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Wednesday, 28 October 2020

US Election 2020 Washington profile: How state voted in 2016, demographics and more

Year of entry into union: 1889

Capital: Olympia

Total electors: Twelve.

In 2016, the electors pledged to vote for Hillary Clinton for president and Tim Kaine for vice-president (although Clinton and Kaine received eight out of the 12 votes).

How Washington votes: Blue. Washington has voted for Democratic candidates in every presidential election since 1988.

Demographic breakdown: 79.5 percent White, 8.9 percent Asian-American and 4.2 percent African-American.

Fun fact: The state of Washington is seen to be politically divided by the Cascade Mountain range, with eastern Washington being conservative and western Washington being liberal.

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