Columbia Basin hub where agriculture and manufacturing drive the electorate
Moses Lake anchors Grant County, one of Washington's most reliably Republican rural counties, where potato farming, food processing, and a growing semiconductor manufacturing presence shape a working-class electorate that swings well right of the state median.
| Group | Moses Lake, WA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 56.9% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(13) | 38.0% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.8% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(4) | 1.2% | 0.9% |
▶Black / African American(9) | 1.0% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.0% | 6.0% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +28.4pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.8% | 53.9% | — | — | |
| 11.1% | 22.3% | — | — | |
| 10.4% | 21.0% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 9.4% | 19.0% | — | — |
| 1.1% | 2.3% | — | — | |
| 0.2% | 0.5% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 50.4% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Moses Lake, WA metro area? 352,639 residents across 4 counties.
16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 17pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+22 on average nationally.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+33.4 | R+41.3 | 7.9pp |
| President vs Governor | R+37.3 | R+41.3 | 4.0pp |
| President vs Senate | R+37.3 | R+33.4 | 3.9pp |