- Lead
- 643
- Total
- 1,352
- vs nation
- R+46.1
- Turnout
- 74.7%
Garfield County, WA
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
President results by year
2024 turnout 74.7% of 1,860 citizens 18+
- Lead
- 703
- Total
- 1,489
- vs nation
- R+51.7
- Turnout
- 87.1%
- Lead
- 572
- Total
- 1,266
- vs nation
- R+47.3
- Turnout
- 77.8%
- Lead
- 577
- Total
- 1,281
- vs nation
- R+48.9
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 583
- Total
- 1,373
- vs nation
- R+49.7
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 570
- Total
- 1,320
- vs nation
- R+40.7
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 682
- Total
- 1,329
- vs nation
- R+51.8
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 126
- Total
- 1,255
- vs nation
- R+18.6
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 2,3532024 5-year
- Population density
- 3.3 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 711 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $64,8842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19.7 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51.3 in 2000MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Thomas County, NE · twin score 85.9
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
- 2024 turnout
- 74.7%1,390 participants ÷ 1,860 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +15.1 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off vs state
- -6.0 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 59.6%–70.4%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,390 | 1,860 ± 110 | 74.7% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 1,316 | 1,828 ± 101 | 72.0% | Audited | A/A |
| 1,501 | 1,723 ± 82 | 87.1% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 1,380 | 1,640 ± 79 | 84.1% | Audited | A/A |
| 1,299 | 1,670 ± 81 | 77.8% | Audited | A/A | |
| 1,281 | 1,857 | 69.0% | Derived | — | |
| 1,373 | 1,693 | 81.1% | Derived | — | |
| 1,320 | 1,529 extrapolated | 86.3% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
Interactive election map
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
23 precincts · 1,352 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -WARD 3WARD 3 | 93 | 150 | 14 | 257 | 36.2% | 58.4% | R+22.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -WARD 2WARD 2 | 73 | 152 | 11 | 236 | 30.9% | 64.4% | R+33.5 |
| Precinct -PATAHAPATAHA | 31 | 146 | 4 | 181 | 17.1% | 80.7% | R+63.5 |
| Precinct -WARD 4WARD 4 | 42 | 115 | 2 | 159 | 26.4% | 72.3% | R+45.9 |
| Precinct -WARD 1WARD 1 | 30 | 110 | 4 | 144 | 20.8% | 76.4% | R+55.6 |
| Precinct -SCOGGINSCOGGIN | 24 | 108 | 1 | 133 | 18.0% | 81.2% | R+63.2 |
| Precinct -TUCANNONTUCANNON | 13 | 77 | 6 | 96 | 13.5% | 80.2% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -PLEASANTPLEASANT | 6 | 58 | 0 | 64 | 9.4% | 90.6% | R+81.3 |
| Precinct -MAYVIEWMAYVIEW | 7 | 41 | 2 | 50 | 14.0% | 82.0% | R+68.0 |
| Precinct -PINGPING | 5 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 22.7% | 54.5% | R+31.8 |
| Precinct -PEOLAPEOLA | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 60.0% | 40.0% | D+20.0 |
| Grouse Voting District53_5302323101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mayview Voting District53_5302323102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Pataha Voting District53_5302323103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Peola Voting District53_5302323104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ping Voting District53_5302323105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Pleasant Voting District53_5302323106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Pomeroy Ward 153_5302323201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Pomeroy Ward 253_5302323202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Pomeroy Ward 353_5302323203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Pomeroy Ward 453_5302323204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Scoggin Voting District53_5302323109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Tucannon Voting District53_5302323110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Party record book
Garfield County, WA · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
58.5%
983 votes · D+19.7
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · 55.1%
Republican
George W. Bush2000
73.9%
982 votes · R+51.3
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 72.0%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
983votes
58.5% of the vote · D+19.7
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 818 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1952
1,157votes
66.8% of the vote · R+34.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 1,069 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
William J. Bryan1896
+18.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+11.9 · U.S. R+6.1
Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · −1.4 pts
Republican
George W. Bush2000
+51.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+51.3 · U.S. D+0.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +51.7 pts
Current officeholders
Seats representing Garfield County, WA. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 1 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,786 |
| 2018 | 1,900 |
| 2020 | 1,997 |
| 2022 | 1,851 |
| 2024 | 1,815 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+14 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +110 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $47,658 in average income, against $70,079 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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 | −20 |
| 2012 | −10 |
| 2013 | +29 |
| 2014 | −41 |
| 2015 | +14 |
| 2016 | +16 |
| 2017 | −50 |
| 2018 | +36 |
| 2019 | −19 |
| 2021 | +65 |
| 2022 | +16 |
| 2023 | +9 |
| 2024 | +51 |
| 2025 | +14 |
Garfield County sits in the rolling Palouse wheat country of southeastern Washington, where a sparse, agriculture-dependent population has produced some of the state's widest Republican presidential margins across recent election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 51.3 points in 2000. The 2024 margin was 47.6 points.
A population of 2,353, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,884 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Thomas County and Hodgeman County.
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Garfield County, Washington. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/53023/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.