Washington Legislative (House) District 47

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wa-hd-047
State
Washington
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
047
Land Area
62.6 sq mi
Water Area
2.02 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Washington Legislative (House) District 47

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
King County62.57 sq mi100.0%3.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Auburn city15.65 sq mi25.0%52.9%
Kent city13.17 sq mi21.0%38.9%
Lake Morton-Berrydale CDP7.61 sq mi12.2%61.7%
Covington city5.93 sq mi9.5%100.0%
Shadow Lake CDP5.08 sq mi8.1%97.8%
Lake Holm CDP3.62 sq mi5.8%43.3%
Fairwood CDP0.37 sq mi0.6%9.2%

Showing all 7 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 878,51150.0%10.2%68.8%
WA District 978,49150.0%10.2%31.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
100,832
Active Voters
93,918 (93.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202631,041 (30.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202466,927 (66.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202248,917 (48.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202064,599 (64.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201844,990 (44.6%)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
155,639 (± 2,910)
Median Age
37.1
Median Household Income
$106,938 (± $4,384)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1837,60824.2%
18 to 6497,57762.7%
65 and over20,45413.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)20,89813.4%
White, not Hispanic77,52849.8%
Black, not Hispanic13,5148.7%
Asian, not Hispanic28,30618.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,0930.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2,2841.5%
Some other race, not Hispanic5010.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,5157.4%

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
135,901
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
101,069

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic120,23888.5%
Hispanic15,66311.5%
White75,04355.2%
Black12,2839.0%
Asian20,96615.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0430.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1,6101.2%
Two or More Races1,3471.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic92,62191.6%
Hispanic8,4468.4%
White60,84960.2%
Black9,7369.6%
Asian18,77018.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6831.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander9100.9%
Two or More Races7260.7%

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