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Washington 28th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+12.32012D+12.82016D+14.72020D+20.62024D+20.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+20.8
2024
median income$86,693U.S. $80,734 · WA $98,141
median age33.3U.S. 39.1 · WA 38.5
poverty rate10.3%U.S. 12.5% · WA 9.9%
bachelor’s+ (25+)30.9%U.S. 35.6% · WA 39.3%
non-english16.3%U.S. 22.3% · WA 21.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German13.7%
English10.3%
Irish9.5%
Mexican9.9%
Puerto Rican1.4%
Spaniard0.6%
African American†8.4%
African1.0%
Kenyan0.5%
Samoan2.1%
Chamorro1.4%
Native Hawaiian0.7%
Filipino2.2%
Korean1.6%
Vietnamese1.0%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Pierce County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Washington 28th State House District

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Washington 28th State House DistrictHarrisD+20.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Washington 28th State House DistrictThe boundary of Washington 28th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+20.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Washington 28th State House District · D+20.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic58.5%36,486
Donald TrumpRepublican37.7%23,524
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People3.8%2,375
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Washington 28th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Pierce County, WADemocraticD+10.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
58.5%Harris36,486
37.7%Trump23,524
3.8%Kennedy2,375
+20.8%
62,385
D
58.3%Biden39,514
37.7%Trump25,540
4.0%Jorgensen2,744
+20.6%
67,798
D
53.1%Clinton28,107
38.4%Trump20,336
8.5%Johnson4,510
+14.7%
52,953
D
56.4%Obama29,374
43.6%Romney22,707
0.0%
+12.8%
52,081
D
55.3%Obama29,236
43.0%McCain22,725
1.8%Nader929
+12.3%
52,890
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +20.8% in 2024.+20.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+12.3%
2012+12.8%
2016+14.7%
2020+20.6%
2024+20.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DDan BronoskeState House · 28
DMari LeavittState House · 28

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Washington's 28th legislative district, centered in Tacoma, has delivered Democratic presidential margins above 20 points, reflecting a dense, diverse urban electorate that has shifted further left over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.8 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 20.8 points.

A population of 157,100, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,693 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Legislative (House) District 49 and Legislative (House) District 27.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Legislative (House) District 49
Washington
90.9twin score
elasticity2024 marginpopulation scale
Legislative (House) District 27
Washington
90.6twin score
elasticity12-yr trendpopulation scale
Legislative (House) District 21
Washington
88.6twin score
elasticity12-yr trendpopulation scale≠ % Asian

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Washington 28th State House District

counties it covers1
Pierce County

Frequently asked questions

How did Washington 28th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington 28th State House District voted Democratic by 20.8 points (D+20.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 62,385 votes cast, 36,486 went Democratic and 23,524 went Republican.
How many people live in Washington 28th State House District?
Washington 28th State House District has a population of 157,100 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington 28th State House District?
Median household income in Washington 28th State House District is $86,693 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Washington 28th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Washington 28th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.