congressional districtWashington 7th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+57.2
2008D+65.1
2012D+63.9
2016D+72.3
2020D+75.1
2024D+74.5
net swing · 2004→2024D+17.3D+57.2 → D+74.5
vs. U.S. · 2024D+76.0D+74.5 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 74.2% of 589,699 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
373,381
47,185
17,043
437,609
589,699
74.2%
2020
396,907
51,403
11,611
459,921
574,901†
80.0%
2016
331,293
43,797
22,313
397,403
541,475†
73.4%
2012
302,966
62,477
10,966
376,409
506,829†
74.3%
2008
292,063
59,387
5,746
357,196
486,149†
73.5%
2004
261,524
69,199
5,440
336,163
465,470†
72.2%
† 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-7WashingtonUnited States
German14.6%14.5%12.5%
English13.4%12.1%9.5%
Irish10.5%9.8%9.4%
Italian4.1%3.1%4.8%
Norwegian4.1%4.0%—
American3.0%3.8%5.3%
Swedish2.9%1.8%—
Scottish2.8%2.6%1.3%
Chinese4.0%2.2%1.3%
Asian Indian3.5%2.0%1.4%
Filipino1.6%1.5%0.9%
Vietnamese1.6%1.1%0.6%
Korean1.1%0.9%0.4%
Japanese0.6%0.4%0.2%
Taiwanese0.3%——
Cambodian0.2%0.3%—
Mexican6.1%10.8%11.3%
Salvadoran0.4%0.4%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%0.4%—
Guatemalan0.3%0.2%0.5%
Honduran0.3%—0.3%
Colombian0.3%0.2%0.4%
Spanish0.3%0.3%—
African American†2.6%2.3%9.9%
Ethiopian0.7%0.3%—
African0.5%0.4%0.5%
Somali0.5%0.2%—
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Kenyan0.2%——
Samoan0.9%0.2%—
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-7
Washington
United States
Median age
36.3
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.0%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
WA-7
Washington
United States
Median household income
$125,152
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.3%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
56.7%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
WA-7
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
31.1%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
7.1%
9.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
4.5%
2.1%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
5.1%
1.9%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
3.8%
2.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
WA-7
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 7th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+57.2%
2008
+65.1%
2012
+63.9%
2016
+72.3%
2020
+75.1%
2024
+74.5%
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
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
7
D
83.9%352,286
15.8%66,220
419,819
2022
7
D
85.4%295,998
14.2%49,207
346,647
2020
7
D
83.0%387,109
16.8%78,240
466,462
2018
7
D
83.6%329,800
16.4%64,881
394,681
2016
7
D
100.0%378,754
0.0%0
378,754
2014
7
D
81.0%203,954
19.0%47,921
251,875
2012
7
D
79.7%298,368
20.3%76,212
374,580
2010
7
D
83.0%232,649
0.0%0
280,390
2008
7
D
83.7%291,963
16.3%57,054
349,017
2006
7
D
79.4%195,462
15.7%38,715
246,133
2004
7
D
80.7%272,302
19.3%65,226
337,528
2002
7
D
74.1%156,300
21.9%46,256
211,003
2000
7
D
72.8%193,470
0.0%0
265,809
1998
7
D
88.2%183,076
0.0%0
207,542
1996
7
D
81.0%209,753
19.0%49,341
259,094
1994
7
D
75.1%148,353
24.9%49,091
197,444
1992
7
D
78.4%222,604
19.1%54,149
283,950
1990
7
D
72.3%106,761
24.1%35,511
147,642
1988
7
D
76.3%173,809
23.7%53,902
227,711
1986
7
D
72.6%124,317
27.4%46,831
171,148
1984
7
D
70.4%174,560
28.9%71,576
247,846
1982
7
D
70.9%126,313
29.1%51,759
178,072
1980
7
D
57.3%112,848
42.7%84,218
197,066
1978
7
D
53.3%67,450
46.7%59,052
126,502
1976
7
D
73.0%133,673
25.4%46,448
183,122
Washington's 7th is among the most Democratic-leaning districts in the country, anchored by Seattle's dense urban neighborhoods where the 2024 presidential margin exceeded 70 points — a reflection of the district's concentration of younger, highly educated, and racially diverse residents.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 75.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 74.5 points.
A population of 769,269, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $125,152 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 8 and Congressional District 9.
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How did Washington 7th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington 7th Congressional District voted Democratic by 74.5 points (D+74.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 437,609 votes cast, 373,381 went Democratic and 47,185 went Republican.
How many people live in Washington 7th Congressional District?
Washington 7th Congressional District has a population of 769,269 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington 7th Congressional District?
Median household income in Washington 7th Congressional District is $125,152 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Washington 7th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Washington 7th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
