Washington Legislative (Senate) District 15

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wa-sd-015
State
Washington
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
015
Land Area
2,277.2 sq mi
Water Area
13.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Washington Legislative (Senate) District 15

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Yakima County2082.80 sq mi91.5%48.5%
Benton County194.50 sq mi8.5%11.4%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Yakima city19.99 sq mi0.9%71.2%
Terrace Heights CDP10.52 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Ahtanum CDP7.90 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Gleed CDP5.41 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Prosser city4.66 sq mi0.2%90.1%
Selah city4.58 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Summitview CDP4.42 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Tampico CDP3.99 sq mi0.2%96.6%
Moxee city2.37 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Cliffdell CDP1.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Zillah city1.82 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Eschbach CDP1.17 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Donald CDP1.07 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Nile CDP0.92 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Naches town0.87 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Buena CDP0.87 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Tieton city0.86 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cowiche CDP0.83 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Outlook CDP0.13 sq mi<0.1%99.7%

Showing all 19 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 4156,795100.0%20.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
102,710
Active Voters
97,108 (94.5%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202631,224 (30.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202470,877 (69.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202253,156 (51.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202068,483 (66.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201849,565 (48.3%)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
160,928 (± 2,761)
Median Age
36.7
Median Household Income
$80,764 (± $3,427)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1841,64225.9%
18 to 6491,79557.0%
65 and over27,49117.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)59,67037.1%
White, not Hispanic89,86155.8%
Black, not Hispanic1,3030.8%
Asian, not Hispanic1,8911.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic9150.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1310.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic7200.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,4374.0%

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
149,136
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
108,073

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic100,35567.3%
Hispanic48,77932.7%
White91,38561.3%
Black1,2250.8%
Asian1,6311.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native9140.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1330.1%
Two or More Races2580.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic80,57774.6%
Hispanic27,49425.4%
White74,46968.9%
Black1,6021.5%
Asian1,9471.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,2752.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander990.1%
Two or More Races1940.2%

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