Washington Voter Check
Grant County, Washington
Ephrata, WA - Grant County Courthouse — CC BY-SA 3.0, Publichall · source

Question 1 of 8

What should I know about this county?

About Grant County

Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 99,123. The county seat is Ephrata, and the largest city is Moses Lake. The county was formed out of Douglas County in February 1909 and is named for U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Question 2 of 8

What is this county like?

Grant County at a glance

County seat
Ephrata
Population
99,123 (2020)
Land area
2,791 sq mi
Founded
1909

Question 3 of 8

Where do people live here?

Largest communities in Grant County

  1. Moses Lake25,146
  2. Ephrata county seat8,477
  3. Quincy7,543
  4. Cascade Valley4,332
  5. Moses Lake North4,050

Question 4 of 8

How did this county come to be?

History of Grant County

Native American cultures in the area included the Interior Salish, Wenatchi, and Okanagan. The first white settlers began to arrive in the mid-to-late-19th century, primarily with the goal of raising livestock. One government official described the area in 1879 as, "…a desolation where even the most hopeful can find nothing in its future prospects to cheer." When railroads arrived they also brought new settlers, and the economy began a shift from ranching to dryland farming. This transition required the people to have ready access to water, and irrigation became a necessity. The first large-scale irrigation attempts began in 1898, but it would be years before real success. With the influx of dryland farming, the county soon boasted access to three major railway systems; the Great Northern Railway, Northern Pacific Railroad and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad.

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 Grant 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 Grant 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

Grant County election resources

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

Question 8 of 8

Who made this site?

Part of Washington Voter Check

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