Walla Walla County, Washington: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+8%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 62,1612024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,2022024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 23.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Carver County, MN · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Walla Walla CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Walla Walla 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 | −1.7% |
| 1896 | +3.6% |
| 1900 | −17.3% |
| 1904 | −47.6% |
| 1908 | −25.3% |
| 1912 | +7.4% |
| 1916 | +0.3% |
| 1920 | −41.1% |
| 1924 | −40.9% |
| 1928 | −40.5% |
| 1932 | +8.7% |
| 1936 | +16.9% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −11.9% |
| 1948 | −5.8% |
| 1952 | −35.1% |
| 1956 | −32.1% |
| 1960 | −27.4% |
| 1964 | +7.8% |
| 1968 | −24.8% |
| 1972 | −38.9% |
| 1976 | −21.0% |
| 1980 | −28.4% |
| 1984 | −28.6% |
| 1988 | −12.8% |
| 1992 | −2.9% |
| 1996 | −5.4% |
| 2000 | −28.6% |
| 2004 | −26.5% |
| 2008 | −16.6% |
| 2012 | −19.3% |
| 2016 | −15.1% |
| 2020 | −8.7% |
| 2024 | −8.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13,106 | 15,476 | 29,568 | ||
| R | 13,690 | 16,400 | 31,261 | ||
| R | 9,694 | 13,651 | 26,228 | ||
| R | 9,768 | 14,648 | 25,298 | ||
| R | 10,081 | 14,182 | 24,727 | ||
| R | 8,257 | 14,323 | 22,925 | ||
| R | 7,188 | 13,304 | 21,365 | ||
| R | 8,038 | 9,085 | 19,486 | ||
| R | 7,325 | 7,894 | 19,881 | ||
| R | 7,448 | 9,683 | 17,403 | ||
| R | 6,804 | 12,361 | 19,398 | ||
| R | 5,825 | 11,223 | 18,977 | ||
| R | 7,012 | 10,883 | 18,400 | ||
| R | 5,364 | 12,579 | 18,533 | ||
| R | 5,841 | 10,042 | 16,923 | ||
| D | 9,481 | 8,102 | 17,594 | ||
| R | 6,721 | 11,786 | 18,519 | ||
| R | 6,076 | 11,827 | 17,910 | ||
| R | 5,738 | 11,987 | 17,817 | ||
| R | 7,102 | 7,993 | 15,378 | ||
| R | 5,793 | 7,364 | 13,235 | ||
| R | 5,875 | 7,883 | 13,821 | ||
| D | 6,562 | 4,584 | 11,670 | ||
| D | 5,578 | 4,653 | 10,575 | ||
| R | 2,859 | 6,774 | 9,666 | ||
| R | 1,662 | 5,465 | 9,290 | ||
| R | 2,338 | 5,957 | 8,812 | ||
| D | 4,456 | 4,429 | 9,227 | ||
| O | 2,507 | 1,937 | 7,663 | ||
| R | 1,660 | 2,843 | 4,681 | ||
| R | 956 | 2,824 | 3,923 | ||
| R | 1,480 | 2,119 | 3,689 | ||
| D | 1,716 | 1,596 | 3,351 | ||
| R | 1,313 | 1,362 | 2,889 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.4%
English
15.5%
Irish
10.2%
American
4.9%
French
3.2%
Scottish
2.8%
Italian
2.6%
African American
1.4%
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: 38.5 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
$74,202
Walla Walla County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Walla Walla County$74,202
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Walla Walla 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
12.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.1%
speak English only
Spanish17.4%
Other Indo-European1.3%
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 59.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Walla Walla's mix of irrigated farmland, a state prison, and a growing wine tourism economy produces a county that leans Republican but runs closer in local races than its rural neighbors.
The Democratic margin here reached seventeen points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was eight points.
A population of 62,161, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,202 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carver County and Jeff Davis County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Walla Walla County, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Walla Walla County, Washington voted Republican by 8.0 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,568 votes cast, 13,106 went Democratic and 15,476 went Republican.
What is Walla Walla County, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Walla Walla 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Walla Walla County, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Walla Walla County, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Walla Walla County, Washington?
Walla Walla County, Washington has a population of 62,161 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Walla Walla County, Washington?
Median household income in Walla Walla County, Washington is $74,202 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Walla Walla County, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Walla Walla County, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.