Klickitat County, Washington: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+9%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+9MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 23,4112024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,0422024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+35 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Spokane County, WA · similarity 0.94
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Klickitat CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Klickitat 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 | −25.7% |
| 1896 | −10.5% |
| 1900 | −27.7% |
| 1904 | −52.0% |
| 1908 | −33.1% |
| 1912 | −3.9% |
| 1916 | −2.8% |
| 1920 | −32.6% |
| 1924 | −34.3% |
| 1928 | −32.5% |
| 1932 | +22.5% |
| 1936 | +34.8% |
| 1940 | +10.2% |
| 1944 | +2.6% |
| 1948 | +6.0% |
| 1952 | −14.1% |
| 1956 | −4.0% |
| 1960 | −1.6% |
| 1964 | +34.7% |
| 1968 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | −13.6% |
| 1976 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | −8.2% |
| 1984 | −17.7% |
| 1988 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | +9.8% |
| 1996 | +7.8% |
| 2000 | −18.3% |
| 2004 | −10.6% |
| 2008 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | −6.9% |
| 2016 | −14.4% |
| 2020 | −9.4% |
| 2024 | −9.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,917 | 7,178 | 13,610 | ||
| R | 5,959 | 7,237 | 13,560 | ||
| R | 4,194 | 5,789 | 11,074 | ||
| R | 4,598 | 5,316 | 10,391 | ||
| D | 4,965 | 4,944 | 10,164 | ||
| R | 4,036 | 5,016 | 9,250 | ||
| R | 3,062 | 4,557 | 8,181 | ||
| D | 3,214 | 2,662 | 7,065 | ||
| D | 2,758 | 2,085 | 6,849 | ||
| D | 2,991 | 2,920 | 6,086 | ||
| R | 2,712 | 3,910 | 6,757 | ||
| R | 2,596 | 3,113 | 6,284 | ||
| D | 2,890 | 2,573 | 5,719 | ||
| R | 2,293 | 3,061 | 5,648 | ||
| D | 2,454 | 2,355 | 5,173 | ||
| D | 3,819 | 1,850 | 5,674 | ||
| R | 2,744 | 2,836 | 5,595 | ||
| R | 2,577 | 2,794 | 5,379 | ||
| R | 2,140 | 2,845 | 5,011 | ||
| D | 2,206 | 1,951 | 4,252 | ||
| D | 2,089 | 1,980 | 4,127 | ||
| D | 2,627 | 2,139 | 4,794 | ||
| D | 2,545 | 1,190 | 3,898 | ||
| D | 2,155 | 1,335 | 3,643 | ||
| R | 975 | 1,936 | 2,959 | ||
| R | 518 | 1,482 | 2,811 | ||
| R | 745 | 1,649 | 2,777 | ||
| R | 1,478 | 1,570 | 3,259 | ||
| O | 1,028 | 1,163 | 3,459 | ||
| R | 570 | 1,245 | 2,037 | ||
| R | 362 | 1,370 | 1,939 | ||
| R | 495 | 906 | 1,485 | ||
| R | 708 | 876 | 1,595 | ||
| R | 279 | 616 | 1,310 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.8%
English
15.2%
Irish
10.0%
American
5.0%
Scottish
4.7%
French
2.0%
Italian
1.6%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 46.8 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
$71,042
Klickitat County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Klickitat County$71,042
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Klickitat 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
12.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.9%
Working age (18–64)13.0%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.0%
speak English only
Spanish10.8%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 75.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Klickitat's economy of ranching, orchards, and logging has kept it reliably center-right, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+9.3 reflects a rural Eastern Washington pattern even as renewable-energy development quietly diversifies the local base.
The Democratic margin here reached thirty-five points in 1936. The 2024 margin was nine points.
A population of 23,411, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,042 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Spokane County and Kittitas County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Klickitat County, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Klickitat County, Washington voted Republican by 9.3 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,610 votes cast, 5,917 went Democratic and 7,178 went Republican.
What is Klickitat County, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Klickitat County, Washington in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 Klickitat County, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Klickitat County, Washington voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Klickitat County, Washington?
Klickitat County, Washington has a population of 23,411 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Klickitat County, Washington?
Median household income in Klickitat County, Washington is $71,042 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Klickitat County, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Klickitat County, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.