Washington Voter Check

Question 1 of 8

What should I know about this county?

About Garfield County

Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,286, making it the least populous county in Washington; with about 3.2 inhabitants per square mile (1.2/km2), it is also the least densely populated county in Washington. The county seat and only city is Pomeroy.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Question 2 of 8

What is this county like?

Garfield County at a glance

County seat
Pomeroy
Population
2,286 (2020)
Land area
718 sq mi
Founded
1881

Question 3 of 8

Where do people live here?

Largest communities in Garfield County

  1. Pomeroy county seat1,389

Question 4 of 8

How did this county come to be?

History of Garfield County

The area delineated by the future Washington state boundary began to be colonized at the start of the nineteenth century, both by Americans and British. However, the majority of British exploration and interest in the land was due to the fur trade, whereas American settlers were principally seeking land for agriculture and cattle raising. The Treaty of 1818 provided for the creation of a British and American condominium over the region. During this period, the future Washington Territory was divided into two administrative zones, Clark County and Lewis County, officially in 1845. However, the condominium arrangement was unwieldy, leading to continuous disputes and occasional conflict; it was abolished by an 1846 treaty that established a boundary between British and American possessions that survives as today's Canada–United States border.

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 Garfield 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 Garfield 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

Garfield County election resources

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Question 7 of 8

Who are this county's neighbors?

Question 8 of 8

Who made this site?

Part of Washington Voter Check

This is the Garfield 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 Garfield County or the Washington Secretary of State publishes, they are right and this page is not.