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Congressional District 2·Washington

Washington 2nd Congressional District delivered D+24 in 2024.

Puget Sound shores anchor one of Washington's most Democratic districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
WA
LatestD+24in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population543,6572024 ACS

Washington 2nd Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted D+24%. Democratic peak: D+24 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+24MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
543,6572024 5-year
Median household income
$89,2402024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.6%2024 5-year
Black
1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+24 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
LARSEN, Richard Ray (Rick)Congress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.36 sits at approximately the 32nd percentile.0-0.36−1 liberal+1 conservative
LARSEN scores -0.36 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: METCALF, Jack (1999–2001), METCALF, Jack (1997–1999), METCALF, Jack (1995–1997), SWIFT, Allan Byron (1993–1995)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 2
HarrisD+24
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 2, WAA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 2, WA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Skagit County, WA · D+9San Juan County, WA · D+51Island County, WA · D+16Whatcom County, WA · D+25Snohomish County, WA · D+19
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic59.9%253,107
Donald TrumpRepublican36.3%153,576
OtherAll other candidates3.8%16,209
D+60
R+60
5 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +23.5% in 2024.+23.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+18.8%
2012+16.7%
2016+18.0%
2020+22.8%
2024+23.5%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+23.5%
253,107153,576422,892
D
+22.8%
263,093162,797440,531
D
+18.0%
190,749128,460346,839
D
+16.7%
190,229135,680325,909
D
+18.8%
193,375131,064331,222
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024D59.1%40.6%3,812,391
2022D57.1%42.6%3,047,900
2018D58.4%41.6%3,086,168
2016D59.0%41.0%3,243,317
2012D60.5%39.5%3,069,417
2010D52.4%47.6%2,511,094
2006D56.9%39.9%2,083,734
2004D55.0%42.7%2,818,651
2000D48.7%48.6%2,461,379
1998D58.4%41.6%1,888,561
1994R44.3%55.7%1,700,173
1992D54.0%46.0%2,218,802
1988R48.9%51.1%1,848,542
1986D50.7%48.7%1,337,367
1982D69.0%24.3%1,368,476
1980R45.8%54.2%1,728,369
1976D71.8%24.2%1,491,111

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.4%
English
14.3%
Irish
10.8%
Scottish
3.5%
Italian
3.4%
American
3.4%
French
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.2%
3.1%
75–84
3.4%
6.0%
65–74
6.7%
6.1%
55–64
6.5%
5.6%
45–54
5.5%
6.6%
35–44
6.4%
6.8%
25–34
6.5%
5.0%
18–24
4.8%
7.4%
5–17
6.9%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$89,240
Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 2$89,240
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.8%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.7%
speak English only
Spanish7.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%
Other Indo-European3.0%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
26.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.5%
Mainline Protestant
3.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Baptist
0.8%
Methodist
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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 twenty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.

A population of 543,657, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,240 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 2, Washington voted Democratic by 23.5 points (D+24), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 422,892 votes cast, 253,107 went Democratic and 153,576 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 2, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 2, Washington in the "Diversifying Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 2, Washington?
Congressional District 2, Washington has a population of 543,657 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Washington?
Median household income in Congressional District 2, Washington is $89,240 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Washington?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Washington from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.