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Washington 9th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+12.02012R+19.42016R+18.62020R+14.92024R+16.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+16.0
2024
median income$76,475U.S. $80,734 · WA $98,141
median age36.9U.S. 39.1 · WA 38.5
poverty rate15.2%U.S. 12.5% · WA 9.9%
bachelor’s+ (25+)33.4%U.S. 35.6% · WA 39.3%
non-english10.1%U.S. 22.3% · WA 21.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German19.9%
English14.4%
Irish12.8%
Mexican7.5%
Spaniard0.4%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Marshallese0.9%
Chinese0.9%
Filipino0.7%
Vietnamese0.4%
African American†1.0%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Garfield County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Washington 9th State Senate District

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Washington 9th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+16.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Washington 9th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Washington 9th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+16.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Washington 9th State Senate District · R+16.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican56.2%46,062
Kamala HarrisDemocratic40.2%32,916
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People3.6%2,979
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 7 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (7 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Washington 9th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Adams County, WARepublicanR+43.1
Asotin County, WARepublicanR+25.5
Columbia County, WARepublicanR+43.3
Garfield County, WARepublicanR+47.6
Lincoln County, WARepublicanR+50.3
Spokane County, WARepublicanR+4.9
Whitman County, WADemocraticD+8.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
40.2%Harris32,916
56.2%Trump46,062
3.6%Kennedy2,979
−16.0%
81,957
R
40.8%Biden34,023
55.7%Trump46,434
3.4%Jorgensen2,870
−14.9%
83,327
R
36.4%Clinton24,163
54.9%Trump36,495
8.7%Johnson5,768
−18.6%
66,426
R
40.3%Obama25,891
59.7%Romney38,370
0.0%
−19.4%
64,261
R
42.6%Obama28,066
54.6%McCain35,965
2.8%Nader1,815
−12.0%
65,846
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −16.0% in 2024.−16.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−12.0%
2012−19.4%
2016−18.6%
2020−14.9%
2024−16.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RMark SchoeslerState Senate · 9

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Its Republican presidential margin was R+16.0 in 2024 and R+12.0 in 2008. About 373,000 residents lived here, with White alone at 80.4% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 19.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.0 points.

A population of 156,926, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,475 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Legislative (Senate) District 4 and Legislative (Senate) District 6.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Legislative (Senate) District 4
Washington
94.1twin score
2008–2012 trajectory% Catholicelasticity
Legislative (Senate) District 6
Washington
93.9twin score
% Catholicelasticity% White
State Senate District 7
Colorado
84.0twin score
12-yr trend2012 margin% Catholic≠ median age

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Washington 9th State Senate District

counties it covers7
Adams CountyAsotin CountyColumbia CountyGarfield CountyLincoln CountySpokane CountyWhitman County

Frequently asked questions

How did Washington 9th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington 9th State Senate District voted Republican by 16.0 points (R+16.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 81,957 votes cast, 32,916 went Democratic and 46,062 went Republican.
How many people live in Washington 9th State Senate District?
Washington 9th State Senate District has a population of 156,926 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington 9th State Senate District?
Median household income in Washington 9th State Senate District is $76,475 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Washington 9th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Washington 9th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.