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Whatcom County, WA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Bellingham, WA
Designated Market Area: Seattle-Tacoma, WA
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 230,677   ( 29,537 from 2010 , 3,834 from 2020)
Land area: 2107.9 square miles
Population density: 109.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:177,621 77.00% 7.9%
Black:2,5121.09% 40.4%
Indian:5,4532.36% 7.6%
Asian:12,0035.20% 61.2%
2+ races:8,7843.81% 45.5%
Hispanic:24,30410.54% 54.3%
Total non-White:53,05623.00% 45.5%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,551 10.0
Deaths:4,59910.1
Net Migration: 2,8516.3
Net Immigration: 7381.6
Change in White population:12,946 6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:16,591 8.2



Historical Presidential Election Results for Whatcom County, WA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +9,890 D +13,430 D + 5.2%
D +23,320
2020 vs. 2012 R +7,786 D +18,785 D + 10.3%
D +26,571
2020 vs. 2008 R +10,284 D +15,140 D + 6.4%
D +25,424
2016 vs. 2008 R +394 D +1,710 D + 1.2%
D +2,104
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 75% Joe Biden (D) 83,660 60.4% Donald Trump* (R) 50,489 36.4% 4,471 [+] 3.2% 138,620 -2 -10 3.39%
2016 65% Hillary Clinton (D) 60,340 53.2% Donald Trump (R) 40,599 35.8% 12,400 [+] 10.9% 113,339 -1 -10 3.42%
2012 63% Barack Obama* (D) 57,089 55.0% Mitt Romney (R) 42,703 41.1% 3,996 [+] 3.9% 103,788 0 -6 3.30%
2008 66% Barack Obama (D) 58,236 57.7% John McCain (R) 40,205 39.8% 2,465 [+] 2.4% 100,906 0 -6 3.30%
2004 65% John Kerry (D) 48,268 53.4% George W. Bush* (R) 40,296 44.6% 1,830 [+] 2.0% 90,394 -1 -6 3.16%
2000 58% George W. Bush (R) 34,287 46.5% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 34,033 46.1% 5,437 [+] 7.4% 73,757 2 -1 2.96%
1996 56% Bill Clinton* (D) 29,074 45.1% Robert Dole (R) 27,153 42.1% 8,283 [+] 12.8% 64,510 5 1 2.86%
1992 62% Bill Clinton (D) 26,619 41.8% George Bush* (R) 23,801 37.4% 13,259 [+] 20.8% 63,679 5 0 2.78%
1988 54% Michael Dukakis (D) 25,571 51.0% George Bush (R) 23,820 47.6% 703 [+] 1.4% 50,094 -1 -6 2.69%
1984 59% Ronald Reagan* (R) 27,228 53.7% Walter Mondale (D) 22,670 44.7% 788 1.6% 50,686 -2 -5 2.69%
1980 59% Ronald Reagan (R) 21,371 46.4% Jimmy Carter* (D) 18,430 40.0% 6,256 [+] 13.6% 46,057 -3 -4 2.64%
1976 65% Gerald Ford* (R) 20,007 48.0% Jimmy Carter (D) 19,739 47.4% 1,933 [+] 4.6% 41,679 -2 0 2.68%
1972 68% Richard Nixon* (R) 22,585 58.2% George McGovern (D) 15,027 38.7% 1,189 [+] 3.1% 38,801 1 -2 2.64%
1968 65% Richard Nixon (R) 14,695 47.1% Hubert Humphrey (D) 14,003 44.9% 2,501 [+] 8.0% 31,199 2 4 2.39%
1964 69% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 20,297 64.6% Barry Goldwater (R) 10,900 34.7% 225 0.7% 31,422 -3 -4 2.50%
1960 74% Richard Nixon (R) 16,651 52.8% John Kennedy (D) 14,298 45.4% 577 1.8% 31,526 2 3 2.54%
1956 72% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 17,414 54.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 14,533 45.1% 244 0.8% 32,191 0 -3 2.80%
1952 70% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 17,590 57.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 12,877 41.8% 361 1.2% 30,828 3 2 2.80%
1948 64% Harry Truman* (D) 13,736 48.3% Thomas Dewey (R) 12,850 45.2% 1,865 [+] 6.6% 28,451 2 0 3.14%
1944 65% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,787 52.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 12,890 45.9% 421 1.5% 28,098 4 0 3.28%
1940 70% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,877 51.6% Wendell Willkie (R) 13,351 46.3% 606 2.1% 28,834 6 2 3.63%
1936 66% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 15,428 59.9% Alf Landon (R) 9,035 35.1% 1,293 [+] 5.0% 25,756 5 -1 3.72%
1932 59% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 11,355 50.4% Herbert Hoover* (R) 9,254 41.1% 1,902 [+] 8.4% 22,511 7 2 3.66%
1928 52% Herbert Hoover (R) 14,621 76.9% Al Smith (D) 4,100 21.6% 300 [+] 1.6% 19,021 10 19 3.80%
1924 47% Calvin Coolidge (R) 9,214 57.2% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 5,812 36.1% 1,084 [+] 6.7% 16,110 5 3 3.82%
1920 50% Warren Harding (R) 9,157 57.5% Parley Christiansen (FL) 3,744 23.5% 3,019 [+] 19.0% 15,920 2 -3 3.99%
1916 47% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 7,632 48.2% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 5,629 35.5% 2,581 [+] 16.3% 15,842 4 2 4.16%
1912 45% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 4,562 30.4% William Taft* (R) 4,187 27.9% 6,256 [+] 41.7% 15,005 6 5 4.65%
1908 30% William Taft (R) 4,955 57.6% William J. Bryan (D) 2,376 27.6% 1,268 [+] 14.7% 8,599 0 6 4.68%
1904 35% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 5,410 70.4% Alton Parker (D) 1,174 15.3% 1,100 [+] 14.3% 7,684 0 14 5.29%
1900 34% William McKinley* (R) 2,952 56.6% William J. Bryan (D) 1,700 32.6% 562 [+] 10.8% 5,214 3 5 4.85%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 83,660 60.4%
Donald Trump* (R) 50,489 36.4%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,490 1.8%
Other 1,981 1.4%
TOTAL 138,620
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -10


2016 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 60,340 53.2%
Donald Trump (R) 40,599 35.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,837 4.3%
Jill Stein (Grn) 3,005 2.7%
Other 4,558 4.0%
TOTAL 113,339
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -10


2012 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 57,089 55.0%
Mitt Romney (R) 42,703 41.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,383 1.3%
Other 2,613 2.5%
TOTAL 103,788
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -6


2008 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 58,236 57.7%
John McCain (R) 40,205 39.8%
Ralph Nader (I) 1,005 1.0%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 327 0.3%
Other 1,133 1.1%
TOTAL 100,906
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -6


2004 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 40,296 44.6%
John Kerry (D) 48,268 53.4%
Ralph Nader (I) 971 1.1%
Other 859 1.0%
TOTAL 90,394
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -6


2000 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 34,287 46.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 34,033 46.1%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,502 6.1%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 252 0.3%
Other 683 0.9%
TOTAL 73,757
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -1


1996 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 29,074 45.1%
Robert Dole (R) 27,153 42.1%
Ross Perot (Ref) 4,854 7.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,375 3.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 373 0.6%
Other 681 1.1%
TOTAL 64,510
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 1


1992 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 26,619 41.8%
George Bush* (R) 23,801 37.4%
Ross Perot (I) 12,455 19.6%
Other 804 1.3%
TOTAL 63,679
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 0


1988 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 23,820 47.6%
Michael Dukakis (D) 25,571 51.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 453 0.9%
Other 250 0.5%
TOTAL 50,094
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -6


1984 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 27,228 53.7%
Walter Mondale (D) 22,670 44.7%
Other 788 1.6%
TOTAL 50,686
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5


1980 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 21,371 46.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 18,430 40.0%
John Anderson (I) 4,906 10.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 620 1.3%
Other 730 1.6%
TOTAL 46,057
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -4


1976 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 19,739 47.4%
Gerald Ford* (R) 20,007 48.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,393 3.3%
Other 540 1.3%
TOTAL 41,679
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 0


1972 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 22,585 58.2%
George McGovern (D) 15,027 38.7%
John Schmitz (Amer) 1,031 2.7%
Other 158 0.4%
TOTAL 38,801
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2


1968 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 14,695 47.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 14,003 44.9%
George Wallace (AIP) 2,387 7.7%
Other 114 0.4%
TOTAL 31,199
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4


1964 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 20,297 64.6%
Barry Goldwater (R) 10,900 34.7%
Other 225 0.7%
TOTAL 31,422
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -4


1960 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 14,298 45.4%
Richard Nixon (R) 16,651 52.8%
Other 577 1.8%
TOTAL 31,526
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3


1956 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 17,414 54.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 14,533 45.1%
Other 244 0.8%
TOTAL 32,191
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3


1952 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 17,590 57.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 12,877 41.8%
Other 361 1.2%
TOTAL 30,828
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2


1948 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 13,736 48.3%
Thomas Dewey (R) 12,850 45.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,383 4.9%
Other 482 1.7%
TOTAL 28,451
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0


1944 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,787 52.6%
Thomas Dewey (R) 12,890 45.9%
Other 421 1.5%
TOTAL 28,098
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 0


1940 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,877 51.6%
Wendell Willkie (R) 13,351 46.3%
Other 606 2.1%
TOTAL 28,834
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 2


1936 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 15,428 59.9%
Alf Landon (R) 9,035 35.1%
William Lemke (Union) 796 3.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 300 1.2%
Other 197 0.8%
TOTAL 25,756
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -1


1932 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 11,355 50.4%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 9,254 41.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,015 4.5%
Other 887 3.9%
TOTAL 22,511
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 2


1928 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 14,621 76.9%
Al Smith (D) 4,100 21.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 120 0.6%
Other 180 0.9%
TOTAL 19,021
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 19


1924 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 9,214 57.2%
John Davis (D) 927 5.8%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 5,812 36.1%
Other 157 1.0%
TOTAL 16,110
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3


1920 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 9,157 57.5%
James Cox (D) 2,288 14.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 481 3.0%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 3,744 23.5%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 205 1.3%
Other 45 0.3%
TOTAL 15,920
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -3


1916 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 5,629 35.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 7,632 48.2%
Allan Benson (Soc) 2,075 13.1%
James Hanly (Proh) 465 2.9%
Other 41 0.3%
TOTAL 15,842
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2


1912 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,773 18.5%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 4,562 30.4%
William Taft* (R) 4,187 27.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,809 18.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 573 3.8%
Other 101 0.7%
TOTAL 15,005
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5


1908 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 4,955 57.6%
William J. Bryan (D) 2,376 27.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 963 11.2%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 296 3.4%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 9 0.1%
TOTAL 8,599
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 6


1904 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 5,410 70.4%
Alton Parker (D) 1,174 15.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 693 9.0%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 273 3.6%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 34 0.4%
Other 100 1.3%
TOTAL 7,684
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 14


1900 President, Whatcom County, WA
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 2,952 56.6%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,700 32.6%
John Woolley (Proh) 145 2.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 282 5.4%
Other 135 2.6%
TOTAL 5,214
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 5
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Whatcom County, WA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 60% Patty Murray* (D) 65,950 59.3% Tiffany Smiley (R) 45,038 40.5% 182 [+] 0.2% 111,170 -2 3.65%
2020 G 74% Jay Inslee* (D) 81,992 59.4% Loren Culp (R) 55,544 40.3% 399 [+] 0.3% 137,935 -3 3.40%
2018 S1 61% Maria Cantwell* (D) 65,043 59.8% Susan Hutchison (R) 43,781 40.2% 0 0.0% 108,824 -1 3.53%
2016 S3 64% Patty Murray* (D) 65,830 59.2% Chris Vance (R) 44,924 40.4% 478 [+] 0.4% 111,232 0 3.43%
2016 G 64% Jay Inslee* (D) 62,634 56.4% Bill Bryant (R) 47,953 43.2% 370 [+] 0.3% 110,957 -2 3.42%
2012 S1 61% Maria Cantwell* (D) 59,938 59.5% Michael Baumgartner (R) 40,818 40.5% 0 0.0% 100,756 1 3.28%
2012 G 62% Jay Inslee (D) 53,599 53.1% Rob McKenna (R) 47,340 46.9% 0 0.0% 100,939 -2 3.29%
2010 S3 54% Patty Murray* (D) 44,783 52.5% Dino Rossi (R) 40,539 47.5% 0 0.0% 85,322 0 3.40%
2008 G 65% Christine Gregoire* (D) 54,249 54.7% Dino Rossi (R) 44,975 45.3% 0 0.0% 99,224 -1 3.30%
2006 S1 47% Maria Cantwell* (D) 38,219 55.2% Mike McGavick (R) 28,267 40.8% 2,714 [+] 3.9% 69,200 1 3.32%
2004 S3 64% Patty Murray* (D) 48,078 54.2% George Nethercutt (R) 38,036 42.9% 2,580 [+] 2.9% 88,694 0 3.15%
2004 G 63% Christine Gregoire (D) 44,072 49.9% Dino Rossi (R) 42,000 47.6% 2,179 [+] 2.5% 88,251 -1 3.14%
2000 S1 56% Slade Gorton* (R) 36,144 50.7% Maria Cantwell (D) 33,308 46.7% 1,896 [+] 2.7% 71,348 2 2.90%
2000 G 57% Gary Locke* (D) 42,313 58.2% John Carlson (R) 28,861 39.7% 1,500 [+] 2.1% 72,674 0 2.94%
1998 S3 46% Patty Murray* (D) 30,843 55.4% Linda Smith (R) 24,825 44.6% 0 0.0% 55,668 3 2.95%
1996 G 56% Gary Locke (D) 34,679 54.0% Ellen Craswell (R) 29,517 46.0% 0 0.0% 64,196 4 2.87%
1994 S1 44% Slade Gorton* (R) 26,926 56.4% Ron Sims (D) 20,852 43.6% 0 0.0% 47,778 1 2.81%
1992 S3 56% Patty Murray (D) 29,836 52.5% Rod Chandler (R) 26,950 47.5% 0 0.0% 56,786 1 2.56%
1992 G 62% Ken Eikenberry (R) 31,756 50.5% Mike Lowry (D) 31,113 49.5% 0 0.0% 62,869 3 2.77%
1988 S1 54% Slade Gorton (R) 25,278 50.5% Mike Lowry (D) 24,779 49.5% 0 0.0% 50,057 -1 2.71%
1988 G 54% Booth Gardner* (D) 31,321 62.3% Bob Williams (R) 18,934 37.7% 0 0.0% 50,255 0 2.68%
1986 S3 42% Brock Adams (D) 19,123 51.3% Slade Gorton* (R) 17,879 48.0% 267 [+] 0.7% 37,269 -1 2.79%
1984 G 59% Booth Gardner (D) 30,525 60.1% John Spellman* (R) 20,255 39.9% 0 0.0% 50,780 -7 2.69%
1983 S1 41% Daniel Evans (R) 17,932 52.4% Mike Lowry (D) 16,276 47.6% 0 0.0% 34,208 -3 2.82%
1982 S1 44% Henry Jackson* (D) 22,476 62.6% Doug Jewett (R) 9,732 27.1% 3,718 [+] 10.3% 35,926 3 2.63%
1980 S3 58% Slade Gorton (R) 25,148 54.8% Warren Magnuson* (D) 20,715 45.2% 0 0.0% 45,863 1 2.65%
1980 G 59% John Spellman (R) 23,722 51.6% Jim McDermott (D) 22,215 48.4% 0 0.0% 45,937 -5 2.65%
1976 S1 60% Henry Jackson* (D) 24,130 62.5% George Brown (R) 12,690 32.9% 1,804 [+] 4.7% 38,624 9 2.59%
1976 G 63% Dixy Lee Ray (D) 21,599 53.3% John Spellman (R) 17,688 43.7% 1,219 [+] 3.0% 40,506 -1 2.62%
1974 S3 46% Warren Magnuson* (D) 14,845 53.6% Jack Metcalf (R) 11,592 41.8% 1,276 [+] 4.6% 27,713 6 2.75%
1972 G 67% Daniel Evans* (R) 22,776 59.5% Albert Rosellini (D) 12,741 33.3% 2,780 [+] 7.3% 38,297 9 2.60%
1970 S1 56% Henry Jackson* (D) 22,192 79.1% Charles Elicker (R) 5,165 18.4% 703 [+] 2.5% 28,060 2 2.63%
1968 S3 62% Warren Magnuson* (D) 17,320 58.1% Jack Metcalf (R) 12,314 41.3% 200 [+] 0.7% 29,834 6 2.41%
1968 G 63% Daniel Evans* (R) 17,612 58.0% John O'Connell (D) 12,481 41.1% 281 [+] 0.9% 30,374 3 2.40%
1964 S1 67% Henry Jackson* (D) 21,585 71.1% Lloyd Andrews (R) 8,776 28.9% 0 0.0% 30,361 1 2.50%
1964 G 69% Daniel Evans (R) 17,846 57.0% Albert Rosellini* (D) 13,318 42.6% 132 [+] 0.4% 31,296 1 2.50%
1962 S3 56% Richard Christensen (R) 12,680 51.7% Warren Magnuson* (D) 11,661 47.5% 201 [+] 0.8% 24,542 4 2.60%
1960 G 72% Lloyd Andrews (R) 15,633 50.8% Albert Rosellini* (D) 14,779 48.0% 379 [+] 1.2% 30,791 2 2.53%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Whatcom County, WA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 WA02Rick Larsen* (D) 66,798 60.4% Dan Matthews (R) 43,663 39.5% 213 0.2% 110,674
County Total for 2022-11-08:   110,674
2020-11-03 WA01Jeffrey Beeler (R) 38,108 54.2% Suzan DelBene* (D) 32,108 45.7% 65 0.1% 70,281
2020-11-03 WA02Rick Larsen* (D) 51,025 77.9% Timothy Hazelo (R) 14,291 21.8% 195 0.3% 65,511
County Total for 2020-11-03:   135,792
2018-11-06 WA01Jeffrey Beeler (R) 29,568 54.3% Suzan DelBene* (D) 24,919 45.7% 0 0.0% 54,487
2018-11-06 WA02Rick Larsen* (D) 42,386 81.6% Brian Luke (Libertarian) 9,567 18.4% 0 0.0% 51,953
County Total for 2018-11-06:   106,440
2016-11-08 WA01Robert Sutherland (R) 31,395 56.2% Suzan DelBene* (D) 24,440 43.8% 0 0.0% 55,835
2016-11-08 WA02Rick Larsen* (D) 40,963 76.4% Marc Hennemann (R) 12,655 23.6% 0 0.0% 53,618
County Total for 2016-11-08:   109,453
2014-11-04 WA01Pedro Cellis (R) 22,619 56.5% Suzan DelBene* (D) 17,400 43.5% 0 0.0% 40,019
2014-11-04 WA02Rick Larsen* (D) 24,091 71.8% B.J. Guillot (R) 9,472 28.2% 0 0.0% 33,563
County Total for 2014-11-04:   73,582
2012-11-06 WA01John Koster (R) 28,818 56.0% Suzan DelBene (D) 22,680 44.0% 0 0.0% 51,498
2012-11-06 WA02Rick Larsen* (D) 34,150 71.3% Dan Matthews (R) 13,764 28.7% 0 0.0% 47,914
County Total for 2012-11-06:   99,412
2010-11-02 WA02Rick Larsen* (D) 45,476 53.4% John Koster (R) 39,641 46.6% 0 0.0% 85,117
County Total for 2010-11-02:   85,117
2008-11-04 WA02Rick Larsen* (D) 62,864 65.7% Rick Bart (R) 32,848 34.3% 0 0.0% 95,712
County Total for 2008-11-04:   95,712
2006-11-07 WA02Rick Larsen* (D) 44,585 65.2% Doug Roulstone (R) 23,809 34.8% 0 0.0% 68,394
County Total for 2006-11-07:   68,394
2004-11-02 WA02Rick Larsen* (D) 55,521 66.5% Suzanne Sinclair (R) 25,458 30.5% 2,558 3.1% 83,537
County Total for 2004-11-02:   83,537
2002-11-05 WA02Rick Larsen* (D) 26,788 50.1% Norma Smith (R) 23,731 44.4% 2,957 5.5% 53,476
County Total for 2002-11-05:   53,476
2000-11-07 WA02Rick Larsen (D) 35,234 50.4% John Koster (R) 31,581 45.2% 3,080 4.4% 69,895
County Total for 2000-11-07:   69,895
1998-11-03 WA02Jack Metcalf* (R) 29,431 53.7% Grethe Kammermeyer (D) 25,363 46.3% 0 0.0% 54,794
County Total for 1998-11-03:   54,794
1996-11-05 WA02Jack Metcalf* (R) 30,194 48.9% Kevin Quigley (D) 28,841 46.7% 2,721 4.4% 61,756
County Total for 1996-11-05:   61,756
1994-11-08 WA02Jack Metcalf (R) 24,998 53.9% Harriet Spanel (D) 21,396 46.1% 0 0.0% 46,394
County Total for 1994-11-08:   46,394
1992-11-03 WA02Al Swift* (D) 30,719 49.5% Jack Metcalf (R) 27,260 44.0% 4,040 6.5% 62,019
County Total for 1992-11-03:   62,019
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Whatcom County, WA

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Whatcom County, WA were estimated to be 26% Republican and 53% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 159,481 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 159,481 100.0% n/a n/a 86%
2022 156,834 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 156,834 100.0% n/a n/a 84%
2020 157,870 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 157,870 100.0% n/a n/a 85%
2018 143,109 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 143,109 100.0% n/a n/a 79%
2016 138,552 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 138,552 100.0% n/a n/a 79%
2014 125,654 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 125,654 100.0% n/a n/a 74%
2012 125,660 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 125,660 100.0% n/a n/a 76%
2010 116,561 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 116,561 100.0% n/a n/a 73%
2008 115,210 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 115,210 100.0% n/a n/a 76%
2006 101,915 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 101,915 100.0% n/a n/a 70%
2004 106,094 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 106,094 100.0% n/a n/a 76%
2002 91,656 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 91,656 100.0% n/a n/a 69%
2000 98,352 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 98,352 100.0% n/a n/a 78%
1994 85,670 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 85,670 100.0% n/a n/a 79%
1986 61,218 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 61,218 100.0% n/a n/a 69%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.