Election Results for Bellingham, WA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,551	10.0
Deaths:	4,599	10.1
Net Migration:	2,851	6.3
Net Immigration:	738	1.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
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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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	75%	Joe Biden (D)	83,660	60.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	50,489	36.4%	4,471 [+]	3.2%	138,620	-10	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,490 (1.8%);
2016	65%	Hillary Clinton (D)	60,340	53.2%	Donald Trump (R)	40,599	35.8%	12,400 [+]	10.9%	113,339	-10	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,837 (4.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 3,005 (2.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	63%	Barack Obama* (D)	57,089	55.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	42,703	41.1%	3,996 [+]	3.9%	103,788	-6	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,383 (1.3%);
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	58,236	57.7%	John McCain (R)	40,205	39.8%	2,465 [+]	2.4%	100,906	-6	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,005 (1.0%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 327 (0.3%);
2004	65%	John Kerry (D)	48,268	53.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	40,296	44.6%	1,830 [+]	2.0%	90,394	-6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 971 (1.1%);
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	34,287	46.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	34,033	46.1%	5,437 [+]	7.4%	73,757	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,502 (6.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 252 (0.3%);
1996	56%	Bill Clinton* (D)	29,074	45.1%	Robert Dole (R)	27,153	42.1%	8,283 [+]	12.8%	64,510	1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 4,854 (7.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,375 (3.7%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 373 (0.6%);
1992	62%	Bill Clinton (D)	26,619	41.8%	George Bush* (R)	23,801	37.4%	13,259 [+]	20.8%	63,679	0	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 12,455 (19.6%);
1988	54%	Michael Dukakis (D)	25,571	51.0%	George Bush (R)	23,820	47.6%	703 [+]	1.4%	50,094	-6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 453 (0.9%);
1984	59%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	27,228	53.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	22,670	44.7%	788	1.6%	50,686	-5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	59%	Ronald Reagan (R)	21,371	46.4%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	18,430	40.0%	6,256 [+]	13.6%	46,057	-4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 4,906 (10.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 620 (1.3%);
1976	65%	Gerald Ford* (R)	20,007	48.0%	Jimmy Carter (D)	19,739	47.4%	1,933 [+]	4.6%	41,679	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,393 (3.3%);
1972	68%	Richard Nixon* (R)	22,585	58.2%	George McGovern (D)	15,027	38.7%	1,189 [+]	3.1%	38,801	-2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,031 (2.7%);
1968	65%	Richard Nixon (R)	14,695	47.1%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	14,003	44.9%	2,501 [+]	8.0%	31,199	4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 2,387 (7.7%);
1964	69%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	20,297	64.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	10,900	34.7%	225	0.7%	31,422	-4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	74%	Richard Nixon (R)	16,651	52.8%	John Kennedy (D)	14,298	45.4%	577	1.8%	31,526	3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	72%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	17,414	54.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	14,533	45.1%	244	0.8%	32,191	-3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	70%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	17,590	57.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	12,877	41.8%	361	1.2%	30,828	2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	64%	Harry Truman* (D)	13,736	48.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	12,850	45.2%	1,865 [+]	6.6%	28,451	0	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,383 (4.9%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	65%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	14,787	52.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	12,890	45.9%	421	1.5%	28,098	0	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	70%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	14,877	51.6%	Wendell Willkie (R)	13,351	46.3%	606	2.1%	28,834	2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	66%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,428	59.9%	Alf Landon (R)	9,035	35.1%	1,293 [+]	5.0%	25,756	-1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 796 (3.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 300 (1.2%);
1932	59%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	11,355	50.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	9,254	41.1%	1,902 [+]	8.4%	22,511	2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,015 (4.5%);
1928	52%	Herbert Hoover (R)	14,621	76.9%	Al Smith (D)	4,100	21.6%	300 [+]	1.6%	19,021	19	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 120 (0.6%);
1924	47%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	9,214	57.2%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	5,812	36.1%	1,084 [+]	6.7%	16,110	3	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 927 (5.8%);
1920	50%	Warren Harding (R)	9,157	57.5%	Parley Christiansen (FL)	3,744	23.5%	3,019 [+]	19.0%	15,920	-3	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: James Cox (D) 2,288 (14.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 481 (3.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 205 (1.3%);
1916	47%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	7,632	48.2%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	5,629	35.5%	2,581 [+]	16.3%	15,842	2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 2,075 (13.1%); James Hanly (Proh) 465 (2.9%);
1912	45%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	4,562	30.4%	William Taft* (R)	4,187	27.9%	6,256 [+]	41.7%	15,005	5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,809 (18.7%); Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,773 (18.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 573 (3.8%);
1908	30%	William Taft (R)	4,955	57.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,376	27.6%	1,268 [+]	14.7%	8,599	6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 963 (11.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 296 (3.4%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 9 (0.1%);
1904	35%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	5,410	70.4%	Alton Parker (D)	1,174	15.3%	1,100 [+]	14.3%	7,684	14	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 693 (9.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 273 (3.6%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 34 (0.4%);
1900	34%	William McKinley* (R)	2,952	56.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,700	32.6%	562 [+]	10.8%	5,214	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 282 (5.4%); John Woolley (Proh) 145 (2.8%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): -10

2016 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): -10

2012 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): -6

2008 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): -6

2004 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): -6

2000 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): -1

1996 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): 1

1992 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): 0

1988 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): -6

1984 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

27,228

53.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

22,670

44.7%

Other

788

1.6%

TOTAL

50,686

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): -4

1976 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): 0

1972 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): -2

1968 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): 4

1964 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

20,297

64.6%

Barry Goldwater (R)

10,900

34.7%

Other

225

0.7%

TOTAL

31,422

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -4

1960 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

14,298

45.4%

Richard Nixon (R)

16,651

52.8%

Other

577

1.8%

TOTAL

31,526

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 3

1956 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

17,414

54.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

14,533

45.1%

Other

244

0.8%

TOTAL

32,191

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -3

1952 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

17,590

57.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

12,877

41.8%

Other

361

1.2%

TOTAL

30,828

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 2

1948 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): 0

1944 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

14,787

52.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

12,890

45.9%

Other

421

1.5%

TOTAL

28,098

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 0

1940 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

14,877

51.6%

Wendell Willkie (R)

13,351

46.3%

Other

606

2.1%

TOTAL

28,834

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 2

1936 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): -1

1932 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): 2

1928 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): 19

1924 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): 3

1920 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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

0.3%

TOTAL

15,920

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -3

1916 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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

0.3%

TOTAL

15,842

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 2

1912 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): 5

1908 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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)

0.1%

TOTAL

8,599

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): 6

1904 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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)

0.4%

Other

100

1.3%

TOTAL

7,684

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): 14

1900 President, Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

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 (US): 5

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	177,621	77.00%	7.9%
Black:	2,512	1.09%	40.4%
Indian:	5,453	2.36%	7.6%
Asian:	12,003	5.20%	61.2%
2+ races:	8,784	3.81%	45.5%
Hispanic:	24,304	10.54%	54.3%

Total non-White:	53,056	23.00%	45.5%

Change in White population:	12,946	6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	16,591	8.2

Bellingham, WA Metro Area

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