Washington 9th Congressional District (WA) — Elections 1876–2024

Washington 9th Congressional District, Washington: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+51%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+51MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 209,5312024 5-year
Median household income: $124,7462024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 54.7%2024 5-year
Black: 6.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+53 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52 in 1904MIT Election Lab

SMITH, AdamCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: TATE, Randy J. (1995–1997), KREIDLER, Myron Bradford (Mike) (1993–1995)

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

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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	D	+51.3%	76,276	23,104	103,567
2020	D	+52.7%	83,120	24,659	110,896
2016	D	+48.8%	65,807	19,819	94,218
2012	D	+40.4%	61,197	25,257	89,048
2008	D	+42.1%	59,385	23,793	84,469
2004	D	+31.2%	53,169	27,579	81,967
2000	D	+25.6%	43,671	25,026	72,757
1996	D	+25.0%	38,279	21,328	67,894
1992	D	+22.9%	35,825	19,512	71,328
1988	D	+9.1%	32,033	26,620	59,452
1984	R	−5.4%	27,357	30,505	58,564
1980	R	−6.3%	21,533	24,970	54,981
1976	R	−5.6%	22,788	25,595	50,397
1972	R	−16.3%	19,468	27,365	48,526
1968	D	+1.1%	20,472	20,013	43,509
1964	D	+20.1%	24,572	16,270	41,284
1960	R	−3.5%	19,124	20,535	40,383
1956	R	−11.9%	15,340	19,559	35,382
1952	R	−9.4%	15,169	18,369	34,058
1948	D	+4.2%	13,127	12,005	26,717
1944	D	+16.3%	15,144	10,876	26,256
1940	D	+19.7%	13,113	8,749	22,152
1936	D	+34.3%	12,697	6,096	19,243
1932	D	+24.7%	9,962	5,803	16,859
1928	R	−33.9%	4,269	8,819	13,437
1924	R	−47.0%	678	5,537	10,347
1920	R	−38.5%	1,591	5,367	9,814
1916	D	+14.0%	4,797	3,569	8,768
1912	O	+6.3%	1,840	1,427	6,533
1908	R	−19.1%	1,342	2,043	3,664
1904	R	−52.3%	482	1,872	2,659
1900	R	−12.8%	715	936	1,725
1896	D	+9.2%	708	588	1,311
1892	R	−10.4%	456	597	1,352
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

12.0%

English

11.0%

Irish

8.6%

Italian

3.4%

American

2.5%

Scottish

2.3%

French

2.2%

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: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

1.7%

75–84

2.2%

4.0%

65–74

4.4%

5.7%

55–64

5.6%

6.6%

45–54

6.2%

8.4%

35–44

7.7%

9.6%

25–34

8.7%

4.1%

18–24

4.0%

7.3%

5–17

7.0%

2.7%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$124,746

Congressional District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 9$124,746

Washington$98,141

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.7%

Working age (18–64)8.2%

Seniors (65+)10.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

68.9%

speak English only

Asian & Pacific Islander13.3%

Other Indo-European7.8%

Spanish7.1%

Other languages2.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

15.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

13.2%

Non-Christian

3.3%

Mainline Protestant

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.3%

Baptist

1.1%

Methodist

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in south Seattle and its inner suburbs, WA-09 regularly posts some of the widest presidential margins in the country, reflecting a dense, majority-minority electorate with strong labor and progressive organizing roots.

The Democratic margin in Washington 9th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-three points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was fifty-one points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $124,746, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 209,531 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 9, Washington vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 9, Washington voted Democratic by 51.3 points (D+51), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 103,567 votes cast, 76,276 went Democratic and 23,104 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 9, Washington's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 9, Washington as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 9, Washington last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 9, Washington voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 9, Washington?

Congressional District 9, Washington has a population of 209,531 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 9, Washington?

Median household income in Congressional District 9, Washington is $124,746 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.

What is the political history of Congressional District 9, Washington?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 9, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Washington 9th Congressional District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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