Border-adjacent college city where turnout patterns track Western Washington's broader blue tilt
Bellingham anchors Whatcom County at the Canadian border, where Western Washington University's enrollment and a growing exurban population create a consistent Democratic lean tempered by competitive rural precincts to the east.
| Group | Bellingham, WA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 81.1% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(18) | 8.1% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 3.8% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.5% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(4) | 2.5% | 0.9% |
▶Black / African American(11) | 0.9% | 12.2% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(9) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(5) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -52.9pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.8% | 64.6% | — | — | |
| 7.0% | 16.2% | — | — | |
| 5.2% | 12.0% | — | — | |
| 3.0% | 6.9% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 2.5% | 5.8% | — | — |
| 0.1% | 0.2% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 57.0% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Bellingham, WA metro area? 799,932 residents across 4 counties.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Governor | D+24.7 | D+19.5 | 5.2pp |
| Senate vs Governor | D+23.3 | D+19.5 | 3.7pp |
| President vs Senate | D+24.7 | D+23.3 | 1.5pp |