Cowlitz County, Washington: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 112,3602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,5312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Swift County, MN · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cowlitz CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cowlitz County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −9.7% |
| 1896 | −0.8% |
| 1900 | −29.9% |
| 1904 | −61.9% |
| 1908 | −39.9% |
| 1912 | −11.0% |
| 1916 | −21.7% |
| 1920 | −39.8% |
| 1924 | −39.9% |
| 1928 | −38.6% |
| 1932 | +15.1% |
| 1936 | +45.7% |
| 1940 | +30.2% |
| 1944 | +25.8% |
| 1948 | +21.0% |
| 1952 | −4.7% |
| 1956 | +2.2% |
| 1960 | −0.2% |
| 1964 | +44.5% |
| 1968 | +9.8% |
| 1972 | −6.2% |
| 1976 | +8.5% |
| 1980 | −2.1% |
| 1984 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | +14.3% |
| 1992 | +14.6% |
| 1996 | +20.4% |
| 2000 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | −13.3% |
| 2020 | −17.4% |
| 2024 | −19.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 22,825 | 34,580 | 59,325 | ||
| R | 23,938 | 34,424 | 60,280 | ||
| R | 17,908 | 24,185 | 47,142 | ||
| D | 22,726 | 20,746 | 45,012 | ||
| D | 24,597 | 19,554 | 45,229 | ||
| D | 21,589 | 20,217 | 42,530 | ||
| D | 18,233 | 16,873 | 36,962 | ||
| D | 18,054 | 11,221 | 33,515 | ||
| D | 15,052 | 10,000 | 34,529 | ||
| D | 16,090 | 12,009 | 28,465 | ||
| D | 15,361 | 14,858 | 30,968 | ||
| R | 12,560 | 13,154 | 28,639 | ||
| D | 14,958 | 12,531 | 28,406 | ||
| R | 12,682 | 14,431 | 28,182 | ||
| D | 13,363 | 10,842 | 25,750 | ||
| D | 17,605 | 6,708 | 24,501 | ||
| R | 12,054 | 12,103 | 24,310 | ||
| D | 12,448 | 11,912 | 24,410 | ||
| R | 11,242 | 12,366 | 23,746 | ||
| D | 11,075 | 7,098 | 18,902 | ||
| D | 10,485 | 6,157 | 16,799 | ||
| D | 11,420 | 6,078 | 17,714 | ||
| D | 10,147 | 3,617 | 14,292 | ||
| D | 5,443 | 3,767 | 11,113 | ||
| R | 2,581 | 5,882 | 8,554 | ||
| R | 927 | 3,274 | 5,882 | ||
| R | 801 | 2,267 | 3,687 | ||
| R | 1,282 | 2,113 | 3,834 | ||
| O | 919 | 1,348 | 3,889 | ||
| R | 617 | 1,573 | 2,396 | ||
| R | 317 | 1,589 | 2,055 | ||
| R | 619 | 1,171 | 1,849 | ||
| R | 974 | 989 | 1,988 | ||
| R | 566 | 738 | 1,770 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.8%
English
13.8%
Irish
11.0%
American
4.9%
Scottish
3.1%
Italian
2.9%
French
2.3%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,531
Cowlitz County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Cowlitz County$76,531
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Cowlitz County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.2%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)7.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cowlitz County, anchored by Longview and its industrial port, once reliably backed Democrats in federal races but has moved more than 30 points toward Republicans since 2000, tracking a broader rural realignment across the Pacific Northwest.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-two points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.
A median household income of $76,531, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 112,360 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Swift County and Dunn County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cowlitz County, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cowlitz County, Washington voted Republican by 19.8 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 59,325 votes cast, 22,825 went Democratic and 34,580 went Republican.
What is Cowlitz County, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Cowlitz County, Washington in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Cowlitz County, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cowlitz County, Washington voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Cowlitz County, Washington?
Cowlitz County, Washington has a population of 112,360 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cowlitz County, Washington?
Median household income in Cowlitz County, Washington is $76,531 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Cowlitz County, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cowlitz County, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.