Columbia County, Washington
Precinct data
Results by precinct
27 precincts · 2,485 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -COLUMBIACOLUMBIA | 65 | 279 | 8 | 352 | 18.5% | 79.3% | R+60.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -DAYTONDAYTON | 101 | 169 | 13 | 283 | 35.7% | 59.7% | R+24.0 |
| Precinct -BROOKLYNBROOKLYN | 82 | 179 | 8 | 269 | 30.5% | 66.5% | R+36.1 |
| Precinct -PATITPATIT | 77 | 154 | 21 | 252 | 30.6% | 61.1% | R+30.6 |
| Precinct -TOUCHETTOUCHET | 74 | 142 | 8 | 224 | 33.0% | 63.4% | R+30.4 |
| Precinct -PINGPING | 40 | 172 | 9 | 221 | 18.1% | 77.8% | R+59.7 |
| Precinct -MUSTARDMUSTARD | 83 | 122 | 4 | 209 | 39.7% | 58.4% | R+18.7 |
| Precinct -RAINWATERRAINWATER | 59 | 141 | 9 | 209 | 28.2% | 67.5% | R+39.2 |
| Precinct -STARSTAR | 36 | 117 | 1 | 154 | 23.4% | 76.0% | R+52.6 |
| Precinct -TUCANNONTUCANNON | 17 | 86 | 1 | 104 | 16.3% | 82.7% | R+66.3 |
| Precinct -ALTOALTO | 14 | 82 | 1 | 97 | 14.4% | 84.5% | R+70.1 |
| Precinct -STARBUCK CITYSTARBUCK CITY | 9 | 70 | 3 | 82 | 11.0% | 85.4% | R+74.4 |
| Precinct -STARBUCK COUNTRYSTARBUCK COUNTRY | 4 | 24 | 1 | 29 | 13.8% | 82.8% | R+69.0 |
| Alto Voting District53_5301313001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Brooklyn Voting District53_5301313101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Columbia Voting District53_5301313002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Dayton Voting District53_5301313102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mustard Voting District53_5301313103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Patit Voting District53_5301313104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ping Voting District53_5301313003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Rainwater Voting District53_5301313105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Star Voting District53_5301313004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Starbuck City Voting District53_5301313106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Starbuck Country Voting District53_5301313005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Touchet Voting District53_5301313107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Tucannon Voting District53_5301313006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Umatilla National Forest53_5301313000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.6% |
| 1896 | +5.2% |
| 1900 | −11.7% |
| 1904 | −36.6% |
| 1908 | −19.5% |
| 1912 | +7.1% |
| 1916 | +0.7% |
| 1920 | −33.3% |
| 1924 | −27.9% |
| 1928 | −31.3% |
| 1932 | +33.8% |
| 1936 | +24.2% |
| 1940 | −9.1% |
| 1944 | −7.6% |
| 1948 | −2.2% |
| 1952 | −32.7% |
| 1956 | −31.6% |
| 1960 | −24.3% |
| 1964 | +4.1% |
| 1968 | −21.7% |
| 1972 | −43.8% |
| 1976 | −15.9% |
| 1980 | −36.5% |
| 1984 | −34.9% |
| 1988 | −22.7% |
| 1992 | −4.9% |
| 1996 | −10.5% |
| 2000 | −47.8% |
| 2004 | −41.1% |
| 2008 | −36.5% |
| 2012 | −40.5% |
| 2016 | −43.6% |
| 2020 | −43.5% |
| 2024 | −43.3% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,025 |
| 2018 | 2,929 |
| 2020 | 3,035 |
| 2022 | 3,085 |
| 2024 | 3,246 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+96 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +212 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $51,944 in average income, against $77,947 for residents who stayed — 33% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+8.0 on average — 35 points more Democratic-leaning than Columbia County, WA itself (R+43.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Walla Walla County, WA42R+8.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Walla Walla County, WA35
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −69 |
| 2012 | −8 |
| 2013 | +26 |
| 2014 | −26 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | +12 |
| 2017 | +39 |
| 2018 | +26 |
| 2019 | −64 |
| 2021 | +103 |
| 2022 | +43 |
| 2023 | +54 |
| 2024 | −20 |
| 2025 | +96 |
Columbia County, a sparsely populated wheat-farming county in Washington's southeastern corner, has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles, making it among the state's most lopsided counties by vote share.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 47.8 points in 2000. The 2024 margin was 43.3 points.
A population of 4,014, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,810 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sweet Grass County and Adams County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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Columbia County, Washington. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/53013/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.