Washington Legislative (Senate) District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wa-sd-006
State
Washington
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
408.7 sq mi
Water Area
5.22 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Washington Legislative (Senate) District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Spokane County408.72 sq mi100.0%23.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Spokane city28.06 sq mi6.9%40.8%
Fairchild AFB CDP6.62 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Airway Heights city6.01 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Fairwood CDP3.99 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Medical Lake city3.37 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Four Lakes CDP3.09 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Mead CDP2.72 sq mi0.7%37.5%
Country Homes CDP1.67 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Town and Country CDP1.20 sq mi0.3%100.0%

Showing all 9 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 5158,883100.0%20.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
115,972
Active Voters
106,374 (91.7%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202639,726 (34.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202480,890 (69.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202260,516 (52.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202075,232 (64.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201855,195 (47.6%)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
162,864 (± 3,089)
Median Age
37.6
Median Household Income
$76,564 (± $3,227)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1838,06423.4%
18 to 6497,72260.0%
65 and over27,07816.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11,7557.2%
White, not Hispanic129,65779.6%
Black, not Hispanic3,8272.3%
Asian, not Hispanic3,8252.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,3750.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2,1221.3%
Some other race, not Hispanic7740.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,5295.9%

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
158,802
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
121,340

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic147,93093.2%
Hispanic10,8756.8%
White130,27582.0%
Black3,7062.3%
Asian3,1992.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3770.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1,6931.1%
Two or More Races1,0950.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic114,14494.1%
Hispanic7,1975.9%
White102,44784.4%
Black3,9803.3%
Asian3,4582.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,8502.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander8440.7%
Two or More Races6210.5%

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