† 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
GroupLongview-Kelso, WAWashingtonUnited States
German16.8%14.5%12.5%
English13.8%12.1%9.5%
Irish11.0%9.8%9.4%
American4.9%3.8%5.3%
Norwegian4.9%4.0%—
Scottish3.1%2.6%1.3%
Italian2.9%3.1%4.8%
French2.3%—1.6%
Mexican8.0%10.8%11.3%
Spaniard0.6%0.4%—
Spanish0.5%0.3%—
Guatemalan0.3%0.2%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
Colombian0.2%0.2%0.4%
Filipino0.4%1.5%0.9%
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
Longview-Kelso, WA
Washington
United States
Median age
41.5
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.3%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.8%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Longview-Kelso, WA
Washington
United States
Median household income
$76,531
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.2%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.6%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Longview-Kelso, WA
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.9%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
5.6%
9.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Longview-Kelso, WA
Washington
United States
Catholic
5.6%
10.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
23.7%
20.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
63.3%
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.
Longview-Kelso, WA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−9.7%
1896
−0.8%
1900
−29.9%
1904
−61.9%
1908
−39.9%
1912
−11.0%
1916
−21.7%
1920
−39.8%
1924
−39.9%
1928
−38.6%
1932
+15.1%
1936
+45.7%
1940
+30.2%
1944
+25.8%
1948
+21.0%
1952
−4.7%
1956
+2.2%
1960
−0.2%
1964
+44.5%
1968
+9.8%
1972
−6.2%
1976
+8.5%
1980
−2.1%
1984
+1.6%
1988
+14.3%
1992
+14.6%
1996
+20.4%
2000
+3.7%
2004
+3.2%
2008
+11.1%
2012
+4.4%
2016
−13.3%
2020
−17.4%
2024
−19.8%
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
38.5%Harris22,825
58.3%Trump34,580
1.7%Kennedy1,017 +8
R+19.8
R+2.4
R+18.3
59,325
All 11 candidates in 2024 · 9 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.3%34,580
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic38.5%22,825
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.7%1,017
OtherAll other candidates0.5%305
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%213
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%210
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%60
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%52
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%48
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%8
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%7
R
39.7%Biden23,938
57.1%Trump34,424
3.2%
R+17.4
R+4.1
R+21.8
60,280
R
38.0%Clinton17,908
51.3%Trump24,185
10.7%
R+13.3
R+17.7
R+15.4
47,142
D
50.5%Obama22,726
46.1%Romney20,746
3.4%
D+4.4
R+6.8
D+0.5
45,012
D
54.4%Obama24,597
43.2%McCain19,554
2.4%
D+11.1
D+7.9
D+3.9
45,229
D
50.8%Kerry21,589
47.5%Bush20,217
1.7%
D+3.2
R+0.5
D+5.7
42,530
D
49.3%Gore18,233
45.6%Bush16,873
5.0%
D+3.7
R+16.7
D+3.2
36,962
D
53.9%Clinton18,054
33.5%Dole11,221
12.7%
D+20.4
D+5.8
D+11.9
33,515
D
43.6%Clinton15,052
29.0%Bush10,000
27.4%
D+14.6
D+0.3
D+9.1
34,529
D
56.5%Dukakis16,090
42.2%Bush12,009
1.3%
D+14.3
D+12.7
D+22.1
28,465
D
49.6%Mondale15,361
48.0%Reagan14,858
2.4%
D+1.6
D+3.7
D+19.8
30,968
R
43.9%Carter12,560
45.9%Reagan13,154
10.2%
R+2.1
R+10.6
D+7.7
28,639
D
52.7%Carter14,958
44.1%Ford12,531
3.2%
D+8.5
D+14.8
D+6.5
28,406
R
45.0%McGovern12,682
51.2%Nixon14,431
3.8%
R+6.2
R+16.0
D+16.9
28,182
D
51.9%Humphrey13,363
42.1%Nixon10,842
6.0%
D+9.8
R+34.7
D+10.5
25,750
D
71.9%Johnson17,605
27.4%Goldwater6,708
0.8%
D+44.5
D+44.7
D+21.9
24,501
R
49.6%Kennedy12,054
49.8%Nixon12,103
0.6%
R+0.2
R+2.4
R+0.4
24,310
D
51.0%Stevenson12,448
48.8%Eisenhower11,912
0.2%
D+2.2
D+6.9
D+17.6
24,410
R
47.3%Stevenson11,242
52.1%Eisenhower12,366
0.6%
R+4.7
R+25.8
D+6.0
23,746
D
58.6%Truman11,075
37.6%Dewey7,098
3.9%
D+21.0
R+4.7
D+16.6
18,902
D
62.4%Roosevelt10,485
36.7%Dewey6,157
0.9%
D+25.8
R+4.4
D+18.3
16,799
D
64.5%Roosevelt11,420
34.3%Willkie6,078
1.2%
D+30.2
R+15.5
D+20.2
17,714
D
71.0%Roosevelt10,147
25.3%Landon3,617
3.7%
D+45.7
D+30.6
D+21.4
14,292
D
49.0%Roosevelt5,443
33.9%Hoover3,767
17.1%
D+15.1
D+53.7
R+2.7
11,113
R
30.2%Smith2,581
68.8%Hoover5,882
1.1%
R+38.6
D+1.3
R+21.1
8,554
R
15.8%Davis927
55.7%Coolidge3,274
28.6%
R+39.9
R+0.1
R+14.7
5,882
R
21.7%Cox801
61.5%Harding2,267
16.8%
R+39.8
R+18.1
R+13.6
3,687
R
33.4%Wilson1,282
55.1%Hughes2,113
11.5%
R+21.7
R+10.6
R+24.8
3,834
O
23.6%Wilson919
34.7%Taft1,348
41.7%
Roosevelt +7.0
D+28.9
R+30.6
3,889
R
25.8%Bryan617
65.7%Taft1,573
8.6%
R+39.9
D+22.0
R+30.3
2,396
R
15.4%Parker317
77.3%Roosevelt1,589
7.3%
R+61.9
R+32.0
R+42.2
2,055
R
33.5%Bryan619
63.3%McKinley1,171
3.2%
R+29.9
R+29.1
R+22.3
1,849
R
49.0%Bryan974
49.7%McKinley989
1.3%
R+0.8
D+9.0
D+5.3
1,988
R
32.0%Cleveland566
41.7%Harrison738
26.3%
R+9.7
—
R+11.4
1,770
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
42.4%24,329
57.3%32,854
57,354
2022
R
38.8%17,439
61.1%27,446
44,942
2018
R
46.3%20,485
53.7%23,773
44,258
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Longview-Kelso, WA
Year
Total registered
2016
70,832
2018
71,532
2020
78,519
2022
79,303
2024
84,035
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,080 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +11,009 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Longview-Kelso, WA in Longview-Kelso, WA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−375
2012
−846
2013
−300
2014
+258
2015
+1,088
2016
+1,563
2017
+1,937
2018
+1,885
2019
+1,664
2021
+819
2022
+552
2023
+905
2024
+779
2025
+1,080
Straddling the Columbia River at the confluence with the Cowlitz, Longview-Kelso's economy traces back to planned industrial timber development in the 1920s, and its working-class union heritage continues to shape a consistent Democratic lean in federal races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 61.9 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.8 points.
A population of 112,360, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,531 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Aberdeen, WA and Canton, IL.
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How did Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington voted Republican by 19.8 points (R+19.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 59,325 votes cast, 22,825 went Democratic and 34,580 went Republican.
When did Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington?
Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington has a population of 112,360 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington is $76,531 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Longview-Kelso, WA, Washington from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
