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1876–2024
Legislative (Senate) District 28·Washington

Washington 28th State Senate District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

A suburban Puget Sound district anchored by strong Democratic margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WA
Latest
D+11
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
89,159
2024 ACS

Washington 28th State Senate District, Washington: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
89,1592024 5-year
Median household income
$99,5642024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
64.0%2024 5-year
Black
7.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+44 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+54 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+10.7%
22,53818,03642,128
D
+11.2%
23,91218,95044,476
D
+7.1%
16,53514,07134,503
D
+11.0%
17,86714,22933,057
D
+12.2%
17,42513,57731,580
D
+2.4%
15,16414,45130,073
D
+7.4%
13,24911,35025,773
D
+13.2%
11,5868,55822,912
D
+10.3%
9,7997,41923,111
D
+1.3%
9,2669,02518,638
R
−17.1%
7,61910,81818,698
R
−14.6%
6,1768,64916,916
D
+2.2%
7,4987,15615,252
R
−18.5%
5,4568,07614,190
D
+15.6%
6,9644,92913,007
D
+35.3%
8,1053,84912,073
D
+5.8%
6,1625,48111,833
D
+0.6%
5,5325,47011,073
R
−0.3%
5,3805,41610,907
D
+17.9%
4,8563,2968,701
D
+25.1%
5,1053,0318,277
D
+30.5%
4,9522,6067,697
D
+43.9%
4,6951,7576,698
D
+29.8%
3,6851,8216,261
R
−33.9%
1,6683,4265,189
R
−38.3%
4062,0494,295
R
−32.4%
7922,1134,072
D
+5.6%
1,8151,6083,716
O
+1.1%
6576253,034
R
−33.4%
4731,0481,723
R
−53.7%
2259371,326
R
−24.2%
3556011,015
D
+8.9%
534446987
R
−3.1%
3473791,022
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.8%
English
11.1%
Irish
10.2%
American
3.7%
Italian
3.4%
Scottish
2.6%
French
2.5%
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: 37.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
1.9%
75–84
2.4%
4.3%
65–74
4.8%
5.8%
55–64
6.0%
5.9%
45–54
5.9%
7.3%
35–44
7.2%
7.9%
25–34
7.4%
4.7%
18–24
4.0%
8.7%
5–17
8.3%
3.1%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$99,564
Legislative (Senate) District 28 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Legislative (Senate) District 28$99,564
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.2%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.7%
speak English only
Spanish6.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.6%
Other Indo-European3.2%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
22.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.7%
Non-Christian
4.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.5%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Baptist
1.1%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington's 28th Senate District, centered in the Pierce County suburbs south of Tacoma, has posted consistent double-digit Democratic presidential margins, reflecting a district where dense residential growth and a diverse workforce have steadily shifted partisan lean over the past decade.

The Democratic margin in Washington 28th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-four points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was eleven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $99,564, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 89,159 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Legislative (Senate) District 28, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Legislative (Senate) District 28, Washington voted Democratic by 10.7 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 42,128 votes cast, 22,538 went Democratic and 18,036 went Republican.
What is Legislative (Senate) District 28, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Legislative (Senate) District 28, Washington as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Legislative (Senate) District 28, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Legislative (Senate) District 28, Washington voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Legislative (Senate) District 28, Washington?
Legislative (Senate) District 28, Washington has a population of 89,159 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 28, Washington?
Median household income in Legislative (Senate) District 28, Washington is $99,564 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Legislative (Senate) District 28, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Legislative (Senate) District 28, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.