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1876–2024
Legislative (Senate) District 5·Washington

Washington 5th State Senate District has voted Democratic by double digits in every cycle this century.

One of eastern Washington's most reliably Republican legislative corridors

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WA
Latest
D+51
in 2024
Archetype
Urban anchor
since the recent cycles
Population
805,991
2024 ACS

Washington 5th State Senate District, Washington: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+51%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+51MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population
805,9912024 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
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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+51.3%
293,40888,872398,385
D
+52.7%
319,73394,854426,579
D
+48.8%
253,13476,237362,422
D
+40.4%
235,40297,156342,537
D
+42.1%
228,43491,523324,921
D
+31.2%
204,523106,087315,299
D
+25.6%
167,98796,265279,872
D
+25.0%
147,24882,042261,163
D
+22.9%
137,80575,056274,374
D
+9.1%
123,220102,397228,690
R
−5.4%
105,233117,344225,273
R
−6.3%
82,82996,052211,493
R
−5.6%
87,65698,453193,860
R
−16.3%
74,887105,263186,662
D
+1.1%
78,75076,984167,366
D
+20.1%
94,51862,585158,804
R
−3.5%
73,56578,990155,340
R
−11.9%
59,00675,238136,104
R
−9.4%
58,35170,658131,011
D
+4.2%
50,49746,178102,771
D
+16.3%
58,25441,836100,998
D
+19.7%
50,44033,65585,211
D
+34.3%
48,84123,45074,019
D
+24.7%
38,31922,32364,852
R
−33.9%
16,42333,92351,689
R
−47.0%
2,60921,29839,800
R
−38.5%
6,12120,64537,750
D
+14.0%
18,45213,72933,727
O
+6.3%
7,0795,49025,129
R
−19.1%
5,1607,85714,093
R
−52.2%
1,8567,20110,230
R
−12.8%
2,7503,6016,636
D
+9.2%
2,7252,2605,041
R
−10.5%
1,7532,2985,202
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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%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$124,746
Legislative (Senate) District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Legislative (Senate) District 5$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 the rural stretches east of the Cascades, this district delivered a 21-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the region's deep roots in agriculture and a voter profile that has moved steadily away from statewide Democratic trends.

The Democratic margin in Washington 5th State Senate District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at fifty-three points in 2020; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points, still in line with the district's long pattern.

Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $124,746, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Legislative (Senate) District 5, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Legislative (Senate) District 5, Washington voted Democratic by 51.3 points (D+51), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 398,385 votes cast, 293,408 went Democratic and 88,872 went Republican.
What is Legislative (Senate) District 5, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Legislative (Senate) District 5, 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 (Senate) District 5, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Legislative (Senate) District 5, Washington voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Legislative (Senate) District 5, Washington?
Legislative (Senate) District 5, Washington has a population of 805,991 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 5, Washington?
Median household income in Legislative (Senate) District 5, Washington is $124,746 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Legislative (Senate) District 5, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Legislative (Senate) District 5, 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.