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1876–2024
Legislative (Senate) District 16·Washington

Washington 16th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

A reliably Republican corridor anchored by rural Yakima Valley communities

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WA
Latest
R+18
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
242,504
2024 ACS

Washington 16th State Senate District, Washington: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
242,5042024 5-year
Median household income
$84,0392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
60.3%2024 5-year
Black
1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
37.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+23 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+47 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−18.4%
38,92257,16499,298
R
−15.6%
41,38557,379102,427
R
−19.9%
28,34044,74082,215
R
−23.5%
28,65547,01678,163
R
−22.3%
27,34643,36271,969
R
−31.6%
21,57141,94564,455
R
−30.0%
19,20236,53557,711
R
−8.3%
20,88125,19552,080
R
−7.3%
17,38421,12650,916
R
−19.9%
17,96127,03745,669
R
−32.3%
16,41632,36649,449
R
−32.3%
14,00629,43847,834
R
−21.5%
15,90824,98942,231
R
−31.0%
13,06325,71840,826
R
−15.5%
14,10219,92637,547
D
+15.6%
22,27816,26238,624
R
−12.0%
16,78821,37738,241
R
−16.4%
15,02020,91535,948
R
−24.4%
12,32120,30532,760
D
+4.6%
12,88711,73425,032
R
−4.1%
9,41010,21719,734
R
−5.9%
8,88510,00519,004
D
+22.8%
9,5225,81616,234
D
+13.4%
8,1276,13914,814
R
−38.1%
4,0759,13313,286
R
−36.6%
2,0756,86313,090
R
−35.2%
3,2967,59412,207
D
+3.6%
6,1455,69712,480
O
+9.9%
3,6052,51710,966
R
−23.2%
2,3003,7886,416
R
−46.7%
1,1753,3854,733
R
−16.0%
1,5592,1693,824
D
+5.5%
1,8261,6333,500
R
−0.8%
1,3661,3893,005
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.2%
English
11.6%
Irish
7.7%
American
3.8%
Scottish
2.3%
French
2.3%
Italian
2.0%
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: 34.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
1.8%
75–84
2.3%
4.4%
65–74
4.5%
5.2%
55–64
5.1%
5.6%
45–54
5.2%
7.1%
35–44
6.2%
7.2%
25–34
6.4%
5.4%
18–24
5.1%
10.2%
5–17
9.9%
3.4%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$84,039
Legislative (Senate) District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Legislative (Senate) District 16$84,039
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.4%
Working age (18–64)11.1%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
67.2%
speak English only
Spanish29.2%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
22.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
19.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.7%
Mainline Protestant
1.5%
Baptist
1.2%
Methodist
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington's 16th Senate District, centered in the Yakima Valley, has posted Republican presidential margins exceeding 20 points in recent cycles, driven by an agricultural economy and a population that skews rural and working-class.

The Republican margin in Washington 16th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-seven points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $84,039, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 242,504 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Legislative (Senate) District 16, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Legislative (Senate) District 16, Washington voted Republican by 18.4 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 99,298 votes cast, 38,922 went Democratic and 57,164 went Republican.
What is Legislative (Senate) District 16, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Legislative (Senate) District 16, 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 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Legislative (Senate) District 16, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Legislative (Senate) District 16, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Legislative (Senate) District 16, Washington?
Legislative (Senate) District 16, Washington has a population of 242,504 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 16, Washington?
Median household income in Legislative (Senate) District 16, Washington is $84,039 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Legislative (Senate) District 16, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Legislative (Senate) District 16, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.