Overview
- District ID
- wa-sd-046
- State
- Washington
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 046
- Land Area
- 17.6 sq mi
- Water Area
- 3.98 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 |
|---|
| King County | 17.63 sq mi | 100.0% | 0.8% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
| Place | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of place land |
|---|
| Seattle city | 17.63 sq mi | 100.0% | 21.0% |
Showing all 1 place
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 7 | 157,135 | 100.0% | 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
- 114,653
- Active Voters
- 105,366 (91.9%)
Party Registration
This state's voter file does not record party registration.
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2025–2026 | 60,203 (52.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2023–2024 | 88,569 (77.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 70,916 (61.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 77,697 (67.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 60,762 (53.0%) | 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
- 160,235 (± 3,715)
- Median Age
- 34.7
- Median Household Income
- $120,264 (± $3,773)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 97.1%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 71.8%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 23,827 | 14.9% |
| 18 to 64 | 114,910 | 71.7% |
| 65 and over | 21,498 | 13.4% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 13,624 | 8.5% |
| White, not Hispanic | 100,832 | 62.9% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 6,718 | 4.2% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 25,333 | 15.8% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 365 | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 300 | 0.2% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 1,091 | 0.7% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 11,972 | 7.5% |
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
- 145,223
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 122,021
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 134,035 | 92.3% |
| Hispanic | 11,183 | 7.7% |
| White | 100,473 | 69.2% |
| Black | 5,661 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 17,606 | 12.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 364 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 282 | 0.2% |
| Two or More Races | 891 | 0.6% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 113,738 | 93.2% |
| Hispanic | 8,281 | 6.8% |
| White | 86,817 | 71.1% |
| Black | 5,646 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 18,988 | 15.6% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1,418 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 249 | 0.2% |
| Two or More Races | 734 | 0.6% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
