Overview
- District ID
- wa-sd-003
- State
- Washington
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 003
- Land Area
- 40.7 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0.62 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
| County | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of county land |
|---|
| Spokane County | 40.70 sq mi | 100.0% | 2.3% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
| Place | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of place land |
|---|
| Spokane city | 40.70 sq mi | 100.0% | 59.2% |
Showing all 1 place
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| WA District 5 | 156,591 | 100.0% | 20.2% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 111,139
- Active Voters
- 100,115 (90.1%)
Party Registration
This state's voter file does not record party registration.
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2025–2026 | 47,123 (42.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2023–2024 | 78,811 (70.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 59,700 (53.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 73,034 (65.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 55,664 (50.1%) | 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
- 155,130 (± 2,272)
- Median Age
- 37.5
- Median Household Income
- $71,749 (± $1,735)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 94.4%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 38.9%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 30,060 | 19.4% |
| 18 to 64 | 99,676 | 64.3% |
| 65 and over | 25,394 | 16.4% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 12,943 | 8.3% |
| White, not Hispanic | 120,761 | 77.8% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 4,358 | 2.8% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 3,929 | 2.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 1,239 | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 768 | 0.5% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 745 | 0.5% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 10,387 | 6.7% |
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
- 150,868
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 121,426
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 138,737 | 92.0% |
| Hispanic | 12,129 | 8.0% |
| White | 120,835 | 80.1% |
| Black | 4,197 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 2,961 | 2.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1,243 | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 336 | 0.2% |
| Two or More Races | 1,086 | 0.7% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 113,615 | 93.6% |
| Hispanic | 7,808 | 6.4% |
| White | 101,267 | 83.4% |
| Black | 4,540 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 3,833 | 3.2% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 3,320 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 176 | 0.1% |
| Two or More Races | 631 | 0.5% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
