Washington Legislative (Senate) District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wa-sd-002
State
Washington
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
993.5 sq mi
Water Area
17.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Washington Legislative (Senate) District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pierce County734.57 sq mi73.9%44.0%
Thurston County258.95 sq mi26.1%35.8%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Graham CDP35.35 sq mi3.6%82.8%
Clear Lake CDP8.49 sq mi0.9%100.0%
South Creek CDP7.68 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Frederickson CDP7.36 sq mi0.7%65.1%
Elk Plain CDP7.26 sq mi0.7%86.7%
Yelm city5.71 sq mi0.6%98.3%
La Grande CDP4.26 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Kapowsin CDP4.12 sq mi0.4%100.0%
North Yelm CDP3.31 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Alder CDP3.21 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Nisqually Indian Community CDP3.05 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Ashford CDP2.47 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Eatonville town1.83 sq mi0.2%99.8%
Rainier city1.74 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Tenino city1.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tanglewilde CDP1.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
McKenna CDP1.09 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bucoda town0.58 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Spanaway CDP0.56 sq mi0.1%6.4%
Roy city0.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lacey city0.26 sq mi<0.1%1.4%
South Hill CDP0.20 sq mi<0.1%1.1%
Elbe CDP0.06 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 23 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 1069,67944.3%9.1%6.2%
WA District 867,12442.7%8.7%72.8%
WA District 320,36513.0%2.6%20.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
120,022
Active Voters
110,893 (92.4%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202631,680 (26.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202480,397 (67.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202257,806 (48.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202075,336 (62.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201850,172 (41.8%)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
159,524 (± 4,146)
Median Age
37.5
Median Household Income
$104,467 (± $2,858)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1839,66824.9%
18 to 6497,20160.9%
65 and over22,65514.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)20,45712.8%
White, not Hispanic104,42265.5%
Black, not Hispanic6,7544.2%
Asian, not Hispanic8,2195.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,8131.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3,4432.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0810.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic13,3358.4%

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
154,367
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
114,951

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic135,94988.1%
Hispanic18,41511.9%
White105,96868.6%
Black6,4934.2%
Asian7,1244.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6811.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3,1032.0%
Two or More Races2,9701.9%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic104,16590.6%
Hispanic10,7869.4%
White83,56672.7%
Black6,3515.5%
Asian7,4536.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,1382.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1,8221.6%
Two or More Races1,8871.6%

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