Washington Legislative (House) District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wa-hd-038
State
Washington
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
038
Land Area
75.2 sq mi
Water Area
45.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Washington Legislative (House) District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Snohomish County75.22 sq mi100.0%3.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Everett city23.73 sq mi31.5%70.6%
Marysville city12.49 sq mi16.6%60.2%
Lake Goodwin CDP1.28 sq mi1.7%22.8%
Hat Island CDP0.69 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Eastmont CDP0.54 sq mi0.7%10.5%

Showing all 5 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 2105,30867.2%13.7%83.0%
WA District 151,28932.8%6.6%17.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
104,355
Active Voters
96,246 (92.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202631,837 (30.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202470,739 (67.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202251,558 (49.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202067,303 (64.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201845,969 (44.1%)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
159,943 (± 2,053)
Median Age
38.5
Median Household Income
$91,237 (± $2,867)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1832,24120.2%
18 to 64103,53464.7%
65 and over24,16815.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)28,19217.6%
White, not Hispanic94,48259.1%
Black, not Hispanic7,1654.5%
Asian, not Hispanic14,4009.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2,4811.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic9880.6%
Some other race, not Hispanic8610.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,3747.1%

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
144,508
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
113,820

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic123,65385.6%
Hispanic20,85114.4%
White94,44865.4%
Black6,0044.2%
Asian10,7847.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,4861.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander5230.4%
Two or More Races2,0131.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic102,72590.3%
Hispanic11,0959.7%
White81,30171.4%
Black5,5844.9%
Asian10,4679.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native4,0663.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3320.3%
Two or More Races1,0490.9%

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