† 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
GroupOthello, WAWashingtonUnited States
Mexican60.8%10.8%11.3%
Guatemalan3.2%0.2%0.5%
Peruvian0.2%——
German9.4%14.5%12.5%
English6.8%12.1%9.5%
Irish4.8%9.8%9.4%
American1.9%3.8%5.3%
Norwegian1.9%4.0%—
Italian1.0%3.1%4.8%
Swedish1.0%1.8%—
French0.8%—1.6%
Aztec1.1%——
Native Hawaiian0.1%——
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
Othello, WA
Washington
United States
Median age
29.3
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
10.6%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.1%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Othello, WA
Washington
United States
Median household income
$66,136
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.5%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.7%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Othello, WA
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
53.6%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
51.2%
9.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Othello, WA
Washington
United States
Catholic
19.5%
10.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.4%
20.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
46.3%
58.8%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.7%
2.6%
5.2%
Latter-day Saints
9.5%
3.6%
2.0%
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.
Othello, WA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−18.4%
1896
+20.6%
1900
+6.0%
1904
−33.4%
1908
−17.2%
1912
+23.6%
1916
+2.1%
1920
−44.5%
1924
−26.3%
1928
−29.0%
1932
+26.2%
1936
+48.4%
1940
−3.8%
1944
−22.0%
1948
−4.7%
1952
−32.7%
1956
−15.1%
1960
−17.7%
1964
−5.0%
1968
−31.4%
1972
−43.7%
1976
−21.1%
1980
−42.4%
1984
−44.5%
1988
−23.3%
1992
−13.9%
1996
−13.4%
2000
−40.9%
2004
−47.5%
2008
−34.4%
2012
−33.8%
2016
−37.3%
2020
−35.7%
2024
−43.1%
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
27.1%Harris1,455
70.2%Trump3,767
1.4%Kennedy75 +7
R+43.1
R+7.4
R+41.6
5,365
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.2%3,767
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic27.1%1,455
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.4%75
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%20
OtherAll other candidates0.4%20
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%11
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%8
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%4
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%4
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%1
R
30.9%Biden1,814
66.6%Trump3,907
2.4%
R+35.7
D+1.6
R+40.2
5,862
R
27.2%Clinton1,299
64.5%Trump3,083
8.4%
R+37.3
R+3.5
R+39.4
4,782
R
31.9%Obama1,540
65.8%Romney3,171
2.3%
R+33.8
D+0.6
R+37.7
4,822
R
31.9%Obama1,552
66.3%McCain3,222
1.7%
R+34.4
D+13.1
R+41.6
4,858
R
25.6%Kerry1,315
73.2%Bush3,751
1.2%
R+47.5
R+6.6
R+45.1
5,127
R
28.3%Gore1,406
69.2%Bush3,440
2.6%
R+40.9
R+27.5
R+41.4
4,974
R
37.7%Clinton1,740
51.1%Dole2,356
11.2%
R+13.4
D+0.6
R+21.9
4,614
R
31.6%Clinton1,449
45.5%Bush2,087
22.9%
R+13.9
D+9.4
R+19.5
4,585
R
37.6%Dukakis1,612
60.9%Bush2,612
1.5%
R+23.3
D+21.1
R+15.6
4,288
R
27.3%Mondale1,311
71.7%Reagan3,449
1.0%
R+44.5
R+2.1
R+26.2
4,809
R
25.6%Carter1,223
68.0%Reagan3,248
6.4%
R+42.4
R+21.3
R+32.7
4,776
R
37.5%Carter1,790
58.6%Ford2,795
3.9%
R+21.1
D+22.6
R+23.1
4,773
R
24.6%McGovern1,110
68.2%Nixon3,083
7.2%
R+43.7
R+12.2
R+20.5
4,519
R
30.7%Humphrey1,270
62.1%Nixon2,572
7.2%
R+31.4
R+26.4
R+30.7
4,141
R
47.4%Johnson2,027
52.4%Goldwater2,241
0.1%
R+5.0
D+12.7
R+27.6
4,273
R
41.1%Kennedy1,732
58.8%Nixon2,479
0.1%
R+17.7
R+2.7
R+17.9
4,216
R
42.4%Stevenson1,673
57.5%Eisenhower2,267
0.1%
R+15.1
D+17.7
D+0.3
3,944
R
33.6%Stevenson1,104
66.3%Eisenhower2,181
0.2%
R+32.7
R+28.0
R+22.0
3,290
R
47.2%Truman1,267
52.0%Dewey1,394
0.8%
R+4.7
D+17.3
R+9.2
2,683
R
38.8%Roosevelt1,062
60.8%Dewey1,666
0.4%
R+22.0
R+18.2
R+29.5
2,740
R
47.9%Roosevelt1,397
51.7%Willkie1,508
0.4%
R+3.8
R+52.2
R+13.8
2,918
D
73.1%Roosevelt1,944
24.7%Landon657
2.3%
D+48.4
D+22.2
D+24.1
2,661
D
61.9%Roosevelt1,504
35.7%Hoover867
2.4%
D+26.2
D+55.2
D+8.4
2,430
R
35.1%Smith807
64.1%Hoover1,473
0.8%
R+29.0
R+2.7
R+11.5
2,299
O
11.3%Davis228
37.5%Coolidge760
51.2%
La Follette +13.7
D+18.2
R+1.1
2,026
R
22.7%Cox515
67.2%Harding1,525
10.2%
R+44.5
R+46.6
R+18.3
2,271
D
48.4%Wilson1,294
46.3%Hughes1,237
5.3%
D+2.1
R+21.4
R+1.0
2,673
O
40.6%Wilson949
17.0%Taft398
42.4%
Roosevelt +1.8
D+40.8
D+4.0
2,338
R
38.6%Bryan714
55.8%Taft1,033
5.6%
R+17.2
D+16.2
R+7.7
1,851
R
31.0%Parker548
64.4%Roosevelt1,138
4.5%
R+33.4
R+39.5
R+13.7
1,766
D
51.0%Bryan523
45.0%McKinley461
4.0%
D+6.0
R+14.6
D+13.6
1,025
D
59.4%Bryan372
38.8%McKinley243
1.8%
D+20.6
D+39.0
D+26.7
626
R
24.4%Cleveland139
42.8%Harrison244
32.8%
R+18.4
—
R+20.1
570
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
31.4%1,627
67.7%3,504
5,175
2022
R
23.5%969
76.3%3,150
4,131
2018
R
32.3%1,365
67.7%2,867
4,232
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Othello, WA
Year
Total registered
2016
7,271
2018
7,404
2020
8,228
2022
8,439
2024
9,129
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−190 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,369 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Othello, WA in Othello, WA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−217
2012
−228
2013
−128
2014
−210
2015
−252
2016
−179
2017
−9
2018
−246
2019
−65
2021
−228
2022
+2
2023
−289
2024
−130
2025
−190
Othello, WA sits in the Pacific Northwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 47.5 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.1 points.
A population of 20,800, a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,136 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hereford, TX and Liberal, KS.
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In 2024, Othello, WA, Washington voted Republican by 43.1 points (R+43.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,365 votes cast, 1,455 went Democratic and 3,767 went Republican.
When did Othello, WA, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Othello, WA, Washington voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Othello, WA, Washington?
Othello, WA, Washington has a population of 20,800 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Othello, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Othello, WA, Washington is $66,136 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Othello, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Othello, WA, Washington from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
