Pend Oreille County, Washington: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 14,0502024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,4362024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mercer County, MO · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pend Oreille CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pend Oreille 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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +21.1% |
| 1916 | +7.7% |
| 1920 | −21.5% |
| 1924 | −39.5% |
| 1928 | −20.4% |
| 1932 | +33.2% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +17.6% |
| 1944 | +13.6% |
| 1948 | +17.8% |
| 1952 | −6.3% |
| 1956 | +1.7% |
| 1960 | +11.4% |
| 1964 | +33.5% |
| 1968 | +8.6% |
| 1972 | −23.0% |
| 1976 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | −19.2% |
| 1984 | −17.6% |
| 1988 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | −20.3% |
| 2004 | −22.3% |
| 2008 | −17.6% |
| 2012 | −21.4% |
| 2016 | −34.8% |
| 2020 | −36.7% |
| 2024 | −39.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,461 | 5,826 | 8,545 | ||
| R | 2,593 | 5,728 | 8,553 | ||
| R | 1,934 | 4,373 | 7,016 | ||
| R | 2,508 | 3,952 | 6,749 | ||
| R | 2,562 | 3,717 | 6,552 | ||
| R | 2,310 | 3,693 | 6,198 | ||
| R | 1,973 | 3,076 | 5,438 | ||
| D | 2,126 | 2,012 | 4,996 | ||
| D | 1,798 | 1,528 | 4,716 | ||
| D | 1,925 | 1,802 | 3,794 | ||
| R | 1,655 | 2,374 | 4,075 | ||
| R | 1,399 | 2,136 | 3,835 | ||
| D | 1,533 | 1,516 | 3,170 | ||
| R | 1,071 | 1,746 | 2,931 | ||
| D | 1,350 | 1,117 | 2,714 | ||
| D | 1,978 | 985 | 2,965 | ||
| D | 1,641 | 1,305 | 2,953 | ||
| D | 1,540 | 1,488 | 3,031 | ||
| R | 1,380 | 1,566 | 2,962 | ||
| D | 1,465 | 1,009 | 2,567 | ||
| D | 1,385 | 1,052 | 2,452 | ||
| D | 1,812 | 1,268 | 3,097 | ||
| D | 1,903 | 813 | 2,875 | ||
| D | 1,772 | 855 | 2,761 | ||
| R | 793 | 1,206 | 2,024 | ||
| R | 231 | 1,025 | 2,008 | ||
| R | 651 | 1,079 | 1,987 | ||
| D | 1,080 | 916 | 2,120 | ||
| O | 747 | 305 | 2,094 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.6%
English
14.7%
Irish
13.1%
American
3.8%
French
2.8%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.8%
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: 49.8 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
$67,436
Pend Oreille County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pend Oreille County$67,436
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Pend Oreille 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 1819.6%
Working age (18–64)14.0%
Seniors (65+)7.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.9%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
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 66.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tucked against the Idaho panhandle, Pend Oreille is one of Washington's least populous counties, with a rural, resource-economy identity that has produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 35 points in each of the last several cycles.
The Republican margin here reached forty points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.
A population of 14,050, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,436 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mercer County and Shelby County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pend Oreille County, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pend Oreille County, Washington voted Republican by 39.4 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,545 votes cast, 2,461 went Democratic and 5,826 went Republican.
What is Pend Oreille County, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Pend Oreille County, Washington in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 14 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pend Oreille County, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pend Oreille County, Washington voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Pend Oreille County, Washington?
Pend Oreille County, Washington has a population of 14,050 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pend Oreille County, Washington?
Median household income in Pend Oreille County, Washington is $67,436 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Pend Oreille County, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pend Oreille County, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.