Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Pierce County, WA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Pierce County, Washington voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+10.7 — 235,169 Democratic to 188,194 Republican of 439,581 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.5 points toward Republicans. That makes it 7.5 points more Republican than Washington overall (D+18.2).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Pierce County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 235,169 | 188,194 | 16,218 | 53.5% | 42.8% | D+10.7 |
| 2020 | 249,506 | 197,730 | 16,845 | 53.8% | 42.6% | D+11.2 |
| 2016 | 172,538 | 146,824 | 29,123 | 49.5% | 42.1% | D+7.4 |
| 2012 | 186,430 | 148,467 | 8,013 | 54.4% | 43.3% | D+11.1 |
| 2008 | 181,824 | 141,673 | 6,023 | 55.2% | 43.0% | D+12.2 |
| 2004 | 158,231 | 150,783 | 4,317 | 50.5% | 48.1% | D+2.4 |
| 2000 | 138,249 | 118,431 | 12,214 | 51.4% | 44.0% | D+7.4 |
Pierce County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Pierce County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Pierce County, Washington in 2024 by D+10.7, with 439,581 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Pierce County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Pierce County shifted 0.5 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+11.2) and 2024 (D+10.7).
Is Pierce County more Democratic or Republican than Washington overall?+
In 2024, Pierce County went D+10.7 while Washington overall went D+18.2 — 7.5 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.