Washington Legislative (Senate) District 36

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wa-sd-036
State
Washington
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
036
Land Area
16.5 sq mi
Water Area
19.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Washington Legislative (Senate) District 36

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
King County16.32 sq mi99.2%0.8%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Seattle city16.32 sq mi99.2%19.4%

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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 7157,171100.0%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
123,781
Active Voters
112,763 (91.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202667,108 (54.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202498,671 (79.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202279,325 (64.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202084,793 (68.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201866,058 (53.4%)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
159,952 (± 2,955)
Median Age
36.3
Median Household Income
$140,788 (± $6,390)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
98.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
75.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1822,78614.2%
18 to 64117,88173.7%
65 and over19,28512.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11,7627.4%
White, not Hispanic110,83069.3%
Black, not Hispanic2,6771.7%
Asian, not Hispanic20,95113.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2450.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1880.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic9230.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic12,3767.7%

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
144,289
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
122,063

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic133,94692.8%
Hispanic10,3427.2%
White109,50975.9%
Black2,6661.8%
Asian11,8748.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2520.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1860.1%
Two or More Races8540.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic114,18293.5%
Hispanic7,8806.5%
White94,73077.6%
Black3,5582.9%
Asian13,11410.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,9651.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1890.2%
Two or More Races6840.6%

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