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Congressional District 5·Washington

Washington 5th Congressional District delivered R+11 in 2024.

Eastern Washington's sprawling district tilts reliably toward the GOP

2008 — 2024·5 elections
WA
LatestR+11in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population876,2902024 ACS

Washington 5th Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+14 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+11MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
876,2902024 5-year
Median household income
$76,3772024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
77.3%2024 5-year
Black
1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
14.2%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+14 in 2016MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
BAUMGARTNER, MichaelCongress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.57 sits at approximately the 78th percentile.00.57−1 liberal+1 conservative
BAUMGARTNER scores 0.57 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: MCMORRIS RODGERS, Cathy (2023–2025), MCMORRIS RODGERS, Cathy (2021–2023), MCMORRIS RODGERS, Cathy (2019–2021), MCMORRIS RODGERS, Cathy (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 5
TrumpR+11
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 5, WAA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 5, WA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Garfield County, WA · R+48Asotin County, WA · R+25Columbia County, WA · R+43Adams County, WA · R+43Franklin County, WA · R+23Ferry County, WA · R+33Whitman County, WA · D+9Lincoln County, WA · R+50Pend Oreille County, WA · R+39Walla Walla County, WA · R+8Spokane County, WA · R+5Stevens County, WA · R+44
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican53.6%216,998
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.9%173,689
OtherAll other candidates3.6%14,522
D+60
R+60
12 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: −10.7% in 2024.−10.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−6.0%
2012−11.2%
2016−14.0%
2020−9.9%
2024−10.7%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−10.7%
173,689216,998405,209
R
−9.9%
180,838222,219418,125
R
−14.0%
126,563172,318327,080
R
−11.2%
139,137174,253313,390
R
−6.0%
146,029165,083320,055
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
18.5%
English
13.4%
Irish
11.6%
American
5.2%
Italian
3.5%
Scottish
2.7%
French
2.5%
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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.3%
75–84
2.7%
5.1%
65–74
5.5%
5.9%
55–64
6.1%
5.6%
45–54
5.5%
6.7%
35–44
6.3%
7.2%
25–34
6.7%
5.3%
18–24
5.0%
8.5%
5–17
8.1%
2.9%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,377
Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 5$76,377
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
12.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.5%
speak English only
Spanish9.0%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
24.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Baptist
0.9%
Methodist
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering most of Washington east of the Cascades, WA-05 blends wheat country, timber towns, and Spokane's suburban fringe into a district that has returned Republican margins in the high single digits for over a decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of fourteen points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eleven points.

A population of 876,290, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,377 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 5, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 5, Washington voted Republican by 10.7 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 405,209 votes cast, 173,689 went Democratic and 216,998 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 5, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 5, 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 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 5, Washington?
Congressional District 5, Washington has a population of 876,290 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Washington?
Median household income in Congressional District 5, Washington is $76,377 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Washington?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Washington from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.