Lewis County, Washington: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+33%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 85,1542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,7962024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Burleigh County, ND · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lewis CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lewis 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 | −10.3% |
| 1896 | +1.8% |
| 1900 | −15.3% |
| 1904 | −49.7% |
| 1908 | −33.5% |
| 1912 | −7.4% |
| 1916 | −8.2% |
| 1920 | −35.0% |
| 1924 | −45.2% |
| 1928 | −43.5% |
| 1932 | +24.4% |
| 1936 | +22.4% |
| 1940 | +0.3% |
| 1944 | −7.1% |
| 1948 | −3.6% |
| 1952 | −26.4% |
| 1956 | −21.5% |
| 1960 | −13.4% |
| 1964 | +27.0% |
| 1968 | −1.8% |
| 1972 | −24.9% |
| 1976 | −9.0% |
| 1980 | −29.3% |
| 1984 | −34.3% |
| 1988 | −23.9% |
| 1992 | −16.6% |
| 1996 | −10.5% |
| 2000 | −28.9% |
| 2004 | −31.8% |
| 2008 | −19.2% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −35.1% |
| 2020 | −32.8% |
| 2024 | −32.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 14,433 | 29,322 | 45,338 | ||
| R | 14,520 | 29,391 | 45,309 | ||
| R | 9,654 | 21,992 | 35,199 | ||
| R | 12,664 | 20,452 | 34,320 | ||
| R | 13,624 | 20,278 | 34,705 | ||
| R | 10,726 | 21,042 | 32,428 | ||
| R | 9,891 | 18,565 | 29,986 | ||
| R | 10,331 | 13,238 | 27,644 | ||
| R | 7,810 | 12,316 | 27,168 | ||
| R | 8,629 | 14,184 | 23,238 | ||
| R | 7,634 | 15,846 | 23,931 | ||
| R | 6,962 | 13,636 | 22,749 | ||
| R | 9,026 | 10,933 | 21,167 | ||
| R | 6,946 | 12,071 | 20,585 | ||
| R | 8,444 | 8,779 | 18,668 | ||
| D | 12,070 | 6,933 | 19,022 | ||
| R | 8,411 | 11,012 | 19,480 | ||
| R | 7,714 | 11,949 | 19,688 | ||
| R | 7,115 | 12,287 | 19,571 | ||
| R | 8,394 | 9,047 | 17,953 | ||
| R | 7,706 | 8,896 | 16,726 | ||
| D | 9,280 | 9,228 | 18,726 | ||
| D | 9,619 | 5,885 | 16,705 | ||
| D | 8,454 | 4,647 | 15,594 | ||
| R | 3,591 | 9,253 | 13,010 | ||
| R | 1,544 | 6,973 | 12,007 | ||
| R | 2,212 | 6,160 | 11,285 | ||
| R | 4,318 | 5,186 | 10,601 | ||
| O | 2,471 | 3,200 | 9,786 | ||
| R | 1,412 | 3,170 | 5,244 | ||
| R | 896 | 3,098 | 4,430 | ||
| R | 1,382 | 1,907 | 3,442 | ||
| D | 1,654 | 1,594 | 3,297 | ||
| R | 1,014 | 1,350 | 3,254 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.0%
American
13.9%
English
12.9%
Irish
10.5%
Scottish
2.3%
French
2.2%
Italian
2.0%
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: 42.2 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
$74,796
Lewis County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Lewis County$74,796
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Lewis 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%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.3%
speak English only
Spanish6.8%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
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.
Lewis County's economy has long centered on logging and agriculture, and its rural, predominantly white electorate has shifted steadily rightward over three decades — making it one of western Washington's most reliably Republican counties in statewide contests.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached twenty-seven points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty points in 1904. The 2024 margin was thirty-three points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,796, and a 12% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Burleigh County and Humboldt County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lewis County, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lewis County, Washington voted Republican by 32.8 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 45,338 votes cast, 14,433 went Democratic and 29,322 went Republican.
What is Lewis County, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Lewis 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Lewis County, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lewis County, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Lewis County, Washington?
Lewis County, Washington has a population of 85,154 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lewis County, Washington?
Median household income in Lewis County, Washington is $74,796 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Lewis County, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lewis County, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.