† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupColfaxWashingtonUnited States
German23.3%14.5%12.5%
English16.1%12.1%9.5%
Irish14.3%9.8%9.4%
Norwegian5.2%4.0%—
American5.0%3.8%5.3%
Italian4.5%3.1%4.8%
Scottish3.6%2.6%1.3%
Swedish3.3%1.8%—
Mexican10.1%10.8%11.3%
Spaniard1.5%0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.4%0.2%0.5%
Chilean0.4%——
Ecuadorian0.4%——
Chinese0.4%2.2%1.3%
Asian Indian0.1%2.0%1.4%
Korean0.1%0.9%0.4%
Filipino0.1%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
Colfax
Washington
United States
Median age
39.4
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
5.4%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.8%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Colfax
Washington
United States
Median household income
$61,914
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.1%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.3%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Colfax
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.2%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.3%
9.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Colfax
Washington
United States
Catholic
—
10.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
20.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Colfax, Washington
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−42.6%
2008
−30.9%
2012
−39.3%
2016
−43.0%
2020
−37.8%
2024
−31.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
32.3%Harris548
63.4%Trump1,076
4.3%
R+31.1
D+6.7
R+29.6
1,697
R
29.1%Biden532
66.9%Trump1,223
3.9%
R+37.8
D+5.2
R+42.3
1,827
R
24.0%Clinton366
67.0%Trump1,021
8.9%
R+43.0
R+3.7
R+45.1
1,523
R
28.3%Obama421
67.5%Romney1,006
4.2%
R+39.3
R+8.4
R+43.1
1,490
R
33.4%Obama488
64.3%McCain939
2.3%
R+30.9
D+11.7
R+38.2
1,460
R
28.1%Kerry433
70.6%Bush1,090
1.3%
R+42.6
—
R+40.1
1,543
Colfax serves as the administrative center for Whitman County, a lightly populated agricultural stretch where dryland wheat dominates the landscape and countywide margins in statewide races consistently run wide.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 43.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.1 points.
A population of 2,708, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,914 describe the city.
In 2024, Colfax, Washington voted Republican by 31.1 points (R+31.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,697 votes cast, 548 went Democratic and 1,076 went Republican.
How many people live in Colfax, Washington?
Colfax, Washington has a population of 2,708 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colfax, Washington?
Median household income in Colfax, Washington is $61,914 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Colfax, Washington?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Colfax, Washington from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
