Washington · 2020 presidential election
Washington presidential election results 2020
Joseph R. Biden carried Washington by 19.20 points (784,961 votes), winning 12 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 12
- Votes counted
- 4,087,631
- WA result
- D+19.2
- Compared with the nation
- 14.8 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 2016
- 3.0 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden | Democratic | 2,369,612 | 57.97% | 12 | |
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 1,584,651 | 38.77% | — | |
| Others | Others | 133,368 | 3.26% | — | |
| Total votes | 4,087,631 | ||||
Sources: wa-2020.pdf · 2020
County resultsMedia count
Download CSV| County | Joseph R. Biden | Donald J. Trump | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 1,814 | 3,907 | 141 | 5,862 | 35.7 |
| Asotin County | 4,250 | 7,319 | 382 | 11,951 | 25.7 |
| Benton County | 38,706 | 60,365 | 3,962 | 103,033 | 21.0 |
| Chelan County | 19,349 | 22,746 | 1,211 | 43,306 | 7.8 |
| Clallam County | 24,721 | 23,062 | 1,481 | 49,264 | 3.4 |
| Clark County | 140,324 | 126,303 | 8,776 | 275,403 | 5.1 |
| Columbia County | 668 | 1,754 | 73 | 2,495 | 43.5 |
| Cowlitz County | 23,938 | 34,424 | 1,918 | 60,280 | 17.4 |
| Douglas County | 7,811 | 12,955 | 542 | 21,308 | 24.1 |
| Ferry County | 1,486 | 2,771 | 110 | 4,367 | 29.4 |
| Franklin County | 13,340 | 18,039 | 1,025 | 32,404 | 14.5 |
| Garfield County | 366 | 1,069 | 54 | 1,489 | 47.2 |
| Grant County | 11,819 | 24,764 | 1,097 | 37,680 | 34.4 |
| Grays Harbor County | 17,354 | 19,877 | 1,210 | 38,441 | 6.6 |
| Island County | 29,213 | 22,746 | 1,966 | 53,925 | 12.0 |
| Jefferson County | 17,204 | 6,931 | 657 | 24,792 | 41.4 |
| King County | 907,310 | 269,167 | 34,030 | 1,210,507 | 52.7 |
| Kitsap County | 90,277 | 61,563 | 6,832 | 158,672 | 18.1 |
| Kittitas County | 11,421 | 14,105 | 838 | 26,364 | 10.2 |
| Klickitat County | 5,959 | 7,237 | 364 | 13,560 | 9.4 |
| Lewis County | 14,520 | 29,391 | 1,398 | 45,309 | 32.8 |
| Lincoln County | 1,713 | 5,150 | 170 | 7,033 | 48.9 |
| Mason County | 17,269 | 18,710 | 1,324 | 37,303 | 3.9 |
| Okanogan County | 8,900 | 11,840 | 542 | 21,282 | 13.8 |
| Pacific County | 6,794 | 6,953 | 317 | 14,064 | 1.1 |
| Pend Oreille County | 2,593 | 5,728 | 232 | 8,553 | 36.7 |
| Pierce County | 249,506 | 197,730 | 16,845 | 464,081 | 11.2 |
| San Juan County | 9,725 | 3,057 | 415 | 13,197 | 50.5 |
| Skagit County | 38,252 | 32,762 | 2,409 | 73,423 | 7.5 |
| Skamania County | 3,192 | 3,885 | 235 | 7,312 | 9.5 |
| Snohomish County | 256,728 | 166,428 | 15,640 | 438,796 | 20.6 |
| Spokane County | 135,765 | 148,576 | 11,089 | 295,430 | 4.3 |
| Stevens County | 7,839 | 19,808 | 783 | 28,430 | 42.1 |
| Thurston County | 96,608 | 65,277 | 6,249 | 168,134 | 18.6 |
| Wahkiakum County | 1,165 | 1,741 | 75 | 2,981 | 19.3 |
| Walla Walla County | 13,690 | 16,400 | 1,171 | 31,261 | 8.7 |
| Whatcom County | 83,660 | 50,489 | 4,471 | 138,620 | 23.9 |
| Whitman County | 11,184 | 9,067 | 875 | 21,126 | 10.0 |
| Yakima County | 43,179 | 50,555 | 2,459 | 96,193 | 7.7 |
Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.
Notes on how this document was read
- Secondary source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document.
Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).
Certified state documentCertified
Every ticket on the ballot, as printed in the certified document (the statewide table above groups minor candidates as “Others” when the source does).
All 6 tickets as printed in the document
| Ticket (as printed) | Code | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden / Kamala D. Harris | — | 2,369,612 | 58.36% |
| Donald J. Trump / Michael R. Pence | — | 1,584,651 | 39.03% |
| Jo Jorgensen / Jeremy "Spike" Cohen | — | 80,500 | 1.98% |
| Howie Hawkins / Angela Walker | — | 18,289 | 0.45% |
| Gloria La Riva / Sunil Freeman | — | 4,840 | 0.12% |
| Alyson Kennedy / Malcolm M. Jarrett | — | 2,487 | 0.06% |
| Write-in / scattering | 27,252 | ||
Certificate of Ascertainment
The governor’s certificate naming Washington’s electors. Open the certificate (PDF, 4 pages)
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Questions and answers
Who won Washington in 2020?
Joseph R. Biden won Washington by 19.20 percentage points (784,961 votes).
How many electoral votes did Washington have in 2020?
Washington cast 12 electoral votes in 2020.
How many people voted for president in Washington in 2020?
4,087,631 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Washington in 2020?
Donald J. Trump 26, Joseph R. Biden 13 (out of 39 counties with results).
How did Washington change from 2016 to 2020?
The margin moved 3.0 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 16.2 points to Democratic by 19.2 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data