Washington presidential election results and history
Washington has voted in 34 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 23 of the 34 with a recorded winner (68%).
Current members of Congress from Washington (12)
- Maria Cantwell Senator · Democrat
- Patty Murray Senator · Democrat
- Suzan K. DelBene District 1 · Democrat
- Rick Larsen District 2 · Democrat
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez District 3 · Democrat
- Dan Newhouse District 4 · Republican
- Michael Baumgartner District 5 · Republican
- Emily Randall District 6 · Democrat
- Pramila Jayapal District 7 · Democrat
- Kim Schrier District 8 · Democrat
- Adam Smith District 9 · Democrat
- Marilyn Strickland District 10 · Democrat
- Latest (2024)
- Kamala Harris18.2 pts
- Electoral votes
- 12
- Democratic wins
- 19
- Republican wins
- 14
Counties in 2024
Full 2024 resultsEvery presidential election in Washington
Download CSV| Year | Carried by | Share | Runner-up | Margin | EV | Votes counted | National winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 57.2% | Donald J. Trump | 18.2 | 12 | 3,924,243 | Donald J. Trump ✗ |
| 2020 | Joseph R. Biden | 58.0% | Donald J. Trump | 19.2 | 12 | 4,087,631 | Joseph R. Biden ✓ |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 54.3% | Donald J. Trump | 16.2 | 12 | 3,209,214 | Donald J. Trump ✗ |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 56.2% | Mitt Romney | 14.9 | 12 | 3,125,516 | Barack Obama ✓ |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 57.7% | John McCain | 17.2 | 11 | 3,036,878 | Barack Obama ✓ |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 52.8% | George W. Bush | 7.2 | 11 | 2,859,084 | George W. Bush ✗ |
| 2000 | Albert Gore, Jr. | 50.2% | George W. Bush | 5.6 | 11 | 2,487,433 | George W. Bush ✗ |
| 1996 | William J. Clinton | 49.8% | Robert Dole | 12.5 | 11 | 2,253,837 | William J. Clinton ✓ |
| 1992 | William J. Clinton | 43.4% | George H. W. Bush | 11.4 | 11 | 2,288,230 | William J. Clinton ✓ |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis | 50.0% | George H. W. Bush | 1.6 | 10 | 1,865,253 | George H. W. Bush ✗ |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan | 55.8% | Walter Mondale | 13.0 | 10 | 1,883,910 | Ronald Reagan ✓ |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan | 49.7% | Jimmy Carter | 12.3 | 9 | 1,742,394 | Ronald Reagan ✓ |
| 1976 | Gerald R. Ford | 50.0% | Jimmy Carter | 3.9 | 8 | 1,555,534 | Jimmy Carter ✗ |
| 1972 | Richard M. Nixon | 56.9% | George McGovern | 18.3 | 9 | 1,470,847 | Richard M. Nixon ✓ |
| 1968 | Hubert Humphrey | 47.2% | Richard M. Nixon | 2.1 | 9 | 1,304,281 | Richard M. Nixon ✗ |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson | 62.0% | Barry Goldwater | 24.6 | 9 | 1,258,556 | Lyndon B. Johnson ✓ |
| 1960 | Richard M. Nixon | 50.7% | John F. Kennedy | 2.4 | 9 | 1,241,572 | John F. Kennedy ✗ |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 53.9% | Adlai Stevenson | 8.5 | 9 | 1,150,889 | Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓ |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 54.3% | Adlai Stevenson | 9.6 | 9 | 1,102,708 | Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓ |
| 1948 | Harry S Truman | 52.6% | Thomas E. Dewey | 9.9 | 8 | 905,058 | Harry S Truman ✓ |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 56.8% | Thomas E. Dewey | 14.6 | 8 | 856,328 | Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 58.2% | Wendell L. Willkie | 17.6 | 8 | 793,833 | Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 66.4% | Alfred M. Landon | 36.5 | 8 | 692,338 | Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 57.5% | Herbert Hoover | 23.5 | 8 | 614,814 | Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover | 67.1% | Alfred E. Smith | 35.8 | 7 | 500,840 | Herbert Hoover ✓ |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge | 52.2% | Robert LaFollette | 16.5 | 7 | 421,549 | Calvin Coolidge ✓ |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding | 56.0% | James M. Cox | 34.8 | 7 | 398,715 | Warren G. Harding ✓ |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson | 48.1% | Charles E. Hughes | 4.3 | 7 | 380,994 | Woodrow Wilson ✓ |
| 1912 | Theodore Roosevelt | 35.2% | Woodrow Wilson | 8.3 | 7 | 322,799 | Woodrow Wilson ✗ |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft | 57.8% | William Jennings Bryan | 26.0 | 5 | 183,570 | William Howard Taft ✓ |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt | 70.0% | Alton B. Parker | 50.6 | 5 | 145,151 | Theodore Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1900 | William McKinley | 53.4% | William Jennings Bryan | 11.7 | 4 | 107,523 | William McKinley ✓ |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan | 55.2% | William McKinley | 13.4 | 4 | 93,583 | William McKinley ✗ |
| 1892 | Benjamin Harrison | 41.4% | Grover Cleveland | 7.6 | 4 | 87,968 | Grover Cleveland ✗ |
Counties
- Adams County
- Asotin County
- Benton County
- Chelan County
- Clallam County
- Clark County
- Columbia County
- Cowlitz County
- Douglas County
- Ferry County
- Franklin County
- Garfield County
- Grant County
- Grays Harbor County
- Island County
- Jefferson County
- King County
- Kitsap County
- Kittitas County
- Klickitat County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Okanogan County
- Pacific County
- Pend Oreille County
- Pierce County
- San Juan County
- Skagit County
- Skamania County
- Snohomish County
- Spokane County
- Stevens County
- Thurston County
- Wahkiakum County
- Walla Walla County
- Whatcom County
- Whitman County
- Yakima County
Questions and answers
How has Washington voted in recent presidential elections?
2024: Kamala Harris by 18.2 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 19.2 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 16.2 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 14.9 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 17.2 points.
When did Washington last vote Democratic for president?
In 2024, for Kamala Harris.
When did Washington last vote Republican for president?
In 1984, for Ronald Reagan.
How often does Washington vote for the winning presidential candidate?
Washington backed the national winner in 23 of 34 elections in this record (68%).
Is Washington a swing state?
No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 14.9 points, Democratic by 16.2 points, Democratic by 19.2 points and Democratic by 18.2 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data