Pierce County, Washington: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+11MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 930,3192024 5-year
- Median household income
- $99,5642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Adams County, MS · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pierce CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pierce 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 | −3.1% |
| 1896 | +8.9% |
| 1900 | −24.2% |
| 1904 | −53.6% |
| 1908 | −33.4% |
| 1912 | +1.1% |
| 1916 | +5.6% |
| 1920 | −32.5% |
| 1924 | −38.3% |
| 1928 | −33.9% |
| 1932 | +29.8% |
| 1936 | +43.9% |
| 1940 | +30.5% |
| 1944 | +25.1% |
| 1948 | +17.9% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | +5.8% |
| 1964 | +35.2% |
| 1968 | +15.6% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | −14.6% |
| 1984 | −17.1% |
| 1988 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | +10.3% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | +12.2% |
| 2012 | +11.0% |
| 2016 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | +11.2% |
| 2024 | +10.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 235,169 | 188,194 | 439,581 | ||
| D | 249,506 | 197,730 | 464,081 | ||
| D | 172,538 | 146,824 | 360,017 | ||
| D | 186,430 | 148,467 | 344,932 | ||
| D | 181,824 | 141,673 | 329,520 | ||
| D | 158,231 | 150,783 | 313,793 | ||
| D | 138,249 | 118,431 | 268,926 | ||
| D | 120,893 | 89,295 | 239,073 | ||
| D | 102,243 | 77,410 | 241,149 | ||
| D | 96,688 | 94,167 | 194,473 | ||
| R | 79,498 | 112,877 | 195,108 | ||
| R | 64,444 | 90,247 | 176,511 | ||
| D | 78,238 | 74,668 | 159,148 | ||
| R | 56,933 | 84,265 | 148,065 | ||
| D | 72,670 | 51,436 | 135,718 | ||
| D | 84,566 | 40,164 | 125,973 | ||
| D | 64,292 | 57,188 | 123,475 | ||
| D | 57,728 | 57,078 | 115,544 | ||
| R | 56,132 | 56,515 | 113,811 | ||
| D | 50,674 | 34,396 | 90,786 | ||
| D | 53,269 | 31,626 | 86,370 | ||
| D | 51,670 | 27,188 | 80,311 | ||
| D | 48,988 | 18,331 | 69,891 | ||
| D | 38,451 | 19,006 | 65,327 | ||
| R | 17,402 | 35,748 | 54,146 | ||
| R | 4,232 | 21,376 | 44,818 | ||
| R | 8,259 | 22,048 | 42,491 | ||
| D | 18,940 | 16,780 | 38,770 | ||
| O | 6,855 | 6,517 | 31,657 | ||
| R | 4,936 | 10,935 | 17,974 | ||
| R | 2,351 | 9,773 | 13,836 | ||
| R | 3,702 | 6,269 | 10,589 | ||
| D | 5,570 | 4,651 | 10,303 | ||
| R | 3,621 | 3,954 | 10,665 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.8%
English
11.1%
Irish
10.2%
American
3.7%
Italian
3.4%
Scottish
2.6%
French
2.5%
African American
5.9%
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: 37.0 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
$99,564
Pierce County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Pierce County$99,564
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Pierce County ranks in the top 5% 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
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.2%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.7%
speak English only
Spanish6.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.6%
Other Indo-European3.2%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to one of the largest U.S. military installations in the Pacific Northwest, Pierce County posts Democratic margins well below King and Snohomish, with a working-class Tacoma core and fast-growing suburban precincts pulling in different directions.
The Democratic margin here reached forty-four points in 1936. The 2024 margin was eleven points.
A population of 930,319, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,564 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Adams County and Clay County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pierce County, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pierce County, Washington voted Democratic by 10.7 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 439,581 votes cast, 235,169 went Democratic and 188,194 went Republican.
What is Pierce County, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Pierce 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 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pierce County, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Pierce County, Washington voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Pierce County, Washington?
Pierce County, Washington has a population of 930,319 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pierce County, Washington?
Median household income in Pierce County, Washington is $99,564 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Pierce County, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pierce County, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.