Legislative (Senate) District 19 State Senate District (WA) — Elections 1876–2024

Washington 19th State Senate District, Washington: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 107,3992024 5-year
Median household income: $73,0382024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.8%2024 5-year
Black: 1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+43 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+56 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

6 counties · 1 D · 5 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	−10.6%	25,141	31,316	58,364
2020	R	−10.3%	25,430	31,471	58,637
2016	R	−11.6%	17,825	23,151	45,750
2012	D	+4.5%	22,308	20,335	44,274
2008	D	+7.7%	23,540	20,095	44,724
2004	R	−0.5%	20,553	20,777	42,142
2000	R	−0.2%	17,882	17,940	38,001
1996	D	+17.2%	18,308	12,154	35,851
1992	D	+13.2%	15,612	10,809	36,257
1988	D	+11.4%	17,002	13,477	30,974
1984	R	−0.1%	15,961	15,991	32,513
1980	R	−3.4%	12,995	14,054	31,013
1976	D	+10.5%	15,421	12,387	28,997
1972	R	−4.8%	12,844	14,210	28,401
1968	D	+14.2%	14,087	10,370	26,178
1964	D	+43.2%	18,670	7,379	26,158
1960	D	+4.3%	13,899	12,756	26,786
1956	R	−1.7%	13,505	13,979	27,536
1952	R	−5.5%	12,864	14,373	27,428
1948	D	+15.2%	13,620	9,872	24,658
1944	D	+19.3%	13,314	8,992	22,436
1940	D	+22.0%	15,060	9,581	24,891
1936	D	+41.2%	15,070	5,978	22,067
1932	D	+23.8%	10,286	5,772	19,006
1928	R	−36.2%	4,981	10,742	15,917
1924	R	−49.1%	1,555	8,153	13,451
1920	R	−34.6%	2,781	6,930	11,985
1916	R	−13.9%	4,741	6,457	12,377
1912	O	−10.2%	2,565	3,675	10,932
1908	R	−40.9%	1,503	4,059	6,246
1904	R	−56.4%	847	3,743	5,131
1900	R	−27.8%	1,414	2,581	4,198
1896	R	−4.9%	2,010	2,218	4,279
1892	R	−10.1%	1,411	1,806	3,897
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

15.9%

English

12.9%

Irish

10.6%

American

5.6%

Scottish

2.9%

Italian

2.4%

French

2.1%

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: 45.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.3%

3.4%

75–84

3.6%

7.2%

65–74

7.9%

7.1%

55–64

7.4%

5.9%

45–54

5.7%

6.2%

35–44

5.9%

5.8%

25–34

5.6%

3.5%

18–24

3.1%

7.5%

5–17

7.3%

2.5%

2.3%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$73,038

Legislative (Senate) District 19 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Legislative (Senate) District 19$73,038

Washington$98,141

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.2%

Working age (18–64)12.1%

Seniors (65+)9.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.9%

speak English only

Spanish6.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%

Other Indo-European1.3%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

18.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.8%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Baptist

1.3%

Methodist

0.9%

Non-Christian

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering agricultural stretches of south-central Washington, this district returned a 32-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a predominantly rural, Latino and white working-class electorate with deep roots in the region's farming economy.

The Democratic margin in Washington 19th State Senate District has rarely exceeded forty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-six points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eleven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $73,038 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington vote in 2024?

In 2024, Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington voted Republican by 10.6 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 58,364 votes cast, 25,141 went Democratic and 31,316 went Republican.

What is Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.

When did Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington?

Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington has a population of 107,399 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 19, Washington?

Median household income in Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington is $73,038 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.

What is the political history of Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Washington 19th State Senate District delivered R+11 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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