Washington Legislative (Senate) District 49

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wa-sd-049
State
Washington
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
049
Land Area
48 sq mi
Water Area
8.66 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Washington Legislative (Senate) District 49

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Clark County48.01 sq mi100.0%7.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Vancouver city35.71 sq mi74.4%73.2%
Minnehaha CDP2.21 sq mi4.6%100.0%
Hazel Dell CDP2.12 sq mi4.4%43.9%

Showing all 3 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 3156,752100.0%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
110,003
Active Voters
97,330 (88.5%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202632,532 (29.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202472,264 (65.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202249,871 (45.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202062,207 (56.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201840,975 (37.2%)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
160,893 (± 2,464)
Median Age
37.1
Median Household Income
$81,089 (± $1,816)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1833,56320.9%
18 to 64101,33763.0%
65 and over25,99316.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)27,29417.0%
White, not Hispanic107,10366.6%
Black, not Hispanic5,5543.5%
Asian, not Hispanic7,0934.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6710.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1,8881.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic7960.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,4946.5%

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
151,740
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
119,014

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic129,66985.5%
Hispanic22,07114.5%
White107,04270.5%
Black5,6633.7%
Asian5,7413.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native6840.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1,4621.0%
Two or More Races2,3771.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic106,68989.6%
Hispanic12,32210.4%
White90,07075.7%
Black5,4504.6%
Asian6,4535.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,1981.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander9880.8%
Two or More Races1,5481.3%

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