Washington Legislative (Senate) District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wa-sd-001
State
Washington
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
001
Land Area
51.6 sq mi
Water Area
2.53 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Washington Legislative (Senate) District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
King County28.13 sq mi54.6%1.3%
Snohomish County23.43 sq mi45.4%1.1%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bothell city13.64 sq mi26.4%100.0%
Maltby CDP7.27 sq mi14.1%37.7%
Kenmore city6.15 sq mi11.9%99.9%
Woodinville city5.61 sq mi10.9%100.0%
Bothell West CDP4.15 sq mi8.0%100.0%
Lake Forest Park city3.52 sq mi6.8%100.0%
Cottage Lake CDP3.27 sq mi6.3%14.4%
Kirkland city2.33 sq mi4.5%13.1%
Brier city2.20 sq mi4.3%100.0%
Martha Lake CDP1.84 sq mi3.6%40.4%
Alderwood Manor CDP1.37 sq mi2.7%71.6%
Bothell East CDP0.21 sq mi0.4%10.0%

Showing all 12 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 1140,94889.7%18.3%89.0%
WA District 713,6308.7%1.8%6.8%
WA District 82,6231.7%0.3%4.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
110,600
Active Voters
103,700 (93.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202645,398 (41.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202485,733 (77.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202267,791 (61.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202079,686 (72.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201860,049 (54.3%)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
161,162 (± 2,690)
Median Age
39.4
Median Household Income
$149,329 (± $5,716)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
59.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1836,12522.4%
18 to 64100,32362.2%
65 and over24,71415.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,3987.7%
White, not Hispanic101,78763.2%
Black, not Hispanic3,9922.5%
Asian, not Hispanic30,09018.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3770.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2590.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,2640.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,9956.8%

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
143,584
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
108,889

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic134,13493.4%
Hispanic9,4496.6%
White101,39070.6%
Black3,6942.6%
Asian19,81913.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native3720.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2700.2%
Two or More Races1,6911.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic102,91794.5%
Hispanic5,9775.5%
White80,94474.3%
Black3,4193.1%
Asian15,89814.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4061.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2680.2%
Two or More Races9980.9%

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