congressional districtWashington 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+8.4
2008D+18.8
2012D+16.2
2016D+18.0
2020D+22.8
2024D+23.5
net swing · 2004→2024D+15.1D+8.4 → D+23.5
vs. U.S. · 2024D+25.0D+23.5 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 72.4% of 583,957 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
253,107
153,576
16,209
422,892
583,957
72.4%
2020
263,093
162,797
14,641
440,531
558,416†
78.9%
2016
190,749
128,460
27,630
346,839
519,602†
66.8%
2012
190,229
135,680
11,624
337,533
493,525†
68.4%
2008
193,375
131,064
6,783
331,222
477,374†
69.4%
2004
161,446
135,919
5,572
302,937
461,223†
65.7%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupWA-2WashingtonUnited States
German15.1%14.5%12.5%
English14.0%12.1%9.5%
Irish10.6%9.8%9.4%
Norwegian5.3%4.0%—
Scottish3.4%2.6%1.3%
Italian3.3%3.1%4.8%
American3.2%3.8%5.3%
Dutch2.2%——
Mexican9.3%10.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%0.4%—
Salvadoran0.3%0.4%0.7%
Spanish0.3%0.3%—
Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
Filipino1.7%1.5%0.9%
Asian Indian1.5%2.0%1.4%
Chinese1.3%2.2%1.3%
Vietnamese0.7%1.1%0.6%
Korean0.6%0.9%0.4%
African American†1.2%2.3%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
WA-2
Washington
United States
Median age
40.3
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
9.8%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.2%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
WA-2
Washington
United States
Median household income
$90,029
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.0%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.0%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
WA-2
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.3%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
7.5%
9.1%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.0%
1.5%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.4%
2.1%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
WA-2
Washington
United States
Catholic
—
10.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
20.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
58.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Washington 2nd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+8.4%
2008
+18.8%
2012
+16.2%
2016
+18.0%
2020
+22.8%
2024
+23.5%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
2
D
63.8%263,750
35.9%148,167
413,220
2022
2
D
60.1%202,980
39.8%134,335
337,923
2020
2
D
63.1%255,252
36.7%148,384
404,598
2018
2
D
71.3%210,187
0.0%0
294,833
2016
2
D
64.0%208,314
36.0%117,094
325,408
2014
2
D
60.6%122,173
39.4%79,518
201,691
2012
2
D
61.1%184,826
38.9%117,465
302,291
2010
2
D
51.1%155,241
48.9%148,722
303,963
2008
2
D
62.4%217,416
37.6%131,051
348,467
2006
2
D
64.2%157,064
35.8%87,730
244,794
2004
2
D
63.9%202,383
33.6%106,333
316,682
2002
2
D
50.1%101,219
45.8%92,528
202,150
2000
2
D
50.0%146,617
45.9%134,660
293,180
1998
2
R
44.8%100,776
55.2%124,125
224,901
1996
2
R
47.8%122,728
48.5%124,655
256,944
1994
2
R
45.3%89,096
54.7%107,430
196,526
1992
2
D
52.1%133,207
42.0%107,365
255,920
1990
2
D
50.5%92,837
41.2%75,669
183,671
1988
2
D
100.0%175,191
0.0%0
175,191
1986
2
D
72.2%124,840
27.8%48,077
172,917
1984
2
D
58.6%142,065
38.6%93,472
242,392
1982
2
D
59.6%101,383
40.4%68,622
170,005
1980
2
D
63.9%162,002
32.6%82,639
253,688
1978
2
D
51.4%70,620
48.6%66,793
137,413
1976
2
D
49.3%107,328
49.0%106,786
217,858
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
Votes · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL) precinct returns (CC BY 4.0); aggregated to the district over VEST precinct geometry (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
61.2%234,936
38.6%148,052
383,911
2022
D
57.1%1,741,827
42.6%1,299,322
3,047,900
2018
D
58.4%1,803,364
41.6%1,282,804
3,086,168
2016
D
59.0%1,913,979
41.0%1,329,338
3,243,317
2012
D
60.5%1,855,493
39.5%1,213,924
3,069,417
2010
D
52.4%1,314,930
47.6%1,196,164
2,511,094
2006
D
56.9%1,184,659
39.9%832,106
2,083,734
2004
D
55.0%1,549,708
42.7%1,204,584
2,818,651
2000
D
48.7%1,199,437
48.6%1,197,208
2,461,379
1998
D
58.4%1,103,184
41.6%785,377
1,888,561
1994
R
44.3%752,352
55.7%947,821
1,700,173
1992
D
54.0%1,197,973
46.0%1,020,829
2,218,802
1988
R
48.9%904,183
51.1%944,359
1,848,542
1986
D
50.7%677,471
48.7%650,931
1,337,367
1982
D
69.0%943,655
24.3%332,273
1,368,476
1980
R
45.8%792,052
54.2%936,317
1,728,369
1976
D
71.8%1,071,219
24.2%361,546
1,491,111
2024 U.S. Senate — every candidate counted in this district
Maria Cantwell · Democrat61.2%234,936
Raul Garcia · Republican38.6%148,052
Write-In0.2%923
Stretching along the coast from Everett to the San Juan Islands, WA-02 combines port-city labor communities with ferry-dependent island towns, producing presidential margins that have exceeded 25 points in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.5 points.
A population of 767,427, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,029 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 6 and Congressional District 10.
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How did Washington 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic by 23.5 points (D+23.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 422,892 votes cast, 253,107 went Democratic and 153,576 went Republican.
How many people live in Washington 2nd Congressional District?
Washington 2nd Congressional District has a population of 767,427 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Washington 2nd Congressional District is $90,029 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Washington 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Washington 2nd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
