Washington President Results
Race Details2,369,612
1,584,651
Votes
Early voting in Washington
In Washington, all registered voters are automatically mailed a ballot. They can also vote early in-person. In 2016, 98% of the total votes were cast early.
Mail-in ballots requested231,303
Mail-in and early in-person ballots returned4,051,482
Washington Primary election results
Democratic Primary/ 89 Del.89 Delegates
Full Washington Primary Results- DEM
Joe BidenWinner
38%591,403
+ 46 Delegates
- DEM
Bernie Sanders
36.6%570,039
+ 43 Delegates
- DEM
Elizabeth Warren
9.2%142,652
Republican Primary/ 43 Del.43 Delegates
Full Washington Primary Results- REP
Donald TrumpWinner
+ 43 Delegates
How Washington voted
In 2016, Hillary Clinton won Washington state with 54 percent of the vote, according to NBC News results, while Donald Trump received 38 percent. Washington is considered a safe blue state, having voted for the Democratic candidate in every presidential election cycle since 1988.
2016
2016 Results- Democrat
Hillary ClintonClintonWinner
54.3%1,742,718
- Republican
Donald TrumpTrump
38.1%1,221,747
2016 Exit Polls
Summary of 2016 Exit Poll data that shows the proportion of how different groups voted.
2012
2012 Results- Democrat
Barack ObamaObamaWinner
56.2%1,755,396
- Republican
Mitt RomneyRomney
41.3%1,290,670
2012 Exit Polls
Summary of 2012 Exit Poll data that shows the proportion of how different groups voted.
More to the story in Washington 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and its devastating economic fallout are two major issues that have an impact on the election. NBC News is tracking and updating daily the number of coronavirus related deaths in each state and U.S. territory, as well as the jobless claims as reported weekly by the Department of Labor that counts how many people have filed for unemployment benefits.
| U.S. Cases | Weekly change | 60-day trend | Monthly change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100,472,464 | +0.00% | +0.00% | |
| 1,881,380 | +110.00% | -35.00% |
| U.S. Claims | Weekly change | 60-day trend | Monthly change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,690,000 | +1.01% | -0.99% | |
| 86,034 | +10.43% | -9.17% |
The expected vote is the total number of votes that are expected in a given race once all votes are counted. This number is an estimate and is based on several different factors, including information on the number of votes cast early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on Election Day from county election officials. The figure can change as NBC News gathers new information.
Source: National Election Pool (NEP)
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