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Legislative (House) District 39·Washington

Washington 39th State House District has voted Democratic by double digits in every cycle this century.

A suburban Puget Sound district trending toward competitive margins

18762024·38 elections
WA
Latest
D+17
in 2024
Archetype
Urban anchor
since the recent cycles
Population
629,189
2024 ACS

Washington 39th State House District, Washington: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+17%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population
629,1892024 5-year
Median household income
$107,2702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
66.2%2024 5-year
Black
3.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+39 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+53 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 2 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.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+16.9%
178,566125,150316,136
D
+18.1%
189,838129,967331,438
D
+13.7%
136,17999,714266,819
D
+14.8%
139,918102,910250,877
D
+17.1%
140,35598,736243,939
D
+5.6%
117,276104,630225,622
D
+5.6%
96,81286,108192,581
D
+10.9%
82,76164,186170,924
D
+8.2%
67,91253,798172,881
R
−2.6%
62,38765,706130,104
R
−14.8%
52,81271,477125,919
R
−11.2%
41,53153,825109,486
R
−0.2%
44,97045,11593,742
R
−19.8%
32,09248,95585,162
D
+6.7%
35,99031,09872,937
D
+33.5%
46,00622,86169,191
D
+3.2%
33,21231,13264,776
R
−2.4%
27,51028,87056,620
R
−3.2%
24,61626,24551,347
D
+14.1%
23,69117,47243,999
D
+21.3%
24,84316,03041,343
D
+22.9%
24,47115,24340,343
D
+38.9%
23,6619,94635,241
D
+29.5%
18,4769,36230,933
R
−41.6%
6,99617,30424,775
R
−41.5%
1,55110,79322,271
R
−36.0%
3,46011,19821,484
D
+2.6%
9,3988,85321,267
O
+0.7%
4,0483,91419,712
R
−27.3%
3,0715,98810,699
R
−52.8%
1,6206,3218,910
R
−12.8%
2,5703,3796,301
D
+16.7%
3,1512,2415,445
R
−6.6%
1,6481,9885,116
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.8%
English
12.2%
Irish
9.6%
American
3.2%
Italian
3.1%
Scottish
2.8%
French
2.3%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.1%
speak English only
Spanish8.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander7.5%
Other Indo-European5.0%
Other languages1.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
24.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Non-Christian
1.2%
Methodist
0.7%
Baptist
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington's 39th sits in the north Puget Sound region, where exurban growth and a mix of rural and suburban voters have produced presidential margins in the single to low double digits, making it a district campaigns in both parties watch closely.

The Democratic margin in Washington 39th State House District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at thirty-nine points in 1936; the 2024 margin was seventeen points, still in line with the district's long pattern.

Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $107,270, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Legislative (House) District 39, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Legislative (House) District 39, Washington voted Democratic by 16.9 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 316,136 votes cast, 178,566 went Democratic and 125,150 went Republican.
What is Legislative (House) District 39, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Legislative (House) District 39, 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 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Legislative (House) District 39, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Legislative (House) District 39, Washington voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Legislative (House) District 39, Washington?
Legislative (House) District 39, Washington has a population of 629,189 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Legislative (House) District 39, Washington?
Median household income in Legislative (House) District 39, Washington is $107,270 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Legislative (House) District 39, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Legislative (House) District 39, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.