Grays Harbor County, Washington: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+6%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+6MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 77,0532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,4142024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+50 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Pacific County, WA · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Grays Harbor CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Grays Harbor 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 | −8.1% |
| 1896 | +3.1% |
| 1900 | −24.4% |
| 1904 | −51.7% |
| 1908 | −36.3% |
| 1912 | −12.5% |
| 1916 | −0.3% |
| 1920 | −21.9% |
| 1924 | −51.2% |
| 1928 | −34.0% |
| 1932 | +28.0% |
| 1936 | +49.9% |
| 1940 | +27.6% |
| 1944 | +27.4% |
| 1948 | +22.8% |
| 1952 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | +5.1% |
| 1960 | +15.4% |
| 1964 | +49.5% |
| 1968 | +25.4% |
| 1972 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | +16.8% |
| 1980 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | +10.8% |
| 1988 | +22.4% |
| 1992 | +20.9% |
| 1996 | +24.6% |
| 2000 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | +14.6% |
| 2012 | +14.0% |
| 2016 | −7.0% |
| 2020 | −6.6% |
| 2024 | −6.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17,161 | 19,432 | 37,793 | ||
| R | 17,354 | 19,877 | 38,441 | ||
| R | 12,020 | 14,067 | 29,301 | ||
| D | 15,960 | 11,914 | 28,947 | ||
| D | 16,354 | 12,104 | 29,184 | ||
| D | 14,583 | 12,871 | 27,953 | ||
| D | 13,304 | 11,225 | 25,972 | ||
| D | 14,082 | 7,635 | 26,250 | ||
| D | 12,599 | 6,904 | 27,238 | ||
| D | 14,097 | 8,860 | 23,391 | ||
| D | 14,050 | 11,286 | 25,671 | ||
| D | 11,290 | 10,226 | 25,444 | ||
| D | 13,478 | 9,464 | 23,893 | ||
| D | 11,786 | 10,839 | 23,745 | ||
| D | 13,480 | 7,720 | 22,684 | ||
| D | 17,145 | 5,744 | 23,027 | ||
| D | 13,773 | 10,067 | 24,006 | ||
| D | 12,858 | 11,599 | 24,514 | ||
| D | 12,317 | 12,168 | 24,683 | ||
| D | 13,660 | 8,357 | 23,215 | ||
| D | 13,803 | 7,834 | 21,767 | ||
| D | 14,861 | 8,369 | 23,487 | ||
| D | 15,851 | 5,053 | 21,622 | ||
| D | 10,310 | 5,141 | 18,436 | ||
| R | 5,258 | 10,798 | 16,286 | ||
| R | 1,239 | 8,273 | 13,751 | ||
| R | 3,378 | 5,920 | 11,622 | ||
| R | 4,992 | 5,024 | 11,336 | ||
| O | 1,953 | 3,055 | 8,814 | ||
| R | 1,248 | 3,128 | 5,183 | ||
| R | 624 | 2,589 | 3,800 | ||
| R | 1,081 | 1,850 | 3,148 | ||
| D | 1,350 | 1,267 | 2,641 | ||
| R | 798 | 990 | 2,356 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.2%
Irish
11.6%
English
11.2%
American
3.4%
Scottish
2.5%
Italian
1.9%
French
1.9%
African American
1.2%
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: 44.7 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
$64,414
Grays Harbor County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Grays Harbor County$64,414
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Grays Harbor County ranks near the middle 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
15.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.8%
Working age (18–64)14.0%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish7.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Grays Harbor once anchored Democratic strength on Washington's coast, driven by timber and fishing unions, but decades of industry decline have reoriented its electorate, and it backed the Republican presidential candidate by six points in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-two points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.
A median household income of $64,414, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 77,053 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pacific County and Pueblo County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Grays Harbor County, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grays Harbor County, Washington voted Republican by 6.0 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,793 votes cast, 17,161 went Democratic and 19,432 went Republican.
What is Grays Harbor County, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Grays Harbor 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 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Grays Harbor County, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grays Harbor County, Washington voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Grays Harbor County, Washington?
Grays Harbor County, Washington has a population of 77,053 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grays Harbor County, Washington?
Median household income in Grays Harbor County, Washington is $64,414 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Grays Harbor County, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grays Harbor County, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.