Washington 5th Congressional District (WA) — Elections 1876–2024

Washington 5th Congressional District, Washington: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 876,2902024 5-year
Median household income: $76,3772024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 77.3%2024 5-year
Black: 1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 14.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+37 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+46 in 1904MIT Election Lab

BAUMGARTNER, MichaelCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: MCMORRIS RODGERS, Cathy (2023–2025), MCMORRIS RODGERS, Cathy (2021–2023), MCMORRIS RODGERS, Cathy (2019–2021), MCMORRIS RODGERS, Cathy (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

12 counties · 1 D · 11 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−11.2%	184,803	233,546	433,697
2020	R	−9.9%	193,229	237,490	446,713
2016	R	−13.4%	134,784	183,159	360,263
2012	R	−11.1%	147,302	185,582	345,449
2008	R	−6.6%	152,767	174,902	335,801
2004	R	−17.0%	126,248	178,950	310,722
2000	R	−15.8%	107,224	149,761	269,669
1996	D	+0.3%	108,413	107,627	249,165
1992	D	+3.4%	102,954	94,244	258,413
1988	R	−3.4%	103,753	111,210	218,236
1984	R	−21.7%	90,927	142,059	235,875
1980	R	−22.3%	76,496	126,722	224,944
1976	R	−11.2%	86,953	109,770	203,685
1972	R	−25.7%	69,504	121,089	200,671
1968	R	−7.4%	75,957	89,222	179,434
1964	D	+11.0%	100,998	80,887	182,097
1960	R	−6.6%	87,224	99,563	187,168
1956	R	−13.1%	77,619	100,984	178,774
1952	R	−16.3%	70,665	98,359	169,773
1948	D	+10.1%	79,042	64,173	146,804
1944	D	+6.0%	71,555	63,460	135,759
1940	D	+9.8%	74,954	61,513	137,536
1936	D	+36.9%	81,674	36,474	122,503
1932	D	+19.4%	65,356	43,302	113,844
1928	R	−32.0%	33,180	64,791	98,710
1924	R	−35.1%	13,230	44,746	89,901
1920	R	−31.8%	25,080	52,138	84,967
1916	D	+5.3%	44,916	40,152	90,177
1912	O	+16.8%	25,401	12,453	77,181
1908	R	−21.7%	16,386	26,605	47,006
1904	R	−45.7%	8,936	26,709	38,895
1900	D	+0.7%	15,488	15,258	31,984
1896	D	+31.7%	16,992	8,731	26,086
1892	R	−6.7%	8,234	9,809	23,547
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
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

18.5%

English

13.4%

Irish

11.6%

American

5.2%

Italian

3.5%

Scottish

2.7%

French

2.5%

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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.3%

75–84

2.7%

5.1%

65–74

5.5%

5.9%

55–64

6.1%

5.6%

45–54

5.5%

6.7%

35–44

6.3%

7.2%

25–34

6.7%

5.3%

18–24

5.0%

8.5%

5–17

8.1%

2.9%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$76,377

Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 5$76,377

Washington$98,141

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.0%

Working age (18–64)12.5%

Seniors (65+)10.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.5%

speak English only

Spanish9.0%

Other Indo-European2.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

24.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.4%

Mainline Protestant

2.5%

Baptist

0.9%

Methodist

0.8%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering most of Washington east of the Cascades, WA-05 blends wheat country, timber towns, and Spokane's suburban fringe into a district that has returned Republican margins in the high single digits for over a decade.

The Republican margin in Washington 5th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-six points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was eleven points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,377, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 876,290 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 5, Washington vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 5, Washington voted Republican by 11.2 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 433,697 votes cast, 184,803 went Democratic and 233,546 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 5, Washington's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, Washington as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 5, Washington last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, Washington voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Congressional District 5, Washington?

Congressional District 5, Washington has a population of 876,290 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Washington?

Median household income in Congressional District 5, Washington is $76,377 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.

What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Washington?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Washington 5th Congressional District has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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