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1876–2024
Legislative (Senate) District 3·Washington

Washington 3rd State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

One of eastern Washington's most reliably conservative legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WA
Latest
R+5
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
12,740
2024 ACS

Washington 3rd State Senate District, Washington: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
12,7402024 5-year
Median household income
$78,5822024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
82.7%2024 5-year
Black
2.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+40 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+54 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−4.9%
3,0433,3726,661
R
−4.3%
3,1503,4476,855
R
−8.3%
2,1762,6325,477
R
−5.7%
2,3742,6755,238
R
−1.1%
2,4552,5135,093
R
−11.9%
2,0302,5904,701
R
−8.5%
1,7312,0723,994
D
+3.2%
1,6641,5463,695
D
+5.6%
1,6131,3923,924
R
−0.2%
1,5901,5963,229
R
−19.0%
1,3832,0433,465
R
−20.5%
1,1431,8123,264
R
−9.9%
1,2911,5852,969
R
−23.9%
1,0291,7242,905
R
−2.9%
1,1471,2222,566
D
+11.4%
1,4411,1462,589
R
−3.5%
1,2891,3822,677
R
−10.5%
1,1331,4002,536
R
−10.8%
1,0631,3222,395
D
+14.1%
1,1528612,065
D
+11.1%
1,0568441,910
D
+14.8%
1,0417711,828
D
+40.1%
1,1164631,627
D
+18.5%
8575771,511
R
−31.6%
4308321,271
R
−36.6%
1405431,102
R
−29.6%
3116081,005
D
+4.2%
4954531,001
O
+18.8%
25298818
R
−25.9%
152272463
R
−53.6%
60238332
R
−3.5%
119128257
D
+35.8%
13563201
R
−15.1%
5278172
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.7%
English
14.3%
Irish
12.9%
American
5.4%
Italian
4.2%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.7%
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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
2.3%
75–84
2.6%
5.0%
65–74
5.6%
6.0%
55–64
6.3%
5.8%
45–54
5.7%
6.9%
35–44
6.7%
7.6%
25–34
7.2%
4.6%
18–24
4.3%
8.2%
5–17
7.8%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,582
Legislative (Senate) District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Legislative (Senate) District 3$78,582
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.6%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.7%
Spanish2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
27.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Baptist
0.9%
Methodist
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the rural counties east of the Cascades, this district delivered a 25-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the region's agricultural economy and low population density.

The Democratic margin in Washington 3rd State Senate District has rarely exceeded forty points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by five points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 83% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $78,582 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Legislative (Senate) District 3, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Legislative (Senate) District 3, Washington voted Republican by 4.9 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,661 votes cast, 3,043 went Democratic and 3,372 went Republican.
What is Legislative (Senate) District 3, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Legislative (Senate) District 3, Washington as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Legislative (Senate) District 3, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Legislative (Senate) District 3, Washington voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Legislative (Senate) District 3, Washington?
Legislative (Senate) District 3, Washington has a population of 12,740 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Legislative (Senate) District 3, Washington?
Median household income in Legislative (Senate) District 3, Washington is $78,582 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Legislative (Senate) District 3, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Legislative (Senate) District 3, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.