Skagit County, Washington: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+9%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+9MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 131,3282024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,2632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 19.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Clackamas County, OR · similarity 0.93
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Skagit CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Skagit 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 | −11.1% |
| 1896 | +12.2% |
| 1900 | −18.3% |
| 1904 | −49.8% |
| 1908 | −28.5% |
| 1912 | −4.7% |
| 1916 | +7.7% |
| 1920 | −33.8% |
| 1924 | −41.3% |
| 1928 | −48.4% |
| 1932 | +29.9% |
| 1936 | +28.3% |
| 1940 | +10.1% |
| 1944 | +9.3% |
| 1948 | +5.0% |
| 1952 | −15.7% |
| 1956 | −13.6% |
| 1960 | −5.0% |
| 1964 | +27.6% |
| 1968 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | −20.4% |
| 1976 | −1.3% |
| 1980 | −13.8% |
| 1984 | −14.7% |
| 1988 | −4.3% |
| 1992 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | −3.8% |
| 2004 | −1.9% |
| 2008 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | +7.5% |
| 2024 | +8.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 36,956 | 30,765 | 70,256 | ||
| D | 38,252 | 32,762 | 73,423 | ||
| D | 26,690 | 24,736 | 58,059 | ||
| D | 28,688 | 25,071 | 55,697 | ||
| D | 30,053 | 24,687 | 55,886 | ||
| R | 25,131 | 26,139 | 52,299 | ||
| R | 20,432 | 22,163 | 45,221 | ||
| D | 18,295 | 16,397 | 41,118 | ||
| D | 15,936 | 13,388 | 40,728 | ||
| R | 15,159 | 16,550 | 32,401 | ||
| R | 13,947 | 18,840 | 33,326 | ||
| R | 11,299 | 15,520 | 30,623 | ||
| R | 12,718 | 13,060 | 26,837 | ||
| R | 9,233 | 14,212 | 24,448 | ||
| D | 10,529 | 10,354 | 22,594 | ||
| D | 14,344 | 8,138 | 22,510 | ||
| R | 11,003 | 12,168 | 23,220 | ||
| R | 9,243 | 12,149 | 21,440 | ||
| R | 8,321 | 11,446 | 19,952 | ||
| D | 9,080 | 8,176 | 18,192 | ||
| D | 9,409 | 7,805 | 17,332 | ||
| D | 9,796 | 7,985 | 17,970 | ||
| D | 9,639 | 5,222 | 15,615 | ||
| D | 8,395 | 4,246 | 13,888 | ||
| R | 2,848 | 8,336 | 11,329 | ||
| R | 699 | 5,071 | 10,576 | ||
| R | 1,840 | 5,320 | 10,306 | ||
| D | 4,936 | 4,142 | 10,310 | ||
| O | 1,962 | 2,399 | 9,237 | ||
| R | 1,449 | 2,924 | 5,183 | ||
| R | 880 | 3,051 | 4,363 | ||
| R | 1,220 | 1,814 | 3,245 | ||
| D | 1,623 | 1,268 | 2,921 | ||
| R | 923 | 1,246 | 2,903 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.0%
English
14.3%
Irish
11.3%
American
3.9%
Italian
3.3%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.4%
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: 42.1 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
$89,263
Skagit County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Skagit County$89,263
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Skagit County ranks in the top 10% 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
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)7.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.0%
speak English only
Spanish12.9%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
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 61.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Skagit County's mix of agricultural flatlands, coastal fishing communities, and small cities like Mount Vernon has kept it modestly left of center, though its D+8.8 margin in 2024 reflects a competitive blend of rural and suburban voters.
The Democratic margin here reached thirty points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was nine points.
A population of 131,328, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,263 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clackamas County and Sandoval County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Skagit County, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Skagit County, Washington voted Democratic by 8.8 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 70,256 votes cast, 36,956 went Democratic and 30,765 went Republican.
What is Skagit County, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Skagit 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 16 times, Republican 17 times, and other 1 times.
When did Skagit County, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Skagit County, Washington voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Skagit County, Washington?
Skagit County, Washington has a population of 131,328 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Skagit County, Washington?
Median household income in Skagit County, Washington is $89,263 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Skagit County, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Skagit County, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.