Overview
- District ID
- wa-hd-005
- State
- Washington
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 005
- Land Area
- 763.6 sq mi
- Water Area
- 8.95 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
| County | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of county land |
|---|
| King County | 763.54 sq mi | 100.0% | 36.1% |
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Places
Showing all 18 places
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| WA District 8 | 156,132 | 99.3% | 20.3% | 100.0% |
| WA District 9 | 1,136 | 0.7% | 0.1% | <0.1% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 117,504
- Active Voters
- 110,456 (94.0%)
Party Registration
This state's voter file does not record party registration.
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2025–2026 | 51,624 (43.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2023–2024 | 90,325 (76.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 71,301 (60.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 83,580 (71.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 62,881 (53.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.
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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/02/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".
Demographics
- Total Population
- 156,791 (± 2,972)
- Median Age
- 39.8
- Median Household Income
- $149,321 (± $5,848)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 95.9%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 52.7%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 37,503 | 23.9% |
| 18 to 64 | 96,896 | 61.8% |
| 65 and over | 22,392 | 14.3% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 11,783 | 7.5% |
| White, not Hispanic | 104,571 | 66.7% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 1,952 | 1.2% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 24,453 | 15.6% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 435 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 294 | 0.2% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 1,386 | 0.9% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 11,917 | 7.6% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.
Citizen Voting Age Population
- Total Citizen Population
- 142,287
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 107,040
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 131,699 | 92.6% |
| Hispanic | 10,584 | 7.4% |
| White | 104,184 | 73.2% |
| Black | 1,834 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 15,138 | 10.6% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 436 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 286 | 0.2% |
| Two or More Races | 1,383 | 1.0% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 101,279 | 94.6% |
| Hispanic | 5,763 | 5.4% |
| White | 84,408 | 78.9% |
| Black | 1,900 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 12,324 | 11.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1,637 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 273 | 0.3% |
| Two or More Races | 743 | 0.7% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
