Overview
- District ID
- wa-sd-028
- State
- Washington
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 028
- Land Area
- 156.9 sq mi
- Water Area
- 36.7 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 |
|---|
| Pierce County | 156.83 sq mi | 100.0% | 9.4% |
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Places
Showing all 13 places
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 10 | 155,141 | 98.6% | 20.2% | 92.6% |
| WA District 8 | 2,234 | 1.4% | 0.3% | 7.4% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 96,208
- Active Voters
- 84,311 (87.6%)
Party Registration
This state's voter file does not record party registration.
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2025–2026 | 28,794 (29.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2023–2024 | 62,616 (65.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 45,637 (47.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 58,029 (60.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 39,771 (41.3%) | 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
- 156,510 (± 2,140)
- Median Age
- 33.3
- Median Household Income
- $86,693 (± $2,353)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 92.8%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 33.2%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 34,503 | 22.0% |
| 18 to 64 | 99,729 | 63.7% |
| 65 and over | 22,278 | 14.2% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 25,641 | 16.4% |
| White, not Hispanic | 82,673 | 52.8% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 15,889 | 10.2% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 11,654 | 7.4% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 743 | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 3,270 | 2.1% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 864 | 0.6% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 15,776 | 10.1% |
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
- 148,030
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 114,360
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 125,591 | 84.8% |
| Hispanic | 22,437 | 15.2% |
| White | 82,859 | 56.0% |
| Black | 15,181 | 10.3% |
| Asian | 10,056 | 6.8% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 740 | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 2,719 | 1.8% |
| Two or More Races | 4,018 | 2.7% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 100,849 | 88.2% |
| Hispanic | 13,505 | 11.8% |
| White | 69,434 | 60.7% |
| Black | 14,051 | 12.3% |
| Asian | 11,231 | 9.8% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 2,250 | 2.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1,643 | 1.4% |
| Two or More Races | 2,354 | 2.1% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
