United States presidential elections in Washington


Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Washington, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1889, Washington has participated in every U.S. presidential election.
Winners of the state are in bold.
YearWinner VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentOther national
candidates
VotesPercentElectoral
Votes
Notes
2020TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD
2016Donald Trump1,211,74736.83Hillary Clinton1,742,71854.54-12Three faithless electors voted for Colin Powell, and one for Faith Spotted Eagle.
2012Barack Obama1,755,39656.16Mitt Romney1,290,67041.29-12
2008Barack Obama1,750,84857.65John McCain1,229,21640.48-11
2004George W. Bush1,304,89445.64John Kerry1,510,20152.82-11
2000George W. Bush1,108,86444.58Al Gore1,247,65250.16-11
1996Bill Clinton1,123,32349.84Bob Dole840,71237.3Ross Perot201,0038.9211
1992Bill Clinton993,03743.41George H. W. Bush731,23431.97Ross Perot541,78023.6811
1988George H. W. Bush903,83548.46Michael Dukakis933,51650.05-10
1984Ronald Reagan1,051,67055.82Walter Mondale807,35242.86-10
1980Ronald Reagan865,24449.66Jimmy Carter650,19337.32John B. Anderson185,07310.629
1976Jimmy Carter717,32346.11Gerald Ford777,73250.00-9electoral vote split: 8 to Ford, 1 to Reagan
1972Richard Nixon837,13556.92George McGovern568,33438.64-9
1968Richard Nixon588,51045.12Hubert Humphrey616,03747.23George Wallace96,9907.449
1964Lyndon B. Johnson779,88161.97Barry Goldwater470,36637.37-9
1960John F. Kennedy599,29848.27Richard Nixon629,27350.68-9
1956Dwight D. Eisenhower620,43053.91Adlai Stevenson II523,00245.44T. Coleman Andrews/
Unpledged Electors
-9
1952Dwight D. Eisenhower599,10754.33Adlai Stevenson II492,84544.69-9
1948Harry S. Truman476,16552.61Thomas E. Dewey386,31542.68Strom Thurmond-8
1944Franklin D. Roosevelt486,77456.84Thomas E. Dewey361,68942.24-8
1940Franklin D. Roosevelt462,14558.22Wendell Willkie322,12340.58-8
1936Franklin D. Roosevelt459,57966.38Alf Landon206,89229.88-8
1932Franklin D. Roosevelt353,26057.46Herbert Hoover208,64533.94-8
1928Herbert Hoover335,84467.06Al Smith156,77231.30-7
1924Calvin Coolidge220,22452.24John W. Davis42,84210.16Robert M. La Follette Sr.150,72735.767
1920Warren G. Harding223,13755.96James M. Cox84,29821.14Parley P. Christensen77,24619.377
1916Woodrow Wilson183,38848.13Charles E. Hughes167,20843.89-7
1912Woodrow Wilson86,84026.9Theodore Roosevelt113,69835.22William H. Taft70,44521.827
1908William H. Taft106,06257.68William Jennings Bryan58,69131.92-5
1904Theodore Roosevelt101,54069.95Alton B. Parker28,09819.36-5
1900William McKinley57,45653.44William Jennings Bryan44,83341.70-4
1896William McKinley39,15341.84William Jennings Bryan53,31456.97-4
1892Grover Cleveland29,80233.88Benjamin Harrison36,46041.45James B. Weaver19,16521.794