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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,878	15.3
Deaths:	5,863	11.4
Net Migration:	-3,314	-6.5
Net Immigration:	1,496	2.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +8,820	D +3,068	D + 6.4%
D +11,888
2020 vs. 2012	R +8,316	D +1,646	D + 4.1%
D +9,962
2020 vs. 2008	R +8,609	D +778	D + 2.9%
D +9,387

2016 vs. 2008	R -211	R +2,290	R + 3.5%
D -2,501
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	53%	Donald Trump* (R)	50,555	52.6%	Joe Biden (D)	43,179	44.9%	2,459 [+]	2.6%	96,193	6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,425 (1.5%);
2016	45%	Donald Trump (R)	41,735	52.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	31,291	39.2%	6,715 [+]	8.4%	79,741	6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,261 (4.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 774 (1.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 455 (0.6%);
2012	45%	Mitt Romney (R)	42,239	54.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	33,217	42.9%	2,050 [+]	2.6%	77,506	7	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 749 (1.0%);
2008	47%	John McCain (R)	41,946	54.1%	Barack Obama (D)	33,792	43.6%	1,796 [+]	2.3%	77,534	9	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 683 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 208 (0.3%);
2004	46%	George W. Bush* (R)	43,352	59.6%	John Kerry (D)	28,474	39.1%	964 [+]	1.3%	72,790	9	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 472 (0.6%);
2000	44%	George W. Bush (R)	39,494	58.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	25,546	37.9%	2,342 [+]	3.5%	67,382	11	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,454 (2.2%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 288 (0.4%);
1996	41%	Robert Dole (R)	27,668	46.6%	Bill Clinton* (D)	25,676	43.3%	6,016 [+]	10.1%	59,360	6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 4,724 (8.0%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 714 (1.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 268 (0.5%);
1992	43%	George Bush* (R)	25,841	44.6%	Bill Clinton (D)	21,026	36.3%	11,102 [+]	19.2%	57,969	7	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 10,583 (18.3%);
1988	42%	George Bush (R)	30,026	55.7%	Michael Dukakis (D)	23,221	43.1%	663 [+]	1.2%	53,910	2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 351 (0.7%);
1984	53%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	40,678	61.5%	Walter Mondale (D)	24,724	37.4%	780	1.2%	66,182	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	51%	Ronald Reagan (R)	33,815	55.2%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	21,873	35.7%	5,565 [+]	9.1%	61,253	5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 4,672 (7.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 708 (1.2%);
1976	55%	Gerald Ford* (R)	29,478	53.1%	Jimmy Carter (D)	24,223	43.7%	1,791 [+]	3.2%	55,492	5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,086 (2.0%);
1972	59%	Richard Nixon* (R)	32,240	58.9%	George McGovern (D)	19,729	36.1%	2,736 [+]	5.0%	54,705	-2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 2,598 (4.7%);
1968	62%	Richard Nixon (R)	27,488	53.7%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	19,499	38.1%	4,211 [+]	8.2%	51,198	10	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 4,161 (8.1%);
1964	64%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	29,604	56.1%	Barry Goldwater (R)	22,786	43.2%	340	0.6%	52,730	5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	65%	Richard Nixon (R)	31,683	58.7%	John Kennedy (D)	21,958	40.7%	354	0.7%	53,995	9	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	61%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	31,984	60.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	20,991	39.5%	149	0.3%	53,124	3	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	60%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	32,317	64.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	17,647	35.0%	483	1.0%	50,447	9	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	51%	Thomas Dewey (R)	21,396	51.0%	Harry Truman* (D)	19,760	47.1%	801 [+]	1.9%	41,957	6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 490 (1.2%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	50%	Thomas Dewey (R)	20,864	56.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,643	42.6%	249	0.7%	36,756	11	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	61%	Wendell Willkie (R)	20,398	52.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	18,092	46.7%	270	0.7%	38,760	8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	57%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	17,200	54.3%	Alf Landon (R)	12,555	39.7%	1,902 [+]	6.0%	31,657	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 1,670 (5.3%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 96 (0.3%);
1932	54%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	13,880	51.7%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	11,151	41.5%	1,815 [+]	6.8%	26,846	2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 253 (0.9%);
1928	51%	Herbert Hoover (R)	16,694	73.1%	Al Smith (D)	6,008	26.3%	146 [+]	0.6%	22,848	15	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 76 (0.3%);
1924	46%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	12,124	63.7%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	3,965	20.8%	2,939 [+]	15.4%	19,028	10	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 2,157 (11.3%);
1920	51%	Warren Harding (R)	11,571	59.4%	James Cox (D)	4,062	20.8%	3,851 [+]	19.8%	19,484	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 3,301 (16.9%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 303 (1.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 226 (1.2%);
1916	42%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	7,188	49.1%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	6,136	41.9%	1,316 [+]	9.0%	14,640	3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 735 (5.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 575 (3.9%);
1912	45%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	4,360	33.3%	William Taft* (R)	3,304	25.2%	5,441 [+]	41.5%	13,105	2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Woodrow Wilson (D) 3,209 (24.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,264 (9.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 930 (7.1%);
1908	29%	William Taft (R)	3,998	63.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,645	26.3%	613 [+]	9.8%	6,256	12	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 344 (5.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 258 (4.1%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 11 (0.2%);
1904	33%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,484	70.4%	Alton Parker (D)	929	18.8%	539 [+]	10.9%	4,952	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 358 (7.2%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 133 (2.7%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 13 (0.3%);
1900	33%	William McKinley* (R)	1,507	55.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,066	39.5%	123 [+]	4.6%	2,696	4	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 65 (2.4%); John Woolley (Proh) 46 (1.7%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

43,179

44.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

50,555

52.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,425

1.5%

Other

1,034

1.1%

TOTAL

96,193

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

31,291

39.2%

Donald Trump (R)

41,735

52.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3,261

4.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

774

1.0%

Evan McMullin (I)

455

0.6%

Other

2,225

2.8%

TOTAL

79,741

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

33,217

42.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

42,239

54.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

749

1.0%

Other

1,301

1.7%

TOTAL

77,506

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

33,792

43.6%

John McCain (R)

41,946

54.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

683

0.9%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

208

0.3%

Other

905

1.2%

TOTAL

77,534

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

43,352

59.6%

John Kerry (D)

28,474

39.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

472

0.6%

Other

492

0.7%

TOTAL

72,790

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

39,494

58.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

25,546

37.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,454

2.2%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

288

0.4%

Other

600

0.9%

TOTAL

67,382

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 11

1996 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

25,676

43.3%

Robert Dole (R)

27,668

46.6%

Ross Perot (Ref)

4,724

8.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

714

1.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

268

0.5%

Other

310

0.5%

TOTAL

59,360

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): 6

1992 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

21,026

36.3%

George Bush* (R)

25,841

44.6%

Ross Perot (I)

10,583

18.3%

Other

519

0.9%

TOTAL

57,969

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 7

1988 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

30,026

55.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

23,221

43.1%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

351

0.7%

Other

312

0.6%

TOTAL

53,910

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 2

1984 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

40,678

61.5%

Walter Mondale (D)

24,724

37.4%

Other

780

1.2%

TOTAL

66,182

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 3

1980 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

33,815

55.2%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

21,873

35.7%

John Anderson (I)

4,672

7.6%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

708

1.2%

Other

185

0.3%

TOTAL

61,253

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

24,223

43.7%

Gerald Ford* (R)

29,478

53.1%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1,086

2.0%

Other

705

1.3%

TOTAL

55,492

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

32,240

58.9%

George McGovern (D)

19,729

36.1%

John Schmitz (Amer)

2,598

4.7%

Other

138

0.3%

TOTAL

54,705

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -2

1968 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

27,488

53.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

19,499

38.1%

George Wallace (AIP)

4,161

8.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

51,198

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 10

1964 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

29,604

56.1%

Barry Goldwater (R)

22,786

43.2%

Other

340

0.6%

TOTAL

52,730

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

21,958

40.7%

Richard Nixon (R)

31,683

58.7%

Other

354

0.7%

TOTAL

53,995

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 9

1956 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

31,984

60.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

20,991

39.5%

Other

149

0.3%

TOTAL

53,124

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 3

1952 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

32,317

64.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

17,647

35.0%

Other

483

1.0%

TOTAL

50,447

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 9

1948 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

19,760

47.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

21,396

51.0%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

490

1.2%

Other

311

0.7%

TOTAL

41,957

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 6

1944 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

15,643

42.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

20,864

56.8%

Other

249

0.7%

TOTAL

36,756

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 11

1940 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

18,092

46.7%

Wendell Willkie (R)

20,398

52.6%

Other

270

0.7%

TOTAL

38,760

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 8

1936 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

17,200

54.3%

Alf Landon (R)

12,555

39.7%

William Lemke (Union)

1,670

5.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.3%

Other

136

0.4%

TOTAL

31,657

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 3

1932 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

13,880

51.7%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

11,151

41.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

253

0.9%

Other

1,562

5.8%

TOTAL

26,846

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 2

1928 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

16,694

73.1%

Al Smith (D)

6,008

26.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

22,848

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 15

1924 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

12,124

63.7%

John Davis (D)

2,157

11.3%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

3,965

20.8%

Other

782

4.1%

TOTAL

19,028

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 10

1920 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

11,571

59.4%

James Cox (D)

4,062

20.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

226

1.2%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

3,301

16.9%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

303

1.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

19,484

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -1

1916 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

6,136

41.9%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

7,188

49.1%

Allan Benson (Soc)

735

5.0%

James Hanly (Proh)

575

3.9%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

14,640

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 3

1912 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

3,209

24.5%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

4,360

33.3%

William Taft* (R)

3,304

25.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,264

9.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

930

7.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

13,105

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 2

1908 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

3,998

63.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,645

26.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

344

5.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

258

4.1%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.2%

TOTAL

6,256

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): 12

1904 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

3,484

70.4%

Alton Parker (D)

929

18.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

358

7.2%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

133

2.7%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

4,952

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): 14

1900 President, Yakima, WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,507

55.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,066

39.5%

John Woolley (Proh)

1.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,696

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	102,868	40.03%	11.3%
Black:	2,230	0.87%	27.9%
Indian:	8,795	3.42%	3.1%
Asian:	3,258	1.27%	30.3%
2+ races:	4,655	1.81%	13.8%
Hispanic:	135,195	52.60%	23.5%

Total non-White:	154,133	59.97%	21.2%

Change in White population:	-13,156	-5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	26,926	11.1

Yakima, WA Metro Area

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