points.
A population of 85,154, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,796 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Roseburg, OR and Wilmington, OH.
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In 2024, Centralia, WA, Washington voted Republican by 32.8 points (R+32.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 45,338 votes cast, 14,433 went Democratic and 29,322 went Republican.
When did Centralia, WA, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Centralia, WA, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Centralia, WA, Washington?
Centralia, WA, Washington has a population of 85,154 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Centralia, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Centralia, WA, Washington is $74,796 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Centralia, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Centralia, WA, Washington from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
