† 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
GroupPort Angeles, WAWashingtonUnited States
German17.9%14.5%12.5%
English17.4%12.1%9.5%
Irish10.6%9.8%9.4%
American5.2%3.8%5.3%
Norwegian4.9%4.0%—
Scottish4.1%2.6%1.3%
Italian3.7%3.1%4.8%
French2.9%—1.6%
Mexican4.9%10.8%11.3%
Spaniard0.4%0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
Spanish0.3%0.3%—
Asian Indian0.4%2.0%1.4%
Filipino0.3%1.5%0.9%
Japanese0.3%0.4%0.2%
Chinese0.2%2.2%1.3%
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
Port Angeles, WA
Washington
United States
Median age
52.1
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
5.3%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
32.2%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Port Angeles, WA
Washington
United States
Median household income
$70,370
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.6%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.6%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Port Angeles, WA
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.1%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.9%
9.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Port Angeles, WA
Washington
United States
Catholic
9.0%
10.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
17.1%
20.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
64.4%
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.
Port Angeles, WA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−5.2%
1896
+12.3%
1900
−26.4%
1904
−47.5%
1908
−32.4%
1912
−10.4%
1916
−4.2%
1920
−38.9%
1924
−45.1%
1928
−31.9%
1932
+27.7%
1936
+37.8%
1940
+25.0%
1944
+20.9%
1948
+12.2%
1952
−8.8%
1956
−9.8%
1960
+4.4%
1964
+37.8%
1968
+7.8%
1972
−23.3%
1976
−4.7%
1980
−15.6%
1984
−16.4%
1988
−0.3%
1992
+3.7%
1996
+0.5%
2000
−7.7%
2004
−5.0%
2008
+3.3%
2012
+0.4%
2016
−2.8%
2020
+3.4%
2024
+7.8%
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
52.3%Harris25,440
44.5%Trump21,632
1.4%Kennedy681 +8
D+7.8
D+4.5
D+9.3
48,663
All 11 candidates in 2024 · 9 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic52.3%25,440
Donald J TrumpRepublican44.5%21,632
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.4%681
Jill SteinIndependent0.6%286
OtherAll other candidates0.6%273
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%162
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%74
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%51
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%47
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%10
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%7
D
50.2%Biden24,721
46.8%Trump23,062
3.0%
D+3.4
D+6.1
R+1.1
49,264
R
43.6%Clinton17,677
46.4%Trump18,794
10.0%
R+2.8
R+3.1
R+4.8
40,533
D
48.4%Obama18,580
48.0%Romney18,437
3.6%
D+0.4
R+2.9
R+3.5
38,385
D
50.5%Obama19,470
47.2%McCain18,199
2.2%
D+3.3
D+8.3
R+4.0
38,519
R
46.4%Kerry17,049
51.3%Bush18,871
2.3%
R+5.0
D+2.7
R+2.5
36,766
R
42.7%Gore13,779
50.4%Bush16,251
6.8%
R+7.7
R+8.2
R+8.2
32,232
D
42.6%Clinton12,585
42.1%Dole12,432
15.2%
D+0.5
R+3.2
R+8.0
29,516
D
37.7%Clinton10,820
34.1%Bush9,765
28.2%
D+3.7
D+4.0
R+1.9
28,673
R
48.8%Dukakis11,123
49.1%Bush11,200
2.1%
R+0.3
D+16.1
D+7.4
22,794
R
40.9%Mondale9,701
57.3%Reagan13,605
1.8%
R+16.4
R+0.8
D+1.8
23,735
R
36.0%Carter8,029
51.6%Reagan11,515
12.3%
R+15.6
R+10.9
R+5.9
22,296
R
45.0%Carter8,268
49.7%Ford9,132
5.4%
R+4.7
D+18.6
R+6.8
18,386
R
34.9%McGovern5,620
58.3%Nixon9,372
6.8%
R+23.3
R+31.1
R+0.2
16,089
D
49.4%Humphrey7,030
41.6%Nixon5,921
9.0%
D+7.8
R+30.0
D+8.5
14,234
D
68.9%Johnson9,265
31.0%Goldwater4,175
0.1%
D+37.8
D+33.4
D+15.2
13,455
D
52.0%Kennedy6,801
47.6%Nixon6,227
0.4%
D+4.4
D+14.1
D+4.2
13,080
R
45.1%Stevenson5,632
54.8%Eisenhower6,852
0.1%
R+9.8
R+0.9
D+5.6
12,500
R
45.1%Stevenson5,390
54.0%Eisenhower6,442
0.9%
R+8.8
R+21.0
D+1.9
11,938
D
53.6%Truman5,412
41.4%Dewey4,178
5.0%
D+12.2
R+8.7
D+7.7
10,097
D
60.1%Roosevelt5,441
39.2%Dewey3,551
0.7%
D+20.9
R+4.2
D+13.4
9,051
D
61.9%Roosevelt5,966
36.9%Willkie3,555
1.1%
D+25.0
R+12.8
D+15.1
9,631
D
66.4%Roosevelt5,586
28.6%Landon2,404
5.1%
D+37.8
D+10.1
D+13.5
8,418
D
52.5%Roosevelt3,954
24.8%Hoover1,870
22.7%
D+27.7
D+59.5
D+9.9
7,537
R
33.7%Smith1,705
65.5%Hoover3,319
0.8%
R+31.9
D+13.3
R+14.4
5,065
R
6.9%Davis283
52.1%Coolidge2,129
41.0%
R+45.1
R+6.2
R+20.0
4,089
R
14.8%Cox489
53.8%Harding1,775
31.4%
R+38.9
R+34.8
R+12.8
3,302
R
41.1%Wilson1,339
45.2%Hughes1,475
13.7%
R+4.2
D+6.2
R+7.3
3,261
O
18.3%Wilson464
28.7%Taft727
53.0%
Roosevelt +24.4
D+22.0
R+29.9
2,536
R
27.2%Bryan428
59.6%Taft938
13.2%
R+32.4
D+15.1
R+22.8
1,574
R
20.6%Parker273
68.2%Roosevelt903
11.2%
R+47.5
R+21.1
R+27.9
1,325
R
34.0%Bryan407
60.5%McKinley723
5.5%
R+26.4
R+38.7
R+18.9
1,196
D
55.7%Bryan717
43.4%McKinley559
0.9%
D+12.3
D+17.4
D+18.4
1,287
R
33.0%Cleveland448
38.2%Harrison518
28.8%
R+5.2
—
R+6.8
1,356
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
54.0%25,487
45.9%21,663
47,233
2022
D
51.6%20,784
48.2%19,401
40,279
2018
D
50.7%20,036
49.3%19,504
39,540
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Port Angeles, WA
Year
Total registered
2016
55,337
2018
57,335
2020
61,271
2022
61,695
2024
63,962
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+895 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +12,096 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Port Angeles, WA in Port Angeles, WA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+469
2012
+262
2013
+501
2014
+566
2015
+961
2016
+1,242
2017
+1,656
2018
+1,290
2019
+1,162
2021
+1,672
2022
−55
2023
+539
2024
+936
2025
+895
Clallam County anchors this small metro on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, where a blue-collar resource-extraction heritage has historically tilted countywide margins toward Republicans even as the region diversifies around recreation and tribal employment.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 47.5 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.8 points.
A population of 77,813, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,370 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Port Townsend, WA and Newport, OR.
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How did Port Angeles, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Port Angeles, WA, Washington voted Democratic by 7.8 points (D+7.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 48,663 votes cast, 25,440 went Democratic and 21,632 went Republican.
When did Port Angeles, WA, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Port Angeles, WA, Washington voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Port Angeles, WA, Washington?
Port Angeles, WA, Washington has a population of 77,813 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Port Angeles, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Port Angeles, WA, Washington is $70,370 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Port Angeles, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Port Angeles, WA, Washington from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.
