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1876–2024
Legislative (Senate) District 8·Washington

Washington 8th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

A reliably Republican corridor anchoring southwest Washington's rural interior

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WA
Latest
R+22
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
62,303
2024 ACS

Washington 8th State Senate District, Washington: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+22MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
62,3032024 5-year
Median household income
$89,8342024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
69.4%2024 5-year
Black
1.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
26.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+100 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+43 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
−21.7%
10,97617,35929,348
R
−21.0%
11,29017,58530,028
R
−24.9%
7,68713,74124,349
R
−26.5%
8,19914,40023,359
R
−26.1%
7,65413,19821,223
R
−34.1%
6,26812,90019,456
R
−31.5%
5,67511,15417,381
R
−10.9%
6,0447,75215,642
R
−12.2%
4,7856,64715,286
R
−31.4%
4,3198,34112,809
R
−39.6%
4,0179,39613,571
R
−38.6%
3,3708,35912,928
R
−31.1%
3,3016,44110,083
R
−28.6%
2,8695,3988,852
R
−13.1%
3,1754,2698,334
D
+17.5%
4,8623,4128,278
R
−4.7%
3,6584,0207,687
R
−7.9%
3,4324,0197,453
R
−15.0%
2,8803,9016,799
D
+18.1%
2,4641,7034,213
D
+4.2%
1,2391,1392,388
R
−4.5%
7127801,509
D
+17.9%
7084701,329
D
+20.5%
7734961,348
R
−41.2%
3187761,112
R
−34.2%
1285291,173
R
−26.5%
2865851,127
R
−3.0%
399427944
O
+13.5%
3632131,115
R
−27.5%
138263455
R
−42.9%
257
D
+100.0%
101
D
+100.0%
101
O
+0.0%
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.4%
English
14.3%
Irish
9.5%
American
4.5%
Scottish
2.8%
French
2.3%
Italian
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: 36.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
2.0%
75–84
2.4%
4.8%
65–74
5.0%
5.6%
55–64
5.8%
5.6%
45–54
5.4%
6.9%
35–44
6.7%
6.9%
25–34
6.6%
4.5%
18–24
4.0%
10.2%
5–17
9.6%
3.2%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$89,834
Legislative (Senate) District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Legislative (Senate) District 8$89,834
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.5%
Working age (18–64)10.1%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.0%
speak English only
Spanish17.2%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
28.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
14.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Baptist
2.2%
Non-Christian
1.5%
Methodist
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 8 spans largely rural and small-town communities in southwest Washington, where the 2024 presidential margin of R+16.6 reflects a consistent pattern of Republican strength rooted in agricultural and timber-dependent economies.

The Republican margin in Washington 8th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-three points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $89,834, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 62,303 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Legislative (Senate) District 8, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Legislative (Senate) District 8, Washington voted Republican by 21.7 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,348 votes cast, 10,976 went Democratic and 17,359 went Republican.
What is Legislative (Senate) District 8, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Legislative (Senate) District 8, Washington as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 25 times, and other 2 times.
When did Legislative (Senate) District 8, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Legislative (Senate) District 8, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Legislative (Senate) District 8, Washington?
Legislative (Senate) District 8, Washington has a population of 62,303 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 8, Washington?
Median household income in Legislative (Senate) District 8, Washington is $89,834 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Legislative (Senate) District 8, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Legislative (Senate) District 8, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.