Washington 39th State Senate District, Washington: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+17%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+17MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 629,1892024 5-year
- Median household income
- $107,2702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Legislative (Senate) District 39, WAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 178,566 | 125,150 | 316,136 | ||
| D | 189,838 | 129,967 | 331,438 | ||
| D | 136,179 | 99,714 | 266,819 | ||
| D | 139,918 | 102,910 | 250,877 | ||
| D | 140,355 | 98,736 | 243,939 | ||
| D | 117,276 | 104,630 | 225,622 | ||
| D | 96,812 | 86,108 | 192,581 | ||
| D | 82,761 | 64,186 | 170,924 | ||
| D | 67,912 | 53,798 | 172,881 | ||
| R | 62,387 | 65,706 | 130,104 | ||
| R | 52,812 | 71,477 | 125,919 | ||
| R | 41,531 | 53,825 | 109,486 | ||
| R | 44,970 | 45,115 | 93,742 | ||
| R | 32,092 | 48,955 | 85,162 | ||
| D | 35,990 | 31,098 | 72,937 | ||
| D | 46,006 | 22,861 | 69,191 | ||
| D | 33,212 | 31,132 | 64,776 | ||
| R | 27,510 | 28,870 | 56,620 | ||
| R | 24,616 | 26,245 | 51,347 | ||
| D | 23,691 | 17,472 | 43,999 | ||
| D | 24,843 | 16,030 | 41,343 | ||
| D | 24,471 | 15,243 | 40,343 | ||
| D | 23,661 | 9,946 | 35,241 | ||
| D | 18,476 | 9,362 | 30,933 | ||
| R | 6,996 | 17,304 | 24,775 | ||
| R | 1,551 | 10,793 | 22,271 | ||
| R | 3,460 | 11,198 | 21,484 | ||
| D | 9,398 | 8,853 | 21,267 | ||
| O | 4,048 | 3,914 | 19,712 | ||
| R | 3,071 | 5,988 | 10,699 | ||
| R | 1,620 | 6,321 | 8,910 | ||
| R | 2,570 | 3,379 | 6,301 | ||
| D | 3,151 | 2,241 | 5,445 | ||
| R | 1,648 | 1,988 | 5,116 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.8%
English
12.2%
Irish
9.6%
American
3.2%
Italian
3.1%
Scottish
2.8%
French
2.3%
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: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$107,270
Legislative (Senate) District 39 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Legislative (Senate) District 39$107,270
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.5%
Working age (18–64)8.1%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.1%
speak English only
Spanish8.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander7.5%
Other Indo-European5.0%
Other languages1.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Washington's 39th Senate District stretches from the outer edges of the Puget Sound metro into rural Snohomish and Skagit County terrain, producing presidential margins that reflect its mix of exurban growth and established agricultural communities.
The Democratic margin in Washington 39th State Senate District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at thirty-nine points in 1936; the 2024 margin was seventeen points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $107,270, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Legislative (Senate) District 39, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Legislative (Senate) District 39, Washington voted Democratic by 16.9 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 316,136 votes cast, 178,566 went Democratic and 125,150 went Republican.
What is Legislative (Senate) District 39, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Legislative (Senate) District 39, Washington as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Legislative (Senate) District 39, Washington last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Legislative (Senate) District 39, Washington voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Legislative (Senate) District 39, Washington?
Legislative (Senate) District 39, Washington has a population of 629,189 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 39, Washington?
Median household income in Legislative (Senate) District 39, Washington is $107,270 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Legislative (Senate) District 39, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Legislative (Senate) District 39, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.