Puget Sound naval hub where military households shape the electorate
Home to Naval Base Kitsap, one of the largest naval installations in the U.S., the metro's sizable active-duty and veteran population tilts its demographic profile in ways that consistently distinguish it from the broader Seattle media market.
| Group | Local | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 78.3% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(17) | 6.5% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 6.5% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 4.6% | 6.0% |
▶Black / African American(11) | 2.5% | 12.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(7) | 1.3% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(8) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(6) | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -31.8pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.7% | 54.0% | — | — | |
| 11.7% | 26.7% | — | — | |
| 4.9% | 11.3% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 3.8% | 8.6% | — | — |
| 3.0% | 6.8% | — | — | |
| 0.5% | 1.1% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 56.2% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA metro area? 1,006,163 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+20.8 | D+13.6 | 7.2pp |
| Senate vs Governor | D+19.3 | D+13.6 | 5.7pp |
| President vs Senate | D+20.8 | D+19.3 | 1.5pp |