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Congressional District 7·Washington

Washington 7th Congressional District delivered D+75 in 2024.

Seattle's urban core returns the nation's most lopsided congressional margins

2008 — 2024·5 elections
WA
LatestD+75in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population156,5672024 ACS

Washington 7th Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted D+75%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+75MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
156,5672024 5-year
Median household income
$124,7462024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
54.7%2024 5-year
Black
6.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+75 in 2020MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
JAYAPAL, PramilaCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.61 sits at approximately the 20th percentile.0-0.61−1 liberal+1 conservative
JAYAPAL scores -0.61 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: MCDERMOTT, James A. (2015–2017), MCDERMOTT, James A. (2013–2015), MCDERMOTT, James A. (2011–2013), MCDERMOTT, James A. (2009–2011)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 7
HarrisD+75
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic85.3%373,381
Donald TrumpRepublican10.8%47,185
OtherAll other candidates3.9%17,043
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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: +74.5% in 2024.+74.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+65.1%
2012+65.8%
2016+72.3%
2020+75.1%
2024+74.5%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+74.5%
373,38147,185437,609
D
+75.1%
396,90751,403459,921
D
+72.3%
331,29343,797397,403
D
+65.8%
302,96662,477365,443
D
+65.1%
292,06359,387357,196
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
12.0%
English
11.0%
Irish
8.6%
Italian
3.4%
American
2.5%
Scottish
2.3%
French
2.2%
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: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
1.7%
75–84
2.2%
4.0%
65–74
4.4%
5.7%
55–64
5.6%
6.6%
45–54
6.2%
8.4%
35–44
7.7%
9.6%
25–34
8.7%
4.1%
18–24
4.0%
7.3%
5–17
7.0%
2.7%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$124,746
Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 7$124,746
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
8.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.7%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.9%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander13.3%
Other Indo-European7.8%
Spanish7.1%
Other languages2.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
15.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
13.2%
Non-Christian
3.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Baptist
1.1%
Methodist
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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 seventy-five points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-five points.

A population of 156,567, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $124,746 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 7, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 7, Washington voted Democratic by 74.5 points (D+75), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 437,609 votes cast, 373,381 went Democratic and 47,185 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 7, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 7, 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 7, Washington?
Congressional District 7, Washington has a population of 156,567 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, Washington?
Median household income in Congressional District 7, Washington is $124,746 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Congressional District 7, Washington?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, 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.