Washington 2nd Congressional District, Washington: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 543,6572024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,2402024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1904MIT Election Lab
D
LARSEN, Richard Ray (Rick)
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: METCALF, Jack (1999–2001), METCALF, Jack (1997–1999), METCALF, Jack (1995–1997), SWIFT, Allan Byron (1993–1995)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 2, WAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 181,140 | 118,456 | 311,473 | ||
| D | 184,112 | 124,133 | 318,923 | ||
| D | 131,945 | 98,109 | 258,947 | ||
| D | 131,461 | 102,542 | 242,628 | ||
| D | 134,691 | 98,758 | 237,939 | ||
| D | 112,381 | 101,649 | 218,143 | ||
| R | 85,413 | 85,795 | 183,178 | ||
| D | 73,122 | 65,879 | 161,531 | ||
| D | 63,495 | 54,880 | 159,117 | ||
| R | 59,559 | 63,207 | 124,808 | ||
| R | 52,027 | 70,703 | 124,560 | ||
| R | 41,529 | 56,174 | 112,584 | ||
| R | 44,823 | 47,886 | 96,806 | ||
| R | 31,891 | 51,517 | 86,544 | ||
| R | 32,443 | 33,574 | 71,677 | ||
| D | 44,477 | 25,268 | 70,056 | ||
| R | 31,910 | 36,583 | 69,208 | ||
| R | 29,264 | 36,586 | 66,193 | ||
| R | 26,173 | 35,493 | 62,304 | ||
| D | 26,495 | 25,254 | 55,089 | ||
| D | 28,979 | 24,260 | 53,878 | ||
| D | 29,531 | 24,750 | 55,213 | ||
| D | 29,801 | 16,673 | 49,001 | ||
| D | 23,715 | 15,753 | 43,367 | ||
| R | 8,576 | 26,754 | 35,877 | ||
| R | 1,966 | 16,811 | 31,546 | ||
| R | 4,886 | 17,171 | 31,064 | ||
| R | 12,849 | 13,950 | 31,222 | ||
| O | 5,704 | 7,531 | 28,792 | ||
| R | 4,486 | 9,423 | 16,379 | ||
| R | 2,377 | 9,985 | 14,167 | ||
| R | 3,512 | 5,725 | 10,093 | ||
| D | 4,591 | 4,025 | 8,733 | ||
| R | 2,563 | 3,599 | 8,437 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 59.1% | 40.6% | 3,812,391 |
| 2022 | D | 57.1% | 42.6% | 3,047,900 |
| 2018 | D | 58.4% | 41.6% | 3,086,168 |
| 2016 | D | 59.0% | 41.0% | 3,243,317 |
| 2012 | D | 60.5% | 39.5% | 3,069,417 |
| 2010 | D | 52.4% | 47.6% | 2,511,094 |
| 2006 | D | 56.9% | 39.9% | 2,083,734 |
| 2004 | D | 55.0% | 42.7% | 2,818,651 |
| 2000 | D | 48.7% | 48.6% | 2,461,379 |
| 1998 | D | 58.4% | 41.6% | 1,888,561 |
| 1994 | R | 44.3% | 55.7% | 1,700,173 |
| 1992 | D | 54.0% | 46.0% | 2,218,802 |
| 1988 | R | 48.9% | 51.1% | 1,848,542 |
| 1986 | D | 50.7% | 48.7% | 1,337,367 |
| 1982 | D | 69.0% | 24.3% | 1,368,476 |
| 1980 | R | 45.8% | 54.2% | 1,728,369 |
| 1976 | D | 71.8% | 24.2% | 1,491,111 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.4%
English
14.3%
Irish
10.8%
Scottish
3.5%
Italian
3.4%
American
3.4%
French
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$89,240
Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 2$89,240
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.8%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.7%
speak English only
Spanish7.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%
Other Indo-European3.0%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stretching along the coast from Everett to the San Juan Islands, WA-02 combines port-city labor communities with ferry-dependent island towns, producing presidential margins that have exceeded 25 points in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Washington 2nd Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at twenty-seven points in 1964; the 2024 margin was twenty points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $89,240, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 2, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 2, Washington voted Democratic by 20.1 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 311,473 votes cast, 181,140 went Democratic and 118,456 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 2, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, Washington as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Congressional District 2, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Washington voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Congressional District 2, Washington?
Congressional District 2, Washington has a population of 543,657 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Washington?
Median household income in Congressional District 2, Washington is $89,240 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.