Washington Voter Check
Okanogan County, Washington
Okanogan County Courthouse 01 — CC BY-SA 3.0, Joe Mabel · source

Question 1 of 8

What should I know about this county?

About Okanogan County

Okanogan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington along the Canada–U.S. border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,104. The county seat is Okanogan, while the most populous city is Omak. It is the largest county by area in the state.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Question 2 of 8

What is this county like?

Okanogan County at a glance

County seat
Okanogan
Population
42,104 (2020)
Land area
5,315 sq mi
Founded
1888

Question 3 of 8

Where do people live here?

Largest communities in Okanogan County

  1. Omak4,860
  2. Okanogan county seat2,379
  3. Brewster1,983
  4. Oroville1,795
  5. Coulee Dam1,211

Question 4 of 8

How did this county come to be?

History of Okanogan County

Before Europeans arrived, the Okanogan County region was home to numerous indigenous peoples that would eventually become part of three Indian reservations referred to as the Northern Okanogans or Sinkaietk, Tokoratums, Kartars and Konkonelps. They spoke in seven types of Interior Salish languages related to the Puget Sound tribes. The Okanogans experienced a favorable climate, camping in the winter, hunting bears in the spring, catching fish in the summer and hunting deer in fall. The camps consisted of teepee-like longhouses built with hides and bark. Women gathered nuts and berries. A popular destination for this was the Kettle Falls, where the Columbia River dropped some 20 feet (6.1 m). Due to its remoteness, the Okanogan County area was one of the last in Washington settled by Europeans.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Question 5 of 8

Am I registered here?

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Confirm you're ready to vote in Okanogan County

  1. Step 1

    Run a guided check

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  2. Step 2

    Ask Okanogan 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

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