PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has lost its crowning achievement — accurate prediction of the nation’s presidential winner.
Last fall, the county garnered national attention as the nation’s oldest bellwether county. But when the dust from the 2024 election settled, the results showed Clallam County voting for Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, while the national results were in favor of former President Donald Trump, a Republican.
Clallam County had been a bellwether county — one that consistently predicted the winning presidential candidate — since 1980. But in 2024, residents voted for Harris over Trump by a margin of 52 percent to 44 percent.
This countywide result seems to follow a trend of precincts voting consistently more blue with each presidential election.