In its first presidential election as a state, Washington sided with a loser. So, too, did residents of Snohomish County. That year, 1892, the nation elected Democrat Grover Cleveland while a majority of voters in the state and the county favored a second term for incumbent Republican President Benjamin Harrison.
Seven times since, county voters preferred a different commander-in-chief than the one elected. With ballots for the 2012 election arriving in mailboxes next week, here’s a look at past results. We’ll refrain from making predictions about the future.
Click here to see each presidential matchup since 1892, and how the county, state and nation voted in each election.
Presidential picks, 1892-2008
Washington became a state Nov. 11, 1889.
| Year of election | Elected president | Washington voted for | Snohomish County voted for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland-D | Benjamin Harrison-R | *Benjamin Harrison-R |
| 1896 | William McKinley-R | William Jennings Bryan-D | *William McKinley-R |
| 1900 | William McKinley-R | William McKinley-R | *William McKinley-R |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt-R | Theodore Roosevelt-R | *Theodore Roosevelt-R |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft-R | William Howard Taft-R | *William Howard Taft-R |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson-D | Theodore Roosevelt-Progressive | *Theodore Roosevelt-Progressive |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson-D | Woodrow Wilson-D | *Charles Hughes-R |
| 1920 | Warren Harding-R | Warren Harding-R | *Warren Harding-R |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge-R | Calvin Coolidge-R | *Calvin Coolidge-R |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover-R | Herbert Hoover-R | *Herbert Hoover-R |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt-D | Franklin D. Roosevelt-D | *Franklin D. Roosevelt-D |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt-D | Franklin D. Roosevelt-D | Franklin D. Roosevelt-D |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt-D | Franklin D. Roosevelt-D | Franklin D. Roosevelt-D |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt-D | Franklin D. Roosevelt-D | Franklin D. Roosevelt-D |
| 1948 | Harry Truman-D | Harry Truman-D | Harry Truman-D |
| 1952 | Dwight Eisenhower-R | Dwight Eisenhower-R | Adlai Stevenson-D |
| 1956 | Dwight Eisenhower-R | Dwight Eisenhower-R | Adlai Stevenson-D |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy-D | Richard M. Nixon-R | John F. Kennedy-D |
| 1964 | Lyndon Johnson-D | Lyndon Johnson-D | Lyndon B. Johnson-D |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon-R | Hubert Humphrey-D | Hubert Humphrey-D |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon-R | Richard M. Nixon-R | Richard M. Nixon-R |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter-D | Gerald Ford-R | Jimmy Carter-D |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan-R | Ronald Reagan-R | Ronald Reagan-R |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan-R | Ronald Reagan-R | Ronald Reagan-R |
| 1988 | George Bush-R | Michael Dukakis-D | George Bush-R |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton-D | Bill Clinton-D | Bill Clinton-D |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton-D | Bill Clinton-D | Bill Clinton-D |
| 2000 | George W. Bush-R | Al Gore-D | Al Gore-D |
| 2004 | George W. Bush-R | John Kerry-D | John Kerry-D |
| 2008 | Barack Obama-D | Barack Obama-D | Barack Obama-D |
*Washington voted for electors of a political party from 1892-1932; candidate names appeared on ballots starting in 1936.
Sources: The American Presidency Project and 270 to Win.
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