Washington Legislative (Senate) District 20

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wa-sd-020
State
Washington
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
020
Land Area
3,134 sq mi
Water Area
61.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Washington Legislative (Senate) District 20

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lewis County1842.76 sq mi58.8%76.7%
Cowlitz County890.92 sq mi28.4%78.1%
Clark County363.94 sq mi11.6%57.9%
Thurston County36.33 sq mi1.2%5.0%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Hockinson CDP13.64 sq mi0.4%99.0%
Amboy CDP9.98 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Venersborg CDP8.54 sq mi0.3%79.8%
Centralia city7.62 sq mi0.2%97.6%
Ridgefield city7.34 sq mi0.2%97.3%
Chehalis city5.81 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lewisville CDP4.85 sq mi0.2%89.5%
Woodland city4.11 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fords Prairie CDP3.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kalama city3.57 sq mi0.1%99.1%
Napavine city2.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
La Center city2.59 sq mi0.1%98.5%
Onalaska CDP1.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Packwood CDP1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Morton city0.82 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mossyrock city0.69 sq mi<0.1%91.7%
Mineral CDP0.67 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cougar CDP0.58 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Yacolt town0.57 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Toledo city0.39 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Grand Mound CDP0.09 sq mi<0.1%2.2%
Orchards CDP0.08 sq mi<0.1%1.6%
Felida CDP0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

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 3156,62799.7%20.4%100.0%
WA District 104500.3%0.1%<0.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
128,613
Active Voters
120,702 (93.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202641,519 (32.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202496,989 (75.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202274,877 (58.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202087,381 (67.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201862,036 (48.2%)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
163,631 (± 3,228)
Median Age
40.8
Median Household Income
$90,896 (± $3,638)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1839,22524.0%
18 to 6492,03456.2%
65 and over32,37219.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)15,0239.2%
White, not Hispanic135,20882.6%
Black, not Hispanic1,0080.6%
Asian, not Hispanic2,4571.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,0460.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3560.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic8250.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,7084.7%

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
159,677
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
120,745

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic147,27692.2%
Hispanic12,3987.8%
White137,30086.0%
Black1,0340.6%
Asian1,9781.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0220.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3540.2%
Two or More Races5330.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic114,23894.6%
Hispanic6,5075.4%
White107,13988.7%
Black1,2141.0%
Asian2,3972.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,8352.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3050.3%
Two or More Races3620.3%

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