Washington 7th State Senate District, Washington: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+28%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+28MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 173,6262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,7192024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+53 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Legislative (Senate) District 7, WAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 31,298 | 57,254 | 91,521 | ||
| R | 32,915 | 57,446 | 92,930 | ||
| R | 23,014 | 44,289 | 74,783 | ||
| R | 27,124 | 41,706 | 71,765 | ||
| R | 29,347 | 39,857 | 71,201 | ||
| R | 23,766 | 40,594 | 65,858 | ||
| R | 19,013 | 36,725 | 59,331 | ||
| R | 19,917 | 24,160 | 52,725 | ||
| R | 18,681 | 18,973 | 51,377 | ||
| R | 19,531 | 22,646 | 43,060 | ||
| R | 17,256 | 28,409 | 46,441 | ||
| R | 14,807 | 24,382 | 43,061 | ||
| R | 17,232 | 19,122 | 38,076 | ||
| R | 11,686 | 20,037 | 34,103 | ||
| R | 13,604 | 14,533 | 31,517 | ||
| D | 19,407 | 12,963 | 32,403 | ||
| D | 16,780 | 16,312 | 33,167 | ||
| R | 16,035 | 16,676 | 32,750 | ||
| R | 14,136 | 17,578 | 31,889 | ||
| D | 16,005 | 11,453 | 28,208 | ||
| D | 14,101 | 11,787 | 26,047 | ||
| D | 16,762 | 12,349 | 29,317 | ||
| D | 17,039 | 7,148 | 25,703 | ||
| D | 14,163 | 7,687 | 23,602 | ||
| R | 6,856 | 11,824 | 18,898 | ||
| R | 2,571 | 8,804 | 18,495 | ||
| R | 5,197 | 10,146 | 18,394 | ||
| D | 10,635 | 7,818 | 20,354 | ||
| O | 6,437 | 2,948 | 18,228 | ||
| R | 4,686 | 6,592 | 12,799 | ||
| R | 2,229 | 6,028 | 9,202 | ||
| D | 3,907 | 2,675 | 6,746 | ||
| D | 3,760 | 1,122 | 4,947 | ||
| R | 1,240 | 1,638 | 3,929 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.9%
English
11.9%
Irish
10.5%
American
6.6%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.3%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,719
Legislative (Senate) District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Legislative (Senate) District 7$70,719
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.4%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.7%
speak English only
Spanish11.2%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Washington's 7th Senate District logged a 9.4-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the more conservative orientation typical of districts east of the Cascades or in exurban western Washington corridors.
The Democratic margin in Washington 7th State Senate District peaked at fifty-three points in 1896. By 1968 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-eight points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $70,719 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Legislative (Senate) District 7, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Legislative (Senate) District 7, Washington voted Republican by 28.4 points (R+28), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 91,521 votes cast, 31,298 went Democratic and 57,254 went Republican.
What is Legislative (Senate) District 7, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Legislative (Senate) District 7, Washington as a "Populist" 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 7, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Legislative (Senate) District 7, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Legislative (Senate) District 7, Washington?
Legislative (Senate) District 7, Washington has a population of 173,626 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 7, Washington?
Median household income in Legislative (Senate) District 7, Washington is $70,719 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Legislative (Senate) District 7, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Legislative (Senate) District 7, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.