† 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
GroupWalla Walla, WAWashingtonUnited States
German18.4%14.5%12.5%
English15.5%12.1%9.5%
Irish10.2%9.8%9.4%
American4.9%3.8%5.3%
Norwegian3.5%4.0%—
French3.2%—1.6%
Scottish2.8%2.6%1.3%
Italian2.6%3.1%4.8%
Mexican19.2%10.8%11.3%
Spaniard1.3%0.4%—
Salvadoran0.9%0.4%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
Spanish0.2%0.3%—
Chinese0.6%2.2%1.3%
Filipino0.5%1.5%0.9%
Asian Indian0.2%2.0%1.4%
African American†0.9%2.3%9.9%
Liberian0.3%——
Maya0.6%——
Aztec0.1%——
Samoan0.1%0.2%—
Chamorro0.1%——
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
Walla Walla, WA
Washington
United States
Median age
38.5
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
13.1%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.0%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Walla Walla, WA
Washington
United States
Median household income
$74,202
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.1%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.8%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Walla Walla, WA
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
19.9%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
17.4%
9.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Walla Walla, WA
Washington
United States
Catholic
10.1%
10.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
19.6%
20.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.0%
58.8%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
6.7%
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.
Walla Walla, WA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−1.7%
1896
+3.6%
1900
−17.3%
1904
−47.6%
1908
−25.3%
1912
+7.4%
1916
+0.3%
1920
−41.1%
1924
−40.9%
1928
−40.5%
1932
+8.7%
1936
+16.9%
1940
−14.5%
1944
−11.9%
1948
−5.8%
1952
−35.1%
1956
−32.1%
1960
−27.4%
1964
+7.8%
1968
−24.8%
1972
−38.9%
1976
−21.0%
1980
−28.4%
1984
−28.6%
1988
−12.8%
1992
−2.9%
1996
−5.4%
2000
−28.6%
2004
−26.5%
2008
−16.6%
2012
−19.3%
2016
−15.1%
2020
−8.7%
2024
−8.0%
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
44.3%Harris13,106
52.3%Trump15,476
1.4%Kennedy402 +8
R+8.0
D+0.7
R+6.5
29,568
All 11 candidates in 2024 · 9 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.3%15,476
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic44.3%13,106
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.4%402
OtherAll other candidates0.7%195
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%154
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%116
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%54
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%35
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%25
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%4
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%1
R
43.8%Biden13,690
52.5%Trump16,400
3.7%
R+8.7
D+6.4
R+13.1
31,261
R
37.0%Clinton9,694
52.0%Trump13,651
11.0%
R+15.1
D+4.2
R+17.2
26,228
R
38.6%Obama9,768
57.9%Romney14,648
3.5%
R+19.3
R+2.7
R+23.1
25,298
R
40.8%Obama10,081
57.4%McCain14,182
1.9%
R+16.6
D+9.9
R+23.9
24,727
R
36.0%Kerry8,257
62.5%Bush14,323
1.5%
R+26.5
D+2.2
R+24.0
22,925
R
33.6%Gore7,188
62.3%Bush13,304
4.1%
R+28.6
R+23.3
R+29.1
21,365
R
41.3%Clinton8,038
46.6%Dole9,085
12.1%
R+5.4
R+2.5
R+13.9
19,486
R
36.8%Clinton7,325
39.7%Bush7,894
23.4%
R+2.9
D+10.0
R+8.4
19,881
R
42.8%Dukakis7,448
55.6%Bush9,683
1.6%
R+12.8
D+15.8
R+5.1
17,403
R
35.1%Mondale6,804
63.7%Reagan12,361
1.2%
R+28.6
R+0.2
R+10.4
19,398
R
30.7%Carter5,825
59.1%Reagan11,223
10.2%
R+28.4
R+7.4
R+18.7
18,977
R
38.1%Carter7,012
59.1%Ford10,883
2.7%
R+21.0
D+17.9
R+23.1
18,400
R
28.9%McGovern5,364
67.9%Nixon12,579
3.2%
R+38.9
R+14.1
R+15.8
18,533
R
34.5%Humphrey5,841
59.3%Nixon10,042
6.1%
R+24.8
R+32.7
R+24.1
16,923
D
53.9%Johnson9,481
46.0%Goldwater8,102
0.1%
D+7.8
D+35.2
R+14.7
17,594
R
36.3%Kennedy6,721
63.6%Nixon11,786
0.1%
R+27.4
D+4.8
R+27.5
18,519
R
33.9%Stevenson6,076
66.0%Eisenhower11,827
0.0%
R+32.1
D+3.0
R+16.7
17,910
R
32.2%Stevenson5,738
67.3%Eisenhower11,987
0.5%
R+35.1
R+29.3
R+24.3
17,817
R
46.2%Truman7,102
52.0%Dewey7,993
1.8%
R+5.8
D+6.1
R+10.3
15,378
R
43.8%Roosevelt5,793
55.6%Dewey7,364
0.6%
R+11.9
D+2.7
R+19.4
13,235
R
42.5%Roosevelt5,875
57.0%Willkie7,883
0.5%
R+14.5
R+31.5
R+24.5
13,821
D
56.2%Roosevelt6,562
39.3%Landon4,584
4.5%
D+16.9
D+8.2
R+7.3
11,670
D
52.7%Roosevelt5,578
44.0%Hoover4,653
3.3%
D+8.7
D+49.2
R+9.0
10,575
R
29.6%Smith2,859
70.1%Hoover6,774
0.3%
R+40.5
D+0.4
R+23.0
9,666
R
17.9%Davis1,662
58.8%Coolidge5,465
23.3%
R+40.9
D+0.1
R+15.8
9,290
R
26.5%Cox2,338
67.6%Harding5,957
5.9%
R+41.1
R+41.4
R+14.9
8,812
D
48.3%Wilson4,456
48.0%Hughes4,429
3.7%
D+0.3
R+7.1
R+2.9
9,227
O
32.7%Wilson2,507
25.3%Taft1,937
42.0%
Roosevelt +9.3
D+32.7
R+12.1
7,663
R
35.5%Bryan1,660
60.7%Taft2,843
3.8%
R+25.3
D+22.3
R+15.7
4,681
R
24.4%Parker956
72.0%Roosevelt2,824
3.6%
R+47.6
R+30.3
R+27.9
3,923
R
40.1%Bryan1,480
57.4%McKinley2,119
2.4%
R+17.3
R+20.9
R+9.8
3,689
D
51.2%Bryan1,716
47.6%McKinley1,596
1.2%
D+3.6
D+5.3
D+9.7
3,351
R
45.4%Cleveland1,313
47.1%Harrison1,362
7.4%
R+1.7
—
R+3.4
2,889
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
47.1%13,621
52.8%15,293
28,946
2022
R
41.4%10,039
58.5%14,192
24,260
2018
R
46.3%11,862
53.7%13,731
25,593
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Walla Walla, WA
Year
Total registered
2016
37,021
2018
38,354
2020
40,618
2022
40,725
2024
42,190
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+275 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +810 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Walla Walla, WA in Walla Walla, WA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+352
2012
−293
2013
−90
2014
−29
2015
+311
2016
−3
2017
+475
2018
+96
2019
+128
2021
−412
2022
−18
2023
−246
2024
+264
2025
+275
Walla Walla's metro tilts Republican in federal races but has trended competitive at the county level as the wine industry reshaped its economy and drew a more diverse professional class over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 47.6 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.0 points.
A population of 62,161, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,202 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grand Junction, CO and Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA.
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In 2024, Walla Walla, WA, Washington voted Republican by 8.0 points (R+8.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,568 votes cast, 13,106 went Democratic and 15,476 went Republican.
When did Walla Walla, WA, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Walla Walla, WA, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Walla Walla, WA, Washington?
Walla Walla, WA, Washington has a population of 62,161 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Walla Walla, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Walla Walla, WA, Washington is $74,202 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Walla Walla, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Walla Walla, WA, Washington from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
