 "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. Follow all the latest news from US Election 2020 here Brush up on how the US elects its president and vice-president here Read profiles of other US states here
Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
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