Congressional District 2 Congressional District (WA) — Elections 1876–2024

Washington 2nd Congressional District, Washington: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic 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+27 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+54 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

6 counties · 5 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+20.1%	181,140	118,456	311,473
2020	D	+18.8%	184,112	124,133	318,923
2016	D	+13.1%	131,945	98,109	258,947
2012	D	+11.9%	131,461	102,542	242,628
2008	D	+15.1%	134,691	98,758	237,939
2004	D	+4.9%	112,381	101,649	218,143
2000	R	−0.2%	85,413	85,795	183,178
1996	D	+4.5%	73,122	65,879	161,531
1992	D	+5.4%	63,495	54,880	159,117
1988	R	−2.9%	59,559	63,207	124,808
1984	R	−15.0%	52,027	70,703	124,560
1980	R	−13.0%	41,529	56,174	112,584
1976	R	−3.2%	44,823	47,886	96,806
1972	R	−22.7%	31,891	51,517	86,544
1968	R	−1.6%	32,443	33,574	71,677
1964	D	+27.4%	44,477	25,268	70,056
1960	R	−6.8%	31,910	36,583	69,208
1956	R	−11.1%	29,264	36,586	66,193
1952	R	−15.0%	26,173	35,493	62,304
1948	D	+2.3%	26,495	25,254	55,089
1944	D	+8.8%	28,979	24,260	53,878
1940	D	+8.7%	29,531	24,750	55,213
1936	D	+26.8%	29,801	16,673	49,001
1932	D	+18.4%	23,715	15,753	43,367
1928	R	−50.7%	8,576	26,754	35,877
1924	R	−47.1%	1,966	16,811	31,546
1920	R	−39.5%	4,886	17,171	31,064
1916	R	−3.5%	12,849	13,950	31,222
1912	O	−6.3%	5,704	7,531	28,792
1908	R	−30.1%	4,486	9,423	16,379
1904	R	−53.7%	2,377	9,985	14,167
1900	R	−21.9%	3,512	5,725	10,093
1896	D	+6.5%	4,591	4,025	8,733
1892	R	−12.3%	2,563	3,599	8,437
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

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.

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%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 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.

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.

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.

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.

Washington 2nd Congressional District sits in the Pacific Northwest. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Washington 2nd Congressional District reached its widest at twenty-seven points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $89,240, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 543,657 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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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 20.1 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 311,473 votes cast, 181,140 went Democratic and 118,456 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, Washington's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, Washington as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 2, Washington last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Washington voted Republican was 2000.

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 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Washington 2nd Congressional District has voted Democratic in six straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions