Washington Voter Check

Question 1 of 8

What should I know about this county?

About Clallam County

Clallam County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 77,155, with an estimated population of 77,616 in 2023. The county seat and largest city is Port Angeles; the county as a whole comprises the Port Angeles, WA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The name is a Klallam word for "the strong people". The county was formed on April 26, 1854. Located on the Olympic Peninsula, it is south from the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which forms the Canada–US border, as British Columbia's Vancouver Island is across the strait.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Question 2 of 8

What is this county like?

Clallam County at a glance

County seat
Port Angeles
Population
77,155 (2020)
Land area
2,671 sq mi
Founded
1854

Question 3 of 8

Where do people live here?

Largest communities in Clallam County

  1. Port Angeles county seat19,960
  2. Sequim8,024
  3. Forks3,335
  4. Port Angeles East3,159
  5. Carlsborg1,100

Question 4 of 8

How did this county come to be?

History of Clallam County

Clallam County was a bellwether, voting for the winning candidate in every presidential election from 1980 to 2020, holding the longest record for predicting official presidential election winners in the entire country. It has also voted the winning candidate in every election since 1920 except for 1968, 1976, and 2024.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Question 5 of 8

Am I registered here?

Start here

Confirm you're ready to vote in Clallam County

  1. Step 1

    Run a guided check

    Scan Check Protect walks you through verifying your Washington registration and flags anything that needs fixing — free.

  2. Step 2

    Ask Clallam County directly

    Your county election office handles registration, mail ballots, and polling places.

Question 6 of 8

Who runs elections in this county?

Official channels

Clallam County election resources

Statewide tools and every Washington resource in one place: the Washington page at Scan Check Protect →

Question 7 of 8

Who are this county's neighbors?

Neighboring counties

Question 8 of 8

Who made this site?

Part of Washington Voter Check

This is the Clallam County page of Washington Voter Check, a project of True the Vote, pointing Washington voters at the official tools that already exist — and at Scan Check Protect to verify your registration.

Where anything here differs from what Clallam County or the Washington Secretary of State publishes, they are right and this page is not.