Kittitas County, Washington: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+14MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 47,1722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,8042024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+43 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Asotin County, WA · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kittitas CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kittitas 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 | −2.4% |
| 1896 | +12.1% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −45.9% |
| 1908 | −24.6% |
| 1912 | +4.8% |
| 1916 | +5.7% |
| 1920 | −33.0% |
| 1924 | −38.1% |
| 1928 | −19.9% |
| 1932 | +34.5% |
| 1936 | +43.0% |
| 1940 | +20.8% |
| 1944 | +10.5% |
| 1948 | +13.7% |
| 1952 | −13.8% |
| 1956 | −15.5% |
| 1960 | −3.8% |
| 1964 | +25.4% |
| 1968 | −3.3% |
| 1972 | −11.5% |
| 1976 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | −11.9% |
| 1984 | −15.2% |
| 1988 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | +10.9% |
| 1996 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | −15.7% |
| 2004 | −14.4% |
| 2008 | −8.1% |
| 2012 | −10.0% |
| 2016 | −13.3% |
| 2020 | −10.2% |
| 2024 | −14.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,810 | 14,645 | 26,499 | ||
| R | 11,421 | 14,105 | 26,364 | ||
| R | 7,489 | 10,100 | 19,615 | ||
| R | 7,949 | 9,782 | 18,293 | ||
| R | 8,030 | 9,471 | 17,868 | ||
| R | 6,731 | 9,052 | 16,114 | ||
| R | 5,516 | 7,727 | 14,086 | ||
| D | 5,707 | 5,224 | 12,564 | ||
| D | 5,432 | 4,078 | 12,385 | ||
| D | 5,318 | 5,048 | 10,496 | ||
| R | 4,830 | 6,580 | 11,531 | ||
| R | 4,075 | 5,359 | 10,748 | ||
| D | 4,858 | 4,765 | 10,017 | ||
| R | 4,299 | 5,464 | 10,126 | ||
| R | 3,921 | 4,212 | 8,729 | ||
| D | 5,383 | 3,200 | 8,592 | ||
| R | 4,303 | 4,640 | 8,953 | ||
| R | 3,726 | 5,097 | 8,830 | ||
| R | 3,937 | 5,201 | 9,174 | ||
| D | 4,588 | 3,446 | 8,348 | ||
| D | 4,227 | 3,423 | 7,686 | ||
| D | 5,203 | 3,401 | 8,660 | ||
| D | 5,044 | 1,941 | 7,218 | ||
| D | 4,266 | 1,963 | 6,684 | ||
| R | 2,136 | 3,207 | 5,392 | ||
| R | 455 | 2,360 | 4,998 | ||
| R | 1,119 | 2,837 | 5,202 | ||
| D | 2,609 | 2,310 | 5,281 | ||
| O | 1,407 | 1,157 | 5,156 | ||
| R | 985 | 1,752 | 3,116 | ||
| R | 523 | 1,787 | 2,755 | ||
| R | 934 | 1,139 | 2,154 | ||
| D | 1,336 | 1,044 | 2,406 | ||
| R | 800 | 855 | 2,260 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.1%
English
14.0%
Irish
13.1%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
3.2%
American
3.0%
Polish
2.3%
African American
0.9%
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: 35.8 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
$73,804
Kittitas County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kittitas County$73,804
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Kittitas 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
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)4.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.1%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kittitas County sits east of the Cascades in Washington's shrubsteppe, where agriculture and outdoor recreation shape the economy. Ellensburg's Central Washington University introduces a younger demographic, but the surrounding rural vote consistently delivers double-digit Republican margins.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached forty-three points in 1936; the Republican margin reached forty-six points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fourteen points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $73,804, and a 14% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Asotin County and Nez Perce County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kittitas County, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kittitas County, Washington voted Republican by 14.5 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,499 votes cast, 10,810 went Democratic and 14,645 went Republican.
What is Kittitas County, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Kittitas County, Washington in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Kittitas County, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kittitas County, Washington voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Kittitas County, Washington?
Kittitas County, Washington has a population of 47,172 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kittitas County, Washington?
Median household income in Kittitas County, Washington is $73,804 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Kittitas County, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kittitas County, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.