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Benton County, Washington presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Benton County by 21.9 points, out of 99,947 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: R+31.620002004: R+34.120042008: R+26.120082012: R+26.820122016: R+26.120162020: R+21.020202024: R+21.92024
Benton County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Washington 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP59,55559.6%
Kamala Harris DEM37,66237.7%
All other candidates2,7302.7%
Total99,947

Benton County was R+21.9 against D+18.2 statewide, 40.1 points more Republican than the state.

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

2020

Washington 2020
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP60,36558.6%
Joseph R. Biden DEM38,70637.6%
All other candidates3,9623.8%
Total103,033

Benton County was R+21.0 against D+19.2 statewide, 40.2 points more Republican than the state.

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

2016

Washington 2016
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP47,19459.0%
Hillary Clinton DEM26,36032.9%
All other candidates6,4738.1%
Total80,027

Benton County was R+26.1 against D+16.2 statewide, 42.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2012

Washington 2012
TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney REP49,46162.2%
Barack Obama DEM28,14535.4%
All other candidates1,9532.5%
Total79,559

Benton County was R+26.8 against D+14.9 statewide, 41.7 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2008

Washington 2008
TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP45,34562.2%
Barack Obama DEM26,28836.1%
All other candidates1,2781.8%
Total72,911

Benton County was R+26.1 against D+17.2 statewide, 43.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

Washington 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP44,35066.3%
John Kerry DEM21,54932.2%
All other candidates9871.5%
Total66,886

Benton County was R+34.1 against D+7.2 statewide, 41.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

Washington 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP38,36764.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM19,51232.6%
All other candidates1,8963.2%
Total59,775

Benton County was R+31.6 against D+5.6 statewide, 37.2 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Benton County, Washington in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Benton County by 21.9 points, out of 99,947 votes counted for president.

Is Benton County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 21.9 points; 2020: Republican by 21.0 points; 2016: Republican by 26.1 points; 2012: Republican by 26.8 points; 2008: Republican by 26.1 points; 2004: Republican by 34.1 points; 2000: Republican by 31.6 points.

How does Benton County vote compared with the rest of Washington?

In 2024 it was 40.1 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 21.9 points against Democratic by 18.2 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data