Island ferries and farmland frame a battleground between Seattle's orbit and rural Skagit County
Skagit County anchors this metro with a mix of agricultural flatlands and coastal tourism, producing swing-district results that often track closer to statewide margins than the deep-blue core to the south.
| Group | Local | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 76.8% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(16) | 15.9% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.9% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.9% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(5) | 1.6% | 0.9% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 0.7% | 12.2% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(9) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(3) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -19.7pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.1% | 45.0% | — | — | |
| 11.3% | 29.8% | — | — | |
| 5.7% | 15.0% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 4.0% | 10.5% | — | — |
| 3.9% | 10.2% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 62.0% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area? 470,934 residents across 4 counties.
25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 8pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Governor | D+8.8 | D+0.9 | 8.0pp |
| Senate vs Governor | D+7.9 | D+0.9 | 7.0pp |
| President vs Senate | D+8.8 | D+7.9 | 1.0pp |