State-capital metro where government employment anchors the electorate
Home to Washington's capitol complex, the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater area's workforce skews heavily toward public-sector jobs, a demographic profile that correlates with consistent margins favoring Democrats in statewide contests.
| Group | Local | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 76.9% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(18) | 7.6% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 5.4% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 5.4% | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(12) | 2.9% | 12.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(7) | 1.4% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(8) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(5) | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -41.7pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.5% | 59.6% | — | — | |
| 8.1% | 22.4% | — | — | |
| 4.4% | 12.1% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 2.5% | 6.8% | — | — |
| 1.9% | 5.3% | — | — | |
| 0.2% | 0.6% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 64.0% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area? 1,011,981 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+20.3 | D+11.6 | 8.7pp |
| Senate vs Governor | D+20.1 | D+11.6 | 8.5pp |
| President vs Senate | D+20.3 | D+20.1 | 0.1pp |