Olympic Peninsula gateway where timber culture meets coastal tourism economy
Clallam County anchors this small metro on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, where a blue-collar resource-extraction heritage has historically tilted countywide margins toward Republicans even as the region diversifies around recreation and tribal employment.
| Group | Port Angeles, WA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 84.2% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(16) | 5.3% | 19.3% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(4) | 4.5% | 0.9% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.7% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.5% | 6.0% |
▶Black / African American(9) | 0.9% | 12.2% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(7) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -27.2pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.0% | 48.0% | — | — | |
| 9.0% | 25.3% | — | — | |
| 6.4% | 18.1% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 3.4% | 9.5% | — | — |
| 3.0% | 8.5% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 64.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Port Angeles, WA metro area? 285,515 residents across 4 counties.
25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 8pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+3 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 | D+8.1 | D+3.4 | 4.7pp |
| President vs Governor | D+7.8 | D+3.4 | 4.5pp |
| President vs Senate | D+7.8 | D+8.1 | 0.3pp |