† 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
GroupSpokaneWashingtonUnited States
German19.4%14.5%12.5%
English14.1%12.1%9.5%
Irish12.7%9.8%9.4%
American5.3%3.8%5.3%
Norwegian4.5%4.0%—
Italian4.1%3.1%4.8%
Scottish3.0%2.6%1.3%
French2.7%—1.6%
Mexican5.8%10.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard0.5%0.4%—
Spanish0.5%0.3%—
Chinese0.5%2.2%1.3%
Filipino0.5%1.5%0.9%
Vietnamese0.5%1.1%0.6%
Asian Indian0.2%2.0%1.4%
Korean0.2%0.9%0.4%
Japanese0.2%0.4%0.2%
Burmese0.2%——
African American†2.4%2.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.4%0.5%
Marshallese0.8%——
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
Spokane
Washington
United States
Median age
37.2
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
9.3%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.8%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Spokane
Washington
United States
Median household income
$70,064
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.8%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.9%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Spokane
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.4%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.1%
9.1%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.2%
1.5%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.0%
2.1%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Spokane
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.
Spokane, Washington
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+4.7%
2008
+14.9%
2012
+12.2%
2016
+10.9%
2020
+16.6%
2024
+16.9%
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
D
56.4%Harris62,869
39.6%Trump44,082
4.0%
D+16.9
D+0.2
D+18.3
111,431
D
56.3%Biden66,912
39.7%Trump47,144
4.0%
D+16.6
D+5.7
D+12.2
118,821
D
50.8%Clinton46,884
39.9%Trump36,819
9.2%
D+10.9
R+1.2
D+8.8
92,201
D
54.3%Obama50,326
42.1%Romney39,047
3.6%
D+12.2
R+2.8
D+8.3
92,731
D
56.1%Obama52,249
41.2%McCain38,346
2.7%
D+14.9
D+10.2
D+7.7
93,117
D
51.1%Kerry43,253
46.4%Bush39,240
2.6%
D+4.7
—
D+7.2
84,660
Spokane votes measurably more Democratic than its surrounding inland counties, yet margins remain tighter than in Seattle or Tacoma, making it a bellwether for how mid-sized western cities balance urban growth with a working-class industrial legacy.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.9 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 16.9 points.
A population of 230,293, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,064 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Vancouver and Topeka.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Spokane, Washington voted Democratic by 16.9 points (D+16.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 111,431 votes cast, 62,869 went Democratic and 44,082 went Republican.
How many people live in Spokane, Washington?
Spokane, Washington has a population of 230,293 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Spokane, Washington?
Median household income in Spokane, Washington is $70,064 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Spokane, Washington?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Spokane, Washington from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
