Legislative (Senate) District 13 State Senate District (WA) — Elections 1876–2024

Washington 13th State Senate District, Washington: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+27MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: PopulistAkashic typology
Population: 145,8002024 5-year
Median household income: $73,5422024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 64.3%2024 5-year
Black: 1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 33.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+54 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+45 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 0 D · 4 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−27.3%	21,440	38,327	61,907
2020	R	−24.0%	23,040	38,189	63,129
2016	R	−26.9%	15,154	28,114	48,128
2012	R	−23.1%	16,700	27,175	45,427
2008	R	−19.6%	17,435	26,198	44,656
2004	R	−29.1%	14,321	26,395	41,447
2000	R	−28.9%	12,424	23,205	37,346
1996	R	−6.8%	13,558	15,862	33,869
1992	R	−2.5%	12,524	13,357	33,748
1988	R	−10.3%	12,687	15,647	28,823
1984	R	−26.8%	10,963	19,187	30,651
1980	R	−23.3%	9,604	16,254	28,510
1976	R	−4.9%	12,439	13,776	27,331
1972	R	−19.7%	9,616	14,656	25,581
1968	R	−6.8%	9,540	11,093	22,762
1964	D	+19.2%	13,503	9,144	22,667
1960	R	−2.4%	11,476	12,031	23,553
1956	R	−4.9%	10,466	11,535	22,016
1952	R	−8.3%	8,231	9,736	18,025
1948	D	+20.5%	8,595	5,591	14,626
1944	D	+13.0%	6,610	5,087	11,753
1940	D	+29.3%	9,225	5,027	14,327
1936	D	+54.5%	9,554	2,705	12,575
1932	D	+31.1%	5,788	2,888	9,333
1928	R	−24.7%	2,849	4,741	7,660
1924	R	−34.0%	808	3,244	7,167
1920	R	−32.0%	1,856	4,334	7,751
1916	D	+8.2%	4,287	3,592	8,506
1912	O	+7.9%	2,289	1,656	7,987
1908	R	−23.2%	1,155	1,976	3,536
1904	R	−45.5%	606	2,000	3,066
1900	R	−8.3%	1,018	1,211	2,315
1896	D	+13.1%	1,419	1,087	2,533
1892	R	−3.0%	829	899	2,371
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

13.4%

English

11.6%

Irish

8.5%

American

3.7%

Scottish

2.2%

Italian

2.1%

French

1.1%

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: 34.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.8%

2.2%

75–84

2.5%

4.7%

65–74

4.7%

5.7%

55–64

5.7%

5.5%

45–54

5.3%

6.1%

35–44

5.5%

7.2%

25–34

6.2%

6.4%

18–24

6.5%

9.4%

5–17

8.9%

3.0%

3.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$73,542

Legislative (Senate) District 13 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Legislative (Senate) District 13$73,542

Washington$98,141

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

15.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.4%

Working age (18–64)14.9%

Seniors (65+)9.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

73.4%

speak English only

Spanish24.3%

Other Indo-European1.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

21.4%

Other Christian

15.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.6%

Mainline Protestant

1.3%

Baptist

0.9%

Methodist

0.4%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in rural eastern Washington, this district delivered a 43-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most reliably right-leaning constituencies in the state senate map.

The Democratic margin in Washington 13th State Senate District peaked at fifty-four points in 1936. By 1968 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-seven points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $73,542 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% 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 13, Washington vote in 2024?

In 2024, Legislative (Senate) District 13, Washington voted Republican by 27.3 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 61,907 votes cast, 21,440 went Democratic and 38,327 went Republican.

What is Legislative (Senate) District 13, Washington's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Legislative (Senate) District 13, Washington as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.

When did Legislative (Senate) District 13, Washington last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Legislative (Senate) District 13, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Legislative (Senate) District 13, Washington?

Legislative (Senate) District 13, Washington has a population of 145,800 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 13, Washington?

Median household income in Legislative (Senate) District 13, Washington is $73,542 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.

What is the political history of Legislative (Senate) District 13, Washington?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Legislative (Senate) District 13, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Washington 13th State Senate District peaked at D+54; 2024 delivered R+27.

Key facts

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