Skamania County, Washington: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+11%. Democratic peak: D+63 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+11MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 12,4022024 5-year
- Median household income
- $93,2652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+63 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wahkiakum County, WA · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Skamania CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Skamania 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 | +3.5% |
| 1896 | +34.4% |
| 1900 | +7.2% |
| 1904 | −54.4% |
| 1908 | −32.4% |
| 1912 | +1.3% |
| 1916 | −3.9% |
| 1920 | −20.9% |
| 1924 | −31.9% |
| 1928 | −14.0% |
| 1932 | +33.5% |
| 1936 | +63.1% |
| 1940 | +25.3% |
| 1944 | +18.2% |
| 1948 | +19.5% |
| 1952 | −4.6% |
| 1956 | +8.1% |
| 1960 | +10.3% |
| 1964 | +45.8% |
| 1968 | +10.6% |
| 1972 | −5.1% |
| 1976 | +12.6% |
| 1980 | −1.4% |
| 1984 | −5.5% |
| 1988 | +12.4% |
| 1992 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | −9.4% |
| 2004 | −6.2% |
| 2008 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | −1.1% |
| 2016 | −11.9% |
| 2020 | −9.5% |
| 2024 | −11.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,147 | 3,961 | 7,355 | ||
| R | 3,192 | 3,885 | 7,312 | ||
| R | 2,232 | 2,928 | 5,829 | ||
| R | 2,628 | 2,687 | 5,532 | ||
| D | 2,817 | 2,524 | 5,490 | ||
| R | 2,374 | 2,695 | 5,159 | ||
| R | 1,753 | 2,151 | 4,249 | ||
| D | 1,724 | 1,387 | 3,789 | ||
| D | 1,474 | 1,102 | 3,680 | ||
| D | 1,748 | 1,356 | 3,162 | ||
| R | 1,552 | 1,736 | 3,339 | ||
| R | 1,373 | 1,416 | 3,095 | ||
| D | 1,436 | 1,102 | 2,652 | ||
| R | 1,153 | 1,288 | 2,645 | ||
| D | 1,221 | 968 | 2,380 | ||
| D | 1,758 | 653 | 2,414 | ||
| D | 1,269 | 1,032 | 2,306 | ||
| D | 1,193 | 1,014 | 2,209 | ||
| R | 978 | 1,072 | 2,050 | ||
| D | 1,067 | 707 | 1,842 | ||
| D | 968 | 668 | 1,647 | ||
| D | 1,292 | 765 | 2,079 | ||
| D | 1,863 | 406 | 2,310 | ||
| D | 934 | 444 | 1,462 | ||
| R | 473 | 631 | 1,127 | ||
| R | 207 | 533 | 1,022 | ||
| R | 247 | 409 | 776 | ||
| R | 451 | 489 | 979 | ||
| O | 262 | 251 | 830 | ||
| R | 143 | 310 | 516 | ||
| R | 61 | 297 | 434 | ||
| D | 203 | 175 | 388 | ||
| D | 252 | 122 | 378 | ||
| D | 99 | 91 | 229 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.4%
English
16.5%
Irish
13.1%
American
6.1%
Scottish
3.5%
Italian
3.1%
French
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: 48.5 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
$93,265
Skamania County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Skamania County$93,265
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Skamania 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
8.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.0%
Working age (18–64)8.6%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.3%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 80.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Skamania's economy revolves around tourism in the Columbia River Gorge, yet its sparse, timber-country population votes consistently Republican in federal contests, with the 2024 presidential margin landing at R+11.1.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-four points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eleven points.
A population of 12,402, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,265 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wahkiakum County and Hill County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Skamania County, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Skamania County, Washington voted Republican by 11.1 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,355 votes cast, 3,147 went Democratic and 3,961 went Republican.
What is Skamania County, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Skamania County, Washington in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Skamania County, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Skamania County, Washington voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Skamania County, Washington?
Skamania County, Washington has a population of 12,402 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Skamania County, Washington?
Median household income in Skamania County, Washington is $93,265 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Skamania County, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Skamania County, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.