† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
6 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupYakima-Pasco-Richland-KennewickUnited States
German13.0%12.5%
English10.5%9.5%
Irish7.6%9.4%
American4.5%5.3%
Norwegian2.6%—
Scottish2.1%1.3%
Italian2.0%4.8%
French1.8%1.6%
Mexican34.1%11.3%
Salvadoran0.5%0.7%
Guatemalan0.4%0.5%
Spanish0.4%—
Spaniard0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.3%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.7%
Aztec0.2%—
Filipino0.4%0.9%
Vietnamese0.3%0.6%
Chinese0.2%1.3%
Asian Indian0.2%1.4%
African American†0.5%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick
United States
Median age
34.8
39.1
Age 18–24
10.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick
United States
Median household income
$78,325
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
31.4%
22.3%
Spanish
28.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick
United States
Catholic
18.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
53.5%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
7.0%
2.0%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Washington
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−12.3%
1896
+8.5%
1900
−12.8%
1904
−47.7%
1908
−26.9%
1912
+5.2%
1916
+1.3%
1920
−33.2%
1924
−38.0%
1928
−40.0%
1932
+17.2%
1936
+21.6%
1940
−2.8%
1944
−6.9%
1948
+2.5%
1952
−23.8%
1956
−16.5%
1960
−12.5%
1964
+16.9%
1968
−14.5%
1972
−25.3%
1976
−15.3%
1980
−26.5%
1984
−28.6%
1988
−16.8%
1992
−6.6%
1996
−5.8%
2000
−25.8%
2004
−27.0%
2008
−18.2%
2012
−19.8%
2016
−19.7%
2020
−15.4%
2024
−19.3%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
38.7%Harris119,419
58.0%Trump179,103
3.3%
R+19.3
R+3.9
R+17.9
308,633
R
40.7%Biden131,043
56.1%Trump180,734
3.3%
R+15.4
D+4.3
R+19.9
322,293
R
35.0%Clinton91,393
54.7%Trump142,945
10.3%
R+19.7
D+0.1
R+21.8
261,387
R
38.6%Obama96,061
58.4%Romney145,377
3.1%
R+19.8
R+1.6
R+23.7
249,047
R
40.0%Obama95,036
58.1%McCain138,235
1.9%
R+18.2
D+8.9
R+25.4
237,787
R
35.8%Kerry79,083
62.8%Bush138,902
1.5%
R+27.0
R+1.2
R+24.6
221,202
R
35.2%Gore70,224
61.0%Bush121,626
3.7%
R+25.8
R+20.0
R+26.3
199,286
R
41.4%Clinton73,939
47.1%Dole84,290
11.5%
R+5.8
D+0.8
R+14.3
178,804
R
35.0%Clinton60,772
41.7%Bush72,277
23.3%
R+6.6
D+10.2
R+12.2
173,417
R
40.9%Dukakis63,903
57.7%Bush90,187
1.4%
R+16.8
D+11.8
R+9.1
156,258
R
35.1%Mondale62,716
63.8%Reagan113,861
1.1%
R+28.6
R+2.2
R+10.4
178,524
R
32.1%Carter54,435
58.6%Reagan99,402
9.4%
R+26.5
R+11.2
R+16.8
169,766
R
40.7%Carter59,753
56.0%Ford82,277
3.4%
R+15.3
D+10.0
R+17.4
146,954
R
34.6%McGovern49,173
59.9%Nixon85,242
5.5%
R+25.3
R+10.9
R+2.2
142,304
R
38.5%Humphrey50,579
53.0%Nixon69,610
8.5%
R+14.5
R+31.3
R+13.8
131,383
D
58.3%Johnson78,182
41.4%Goldwater55,549
0.4%
D+16.9
D+29.3
R+5.7
134,205
R
43.6%Kennedy58,709
56.1%Nixon75,481
0.3%
R+12.5
D+4.0
R+12.6
134,653
R
41.7%Stevenson54,553
58.2%Eisenhower76,132
0.1%
R+16.5
D+7.3
R+1.1
130,857
R
37.8%Stevenson47,107
61.6%Eisenhower76,737
0.6%
R+23.8
R+26.3
R+13.0
124,576
D
50.3%Truman48,324
47.8%Dewey45,954
1.8%
D+2.5
D+9.3
R+2.0
96,041
R
46.3%Roosevelt36,837
53.2%Dewey42,316
0.6%
R+6.9
R+4.1
R+14.4
79,611
R
48.3%Roosevelt38,387
51.1%Willkie40,629
0.6%
R+2.8
R+24.4
R+12.8
79,523
D
57.8%Roosevelt38,745
36.2%Landon24,255
6.1%
D+21.6
D+4.5
R+2.7
67,077
D
55.8%Roosevelt33,528
38.7%Hoover23,229
5.5%
D+17.2
D+57.2
R+0.6
60,052
R
29.6%Smith15,272
69.6%Hoover35,941
0.8%
R+40.0
R+2.0
R+22.6
51,636
R
16.6%Davis8,000
54.6%Coolidge26,324
28.8%
R+38.0
R+4.8
R+12.8
48,209
R
25.8%Cox12,320
58.9%Harding28,184
15.3%
R+33.2
R+34.5
R+7.0
47,812
D
47.2%Wilson20,268
45.9%Hughes19,722
6.9%
D+1.3
R+3.9
R+1.9
42,933
O
29.4%Wilson10,536
24.2%Taft8,680
46.4%
Roosevelt +16.9
D+32.0
R+14.4
35,822
R
32.4%Bryan6,813
59.3%Taft12,455
8.2%
R+26.9
D+20.8
R+17.3
21,000
R
21.1%Parker3,471
68.8%Roosevelt11,309
10.1%
R+47.7
R+34.9
R+28.0
16,443
R
41.7%Bryan5,199
54.5%McKinley6,792
3.9%
R+12.8
R+21.3
R+5.2
12,472
D
53.7%Bryan6,514
45.2%McKinley5,485
1.1%
D+8.5
D+20.8
D+14.6
12,138
R
30.0%Cleveland3,063
42.3%Harrison4,316
27.7%
R+12.3
—
R+13.9
10,207
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
340,424
2018 (partial)
357,008
2020 (partial)
388,373
2022
445,181
2024
473,377
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+698 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +10,255 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick in Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+5,394
2012
−963
2013
−2,559
2014
−1,697
2015
+355
2016
+2,485
2017
+3,792
2018
+2,853
2019
+1,296
2021
−1,127
2022
+311
2023
−853
2024
+270
2025
+698
The Yakima Valley and Tri-Cities anchor a market where Hispanic residents now approach or exceed 50% of the population in several counties, steadily shifting registration patterns in a region long dominated by Republican margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 47.7 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.3 points.
A population of 758,232, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,325 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bakersfield and Odessa-Midland.
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How did Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Washington voted Republican by 19.3 points (R+19.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 308,633 votes cast, 119,419 went Democratic and 179,103 went Republican.
When did Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Washington?
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Washington has a population of 758,232 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Washington?
Median household income in Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Washington is $78,325 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Washington?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Washington from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
