Election Results for Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	130,919	11.9
Deaths:	101,888	9.3
Net Migration:	-34,522	-3.1
Net Immigration:	44,498	4.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +223,300	D +250,335	D + 1.7%
D +473,635
2020 vs. 2012	R +154,213	D +332,103	D + 6.1%
D +486,316
2020 vs. 2008	R +188,168	D +313,122	D + 4.7%
D +501,290

2016 vs. 2008	R -35,132	D +62,787	D + 3.0%
D +27,655
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	68%	Joe Biden (D)	1,878,490	63.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	996,889	33.5%	96,455 [+]	3.2%	2,971,834	-13	1.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 57,047 (1.9%);
2016	60%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,404,855	57.7%	Donald Trump (R)	773,589	31.8%	254,843 [+]	10.5%	2,433,287	-14	1.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 115,858 (4.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 45,344 (1.9%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,268 (0.1%);
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,392,174	60.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	842,676	36.5%	71,687 [+]	3.1%	2,306,537	-11	1.78%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 30,771 (1.3%);
2008	62%	Barack Obama (D)	1,377,200	61.6%	John McCain (R)	808,721	36.2%	50,908 [+]	2.3%	2,236,829	-9	1.70%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 20,577 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 9,721 (0.4%);
2004	62%	John Kerry (D)	1,199,630	56.9%	George W. Bush* (R)	873,759	41.5%	34,434 [+]	1.6%	2,107,823	-9	1.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 17,316 (0.8%);
2000	58%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	988,437	53.8%	George W. Bush (R)	746,846	40.6%	102,460 [+]	5.6%	1,837,743	-7	1.74%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 81,694 (4.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 4,553 (0.2%);
1996	57%	Bill Clinton* (D)	869,162	51.9%	Robert Dole (R)	587,612	35.1%	216,546 [+]	12.9%	1,673,320	-6	1.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 143,430 (8.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 50,933 (3.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 9,814 (0.6%);
1992	62%	Bill Clinton (D)	768,034	45.0%	George Bush* (R)	514,319	30.2%	423,023 [+]	24.8%	1,705,376	-7	1.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 406,715 (23.8%);
1988	55%	Michael Dukakis (D)	707,046	51.2%	George Bush (R)	651,732	47.2%	20,927 [+]	1.5%	1,379,705	-6	1.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 13,096 (0.9%);
1984	59%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	740,255	54.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	601,999	44.3%	17,758	1.3%	1,360,012	-4	1.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	59%	Ronald Reagan (R)	595,134	47.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	474,722	38.0%	178,366 [+]	14.3%	1,248,222	-3	1.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 145,559 (11.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 21,863 (1.8%);
1976	63%	Gerald Ford* (R)	546,772	49.1%	Jimmy Carter (D)	520,981	46.8%	45,021 [+]	4.0%	1,112,774	1	1.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 28,266 (2.5%);
1972	64%	Richard Nixon* (R)	590,954	56.6%	George McGovern (D)	408,664	39.2%	43,601 [+]	4.2%	1,043,219	-4	1.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 38,502 (3.7%);
1968	66%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	451,386	48.8%	Richard Nixon (R)	403,925	43.7%	69,352 [+]	7.5%	924,663	0	1.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 66,999 (7.2%);
1964	69%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	554,127	63.1%	Barry Goldwater (R)	316,666	36.1%	7,354	0.8%	878,147	-2	1.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	74%	Richard Nixon (R)	426,166	49.7%	John Kennedy (D)	418,897	48.9%	11,952	1.4%	857,015	0	1.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	67%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	417,507	53.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	356,246	45.6%	6,983	0.9%	780,736	-4	1.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	70%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	399,710	53.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	345,347	45.8%	8,955	1.2%	754,012	-2	1.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	61%	Harry Truman* (D)	319,632	51.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	261,402	42.4%	34,872 [+]	5.7%	615,906	-3	1.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 25,964 (4.2%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	66%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	348,608	58.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	240,708	40.4%	6,108	1.0%	595,424	-5	1.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	68%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	320,330	59.8%	Wendell Willkie (R)	207,835	38.8%	7,502	1.4%	535,667	-6	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	65%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	312,103	66.7%	Alf Landon (R)	139,617	29.8%	16,187 [+]	3.5%	467,907	-7	1.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 9,534 (2.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,706 (0.6%);
1932	60%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	241,212	57.9%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	135,204	32.4%	40,545 [+]	9.7%	416,961	-7	1.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 11,858 (2.8%);
1928	52%	Herbert Hoover (R)	225,038	67.4%	Al Smith (D)	102,128	30.6%	6,775 [+]	2.0%	333,941	9	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,905 (0.6%);
1924	45%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	143,643	52.8%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	101,164	37.2%	27,411 [+]	10.1%	272,218	-1	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 21,327 (7.8%);
1920	46%	Warren Harding (R)	139,028	54.0%	Parley Christiansen (FL)	63,550	24.7%	54,772 [+]	21.3%	257,350	-6	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: James Cox (D) 45,208 (17.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 6,233 (2.4%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 2,347 (0.9%);
1916	44%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	114,521	48.2%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	102,636	43.2%	20,545 [+]	8.6%	237,702	-3	1.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 15,753 (6.6%); James Hanly (Proh) 4,235 (1.8%);
1912	40%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	68,055	34.7%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	46,924	23.9%	81,098 [+]	41.4%	196,077	0	1.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 45,925 (23.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 28,185 (14.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 5,654 (2.9%);
1908	27%	William Taft (R)	63,339	58.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	33,585	30.7%	12,359 [+]	11.3%	109,283	6	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 9,367 (8.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 2,834 (2.6%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 158 (0.1%);
1904	29%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	60,143	70.4%	Alton Parker (D)	15,281	17.9%	10,047 [+]	11.8%	85,471	14	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 6,547 (7.7%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,957 (2.3%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 420 (0.5%);
1900	31%	William McKinley* (R)	34,225	56.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	22,651	37.6%	3,351 [+]	5.6%	60,227	5	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,382 (2.3%); John Woolley (Proh) 1,290 (2.1%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,878,490

63.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

996,889

33.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

57,047

1.9%

Other

39,408

1.3%

TOTAL

2,971,834

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -13

2016 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,404,855

57.7%

Donald Trump (R)

773,589

31.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

115,858

4.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

45,344

1.9%

Evan McMullin (I)

1,268

0.1%

Other

92,373

3.8%

TOTAL

2,433,287

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -14

2012 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,392,174

60.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

842,676

36.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

30,771

1.3%

Other

40,916

1.8%

TOTAL

2,306,537

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -11

2008 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,377,200

61.6%

John McCain (R)

808,721

36.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

20,577

0.9%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

9,721

0.4%

Other

20,610

0.9%

TOTAL

2,236,829

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -9

2004 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

873,759

41.5%

John Kerry (D)

1,199,630

56.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

17,316

0.8%

Other

17,118

0.8%

TOTAL

2,107,823

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -9

2000 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

746,846

40.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

988,437

53.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

81,694

4.4%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

4,553

0.2%

Other

16,213

0.9%

TOTAL

1,837,743

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -7

1996 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

869,162

51.9%

Robert Dole (R)

587,612

35.1%

Ross Perot (Ref)

143,430

8.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

50,933

3.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

9,814

0.6%

Other

12,369

0.7%

TOTAL

1,673,320

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -6

1992 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

768,034

45.0%

George Bush* (R)

514,319

30.2%

Ross Perot (I)

406,715

23.8%

Other

16,308

1.0%

TOTAL

1,705,376

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -7

1988 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

651,732

47.2%

Michael Dukakis (D)

707,046

51.2%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

13,096

0.9%

Other

7,831

0.6%

TOTAL

1,379,705

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -6

1984 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

740,255

54.4%

Walter Mondale (D)

601,999

44.3%

Other

17,758

1.3%

TOTAL

1,360,012

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -4

1980 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

595,134

47.7%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

474,722

38.0%

John Anderson (I)

145,559

11.7%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

21,863

1.8%

Other

10,944

0.9%

TOTAL

1,248,222

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

520,981

46.8%

Gerald Ford* (R)

546,772

49.1%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

28,266

2.5%

Other

16,755

1.5%

TOTAL

1,112,774

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

590,954

56.6%

George McGovern (D)

408,664

39.2%

John Schmitz (Amer)

38,502

3.7%

Other

5,099

0.5%

TOTAL

1,043,219

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -4

1968 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

403,925

43.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

451,386

48.8%

George Wallace (AIP)

66,999

7.2%

Other

2,353

0.3%

TOTAL

924,663

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 0

1964 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

554,127

63.1%

Barry Goldwater (R)

316,666

36.1%

Other

7,354

0.8%

TOTAL

878,147

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

418,897

48.9%

Richard Nixon (R)

426,166

49.7%

Other

11,952

1.4%

TOTAL

857,015

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 0

1956 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

417,507

53.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

356,246

45.6%

Other

6,983

0.9%

TOTAL

780,736

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -4

1952 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

399,710

53.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

345,347

45.8%

Other

8,955

1.2%

TOTAL

754,012

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -2

1948 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

319,632

51.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

261,402

42.4%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

25,964

4.2%

Other

8,908

1.4%

TOTAL

615,906

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -3

1944 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

348,608

58.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

240,708

40.4%

Other

6,108

1.0%

TOTAL

595,424

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -5

1940 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

320,330

59.8%

Wendell Willkie (R)

207,835

38.8%

Other

7,502

1.4%

TOTAL

535,667

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -6

1936 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

312,103

66.7%

Alf Landon (R)

139,617

29.8%

William Lemke (Union)

9,534

2.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

2,706

0.6%

Other

3,947

0.8%

TOTAL

467,907

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -7

1932 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

241,212

57.9%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

135,204

32.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

11,858

2.8%

Other

28,687

6.9%

TOTAL

416,961

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -7

1928 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

225,038

67.4%

Al Smith (D)

102,128

30.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,905

0.6%

Other

4,870

1.5%

TOTAL

333,941

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 9

1924 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

143,643

52.8%

John Davis (D)

21,327

7.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

101,164

37.2%

Other

6,084

2.2%

TOTAL

272,218

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -1

1920 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

139,028

54.0%

James Cox (D)

45,208

17.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

6,233

2.4%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

63,550

24.7%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

2,347

0.9%

Other

984

0.4%

TOTAL

257,350

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -6

1916 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

114,521

48.2%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

102,636

43.2%

Allan Benson (Soc)

15,753

6.6%

James Hanly (Proh)

4,235

1.8%

Other

557

0.2%

TOTAL

237,702

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -3

1912 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

46,924

23.9%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

68,055

34.7%

William Taft* (R)

45,925

23.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

28,185

14.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

5,654

2.9%

Other

1,334

0.7%

TOTAL

196,077

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 0

1908 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

63,339

58.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

33,585

30.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

9,367

8.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

2,834

2.6%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

158

0.1%

TOTAL

109,283

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): 6

1904 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

60,143

70.4%

Alton Parker (D)

15,281

17.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

6,547

7.7%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,957

2.3%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

420

0.5%

Other

1,123

1.3%

TOTAL

85,471

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): 14

1900 President, Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

34,225

56.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

22,651

37.6%

John Woolley (Proh)

1,290

2.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,382

2.3%

Other

679

1.1%

TOTAL

60,227

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	3,497,026	63.31%	2.8%
Black:	287,304	5.20%	40.3%
Indian:	58,560	1.06%	5.5%
Asian:	777,575	14.08%	67.3%
2+ races:	275,625	4.99%	40.3%
Hispanic:	627,739	11.36%	47.3%

Total non-White:	2,026,803	36.69%	49.4%

Change in White population:	94,688	2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	670,019	14.1

Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area