Washington Legislative (House) District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wa-hd-009
State
Washington
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
009
Land Area
9,335.3 sq mi
Water Area
75.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Washington Legislative (House) District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lincoln County2310.60 sq mi24.8%100.0%
Whitman County2159.26 sq mi23.1%100.0%
Adams County1794.22 sq mi19.2%93.2%
Columbia County868.58 sq mi9.3%100.0%
Spokane County855.72 sq mi9.2%48.5%
Garfield County710.84 sq mi7.6%100.0%
Asotin County636.08 sq mi6.8%100.0%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Clarkston Heights-Vineland CDP11.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pullman city10.93 sq mi0.1%98.3%
Cheney city4.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Colfax city3.78 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Othello city2.81 sq mi<0.1%58.7%
West Clarkston-Highland CDP2.81 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Steptoe CDP2.22 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Clarkston city2.06 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pomeroy city1.78 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ritzville city1.75 sq mi<0.1%79.3%
Davenport city1.67 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dayton city1.44 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Wilbur town1.32 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Tekoa city1.23 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Asotin city1.14 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lind town1.10 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sprague city1.05 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Palouse city1.05 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Oakesdale town1.04 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Garfield town0.94 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Uniontown town0.92 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
LaCrosse town0.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Odessa town0.81 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
St. John town0.67 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rockford town0.66 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 45 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
WA District 5150,19695.7%19.4%100.0%
WA District 46,7494.3%0.9%<0.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
111,703
Active Voters
102,418 (91.7%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202643,192 (38.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202482,750 (74.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202265,119 (58.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202075,112 (67.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201857,593 (51.6%)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
158,812 (± 1,957)
Median Age
36.9
Median Household Income
$76,475 (± $3,094)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
38.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1831,83520.0%
18 to 6497,83261.6%
65 and over29,14518.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16,03910.1%
White, not Hispanic123,96478.1%
Black, not Hispanic1,8051.1%
Asian, not Hispanic5,5283.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic9870.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2020.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0350.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,2525.8%

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
153,166
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
121,827

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic139,58491.1%
Hispanic13,5858.9%
White125,66482.0%
Black1,5751.0%
Asian3,9262.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native9980.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1840.1%
Two or More Races1,0810.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic113,28093.0%
Hispanic8,5507.0%
White102,99584.5%
Black2,2711.9%
Asian4,6793.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,3581.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1520.1%
Two or More Races8140.7%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).