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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	99,395	12.4
Deaths:	66,593	8.3
Net Migration:	-57,447	-7.1
Net Immigration:	41,338	5.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +141,907	D +195,550	D + 0.8%
D +337,457
2020 vs. 2012	R +76,142	D +294,452	D + 7.8%
D +370,594
2020 vs. 2008	R +105,214	D +290,982	D + 6.5%
D +396,196

2016 vs. 2008	R -36,693	D +95,432	D + 5.6%
D +58,739
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	67%	Joe Biden (D)	1,413,544	66.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	633,325	30.0%	66,515 [+]	3.1%	2,113,384	-17	1.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 38,333 (1.8%);
2016	59%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,076,087	61.7%	Donald Trump (R)	491,418	28.2%	175,696 [+]	10.1%	1,743,201	-18	1.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 80,117 (4.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 30,244 (1.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,042,950	63.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	557,183	33.8%	48,788 [+]	3.0%	1,648,921	-13	1.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 21,783 (1.3%);
2008	61%	Barack Obama (D)	1,017,348	64.4%	John McCain (R)	528,111	33.4%	34,533 [+]	2.2%	1,579,992	-12	1.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 13,639 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 7,005 (0.4%);
2004	62%	John Kerry (D)	895,077	59.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	586,143	39.0%	22,715 [+]	1.5%	1,503,935	-12	1.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 11,172 (0.7%);
2000	57%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	744,561	56.6%	George W. Bush (R)	501,217	38.1%	68,672 [+]	5.2%	1,314,450	-10	1.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 55,155 (4.2%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 2,836 (0.2%);
1996	56%	Bill Clinton* (D)	648,363	53.9%	Robert Dole (R)	403,991	33.6%	149,493 [+]	12.4%	1,201,847	-7	1.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 96,091 (8.0%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 37,648 (3.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 7,170 (0.6%);
1992	62%	Bill Clinton (D)	581,936	46.7%	George Bush* (R)	359,533	28.9%	303,703 [+]	24.4%	1,245,172	-9	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 292,577 (23.5%);
1988	55%	Michael Dukakis (D)	527,045	52.2%	George Bush (R)	468,899	46.4%	14,651 [+]	1.4%	1,010,595	-7	1.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 9,130 (0.9%);
1984	58%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	536,226	54.0%	Walter Mondale (D)	444,846	44.8%	12,292	1.2%	993,364	-5	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	59%	Ronald Reagan (R)	428,967	47.0%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	351,493	38.5%	132,115 [+]	14.5%	912,575	-4	1.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 108,929 (11.9%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 15,632 (1.7%);
1976	62%	Gerald Ford* (R)	409,425	49.6%	Jimmy Carter (D)	382,604	46.4%	32,726 [+]	4.0%	824,755	2	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 21,020 (2.5%);
1972	63%	Richard Nixon* (R)	443,004	56.6%	George McGovern (D)	308,913	39.5%	30,663 [+]	3.9%	782,580	-4	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 26,616 (3.4%);
1968	66%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	340,158	48.7%	Richard Nixon (R)	306,145	43.9%	51,774 [+]	7.4%	698,077	0	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 49,846 (7.1%);
1964	68%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	407,795	62.0%	Barry Goldwater (R)	243,664	37.0%	6,559	1.0%	658,018	-1	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	73%	Richard Nixon (R)	315,069	49.4%	John Kennedy (D)	311,841	48.9%	10,538	1.7%	637,448	0	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	66%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	300,634	53.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	257,121	45.6%	6,339	1.1%	564,094	-4	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	70%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	283,771	52.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	250,233	46.2%	7,379	1.4%	541,383	-3	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	59%	Harry Truman* (D)	219,893	51.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	182,453	42.6%	26,335 [+]	6.1%	428,681	-3	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 18,949 (4.4%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	66%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	245,922	59.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	165,527	39.8%	4,655	1.1%	416,104	-6	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	68%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	220,989	60.9%	Wendell Willkie (R)	136,330	37.6%	5,380	1.5%	362,699	-7	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	65%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	212,666	67.4%	Alf Landon (R)	93,757	29.7%	9,082 [+]	2.9%	315,505	-7	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 4,331 (1.4%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,120 (0.7%);
1932	60%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	165,541	59.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	91,662	32.7%	23,118 [+]	8.2%	280,321	-7	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 9,683 (3.5%);
1928	52%	Herbert Hoover (R)	148,527	65.9%	Al Smith (D)	71,425	31.7%	5,379 [+]	2.4%	225,331	8	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,293 (0.6%);
1924	44%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	92,298	51.5%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	68,542	38.2%	18,391 [+]	10.3%	179,231	-3	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 13,184 (7.4%);
1920	45%	Warren Harding (R)	91,425	53.7%	Parley Christiansen (FL)	43,750	25.7%	35,007 [+]	20.6%	170,182	-7	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: James Cox (D) 28,684 (16.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 4,216 (2.5%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 1,307 (0.8%);
1916	42%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	79,692	51.5%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	64,364	41.6%	10,629 [+]	6.9%	154,685	-4	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 7,630 (4.9%); James Hanly (Proh) 2,587 (1.7%);
1912	37%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	47,308	38.7%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	30,789	25.2%	44,051 [+]	36.1%	122,148	-3	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 25,103 (20.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 14,883 (12.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 3,111 (2.5%);
1908	26%	William Taft (R)	38,891	57.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	22,469	33.0%	6,693 [+]	9.8%	68,053	6	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 4,757 (7.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,866 (2.7%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 70 (0.1%);
1904	26%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	36,232	70.7%	Alton Parker (D)	9,022	17.6%	6,015 [+]	11.7%	51,269	14	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 3,820 (7.5%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,161 (2.3%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 241 (0.5%);
1900	29%	William McKinley* (R)	19,448	55.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	13,984	39.8%	1,705 [+]	4.9%	35,137	4	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 701 (2.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 623 (1.8%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,413,544

66.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

633,325

30.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

38,333

1.8%

Other

28,182

1.3%

TOTAL

2,113,384

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -17

2016 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,076,087

61.7%

Donald Trump (R)

491,418

28.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

80,117

4.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

30,244

1.7%

Other

65,335

3.7%

TOTAL

1,743,201

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -18

2012 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,042,950

63.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

557,183

33.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

21,783

1.3%

Other

27,005

1.6%

TOTAL

1,648,921

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -13

2008 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,017,348

64.4%

John McCain (R)

528,111

33.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

13,639

0.9%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

7,005

0.4%

Other

13,889

0.9%

TOTAL

1,579,992

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -12

2004 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

586,143

39.0%

John Kerry (D)

895,077

59.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

11,172

0.7%

Other

11,543

0.8%

TOTAL

1,503,935

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -12

2000 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

501,217

38.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

744,561

56.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

55,155

4.2%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

2,836

0.2%

Other

10,681

0.8%

TOTAL

1,314,450

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -10

1996 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

648,363

53.9%

Robert Dole (R)

403,991

33.6%

Ross Perot (Ref)

96,091

8.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

37,648

3.1%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

7,170

0.6%

Other

8,584

0.7%

TOTAL

1,201,847

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -7

1992 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

581,936

46.7%

George Bush* (R)

359,533

28.9%

Ross Perot (I)

292,577

23.5%

Other

11,126

0.9%

TOTAL

1,245,172

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -9

1988 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

468,899

46.4%

Michael Dukakis (D)

527,045

52.2%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

9,130

0.9%

Other

5,521

0.5%

TOTAL

1,010,595

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -7

1984 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

536,226

54.0%

Walter Mondale (D)

444,846

44.8%

Other

12,292

1.2%

TOTAL

993,364

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

428,967

47.0%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

351,493

38.5%

John Anderson (I)

108,929

11.9%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

15,632

1.7%

Other

7,554

0.8%

TOTAL

912,575

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

382,604

46.4%

Gerald Ford* (R)

409,425

49.6%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

21,020

2.5%

Other

11,706

1.4%

TOTAL

824,755

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

443,004

56.6%

George McGovern (D)

308,913

39.5%

John Schmitz (Amer)

26,616

3.4%

Other

4,047

0.5%

TOTAL

782,580

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -4

1968 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

306,145

43.9%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

340,158

48.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

49,846

7.1%

Other

1,928

0.3%

TOTAL

698,077

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 0

1964 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

407,795

62.0%

Barry Goldwater (R)

243,664

37.0%

Other

6,559

1.0%

TOTAL

658,018

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

311,841

48.9%

Richard Nixon (R)

315,069

49.4%

Other

10,538

1.7%

TOTAL

637,448

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 0

1956 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

300,634

53.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

257,121

45.6%

Other

6,339

1.1%

TOTAL

564,094

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -4

1952 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

283,771

52.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

250,233

46.2%

Other

7,379

1.4%

TOTAL

541,383

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -3

1948 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

219,893

51.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

182,453

42.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

18,949

4.4%

Other

7,386

1.7%

TOTAL

428,681

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -3

1944 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

245,922

59.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

165,527

39.8%

Other

4,655

1.1%

TOTAL

416,104

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -6

1940 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

220,989

60.9%

Wendell Willkie (R)

136,330

37.6%

Other

5,380

1.5%

TOTAL

362,699

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -7

1936 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

212,666

67.4%

Alf Landon (R)

93,757

29.7%

William Lemke (Union)

4,331

1.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

2,120

0.7%

Other

2,631

0.8%

TOTAL

315,505

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -7

1932 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

165,541

59.1%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

91,662

32.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

9,683

3.5%

Other

13,435

4.8%

TOTAL

280,321

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -7

1928 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

148,527

65.9%

Al Smith (D)

71,425

31.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,293

0.6%

Other

4,086

1.8%

TOTAL

225,331

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 8

1924 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

92,298

51.5%

John Davis (D)

13,184

7.4%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

68,542

38.2%

Other

5,207

2.9%

TOTAL

179,231

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -3

1920 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

91,425

53.7%

James Cox (D)

28,684

16.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

4,216

2.5%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

43,750

25.7%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

1,307

0.8%

Other

800

0.5%

TOTAL

170,182

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -7

1916 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

79,692

51.5%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

64,364

41.6%

Allan Benson (Soc)

7,630

4.9%

James Hanly (Proh)

2,587

1.7%

Other

412

0.3%

TOTAL

154,685

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -4

1912 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

30,789

25.2%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

47,308

38.7%

William Taft* (R)

25,103

20.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

14,883

12.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

3,111

2.5%

Other

954

0.8%

TOTAL

122,148

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -3

1908 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

38,891

57.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

22,469

33.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

4,757

7.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,866

2.7%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.1%

TOTAL

68,053

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): 6

1904 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

36,232

70.7%

Alton Parker (D)

9,022

17.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3,820

7.5%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,161

2.3%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

241

0.5%

Other

793

1.5%

TOTAL

51,269

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): 14

1900 President, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

19,448

55.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

13,984

39.8%

John Woolley (Proh)

701

2.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

623

1.8%

Other

381

1.1%

TOTAL

35,137

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	2,370,795	58.77%	1.3%
Black:	257,779	6.39%	39.3%
Indian:	31,785	0.79%	4.1%
Asian:	709,953	17.60%	70.4%
2+ races:	211,988	5.25%	40.8%
Hispanic:	451,948	11.20%	46.0%

Total non-White:	1,663,453	41.23%	51.3%

Change in White population:	30,521	0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	563,918	16.4

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

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