Congressional District 10 Congressional District (WA) — Elections 1876–2024

Washington 10th Congressional District, Washington: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+16%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 336,0882024 5-year
Median household income: $97,9092024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 68.5%2024 5-year
Black: 5.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+42 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 2 D · 2 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	+16.3%	97,393	69,093	173,199
2020	D	+15.5%	100,302	72,494	179,398
2016	D	+11.8%	70,595	53,925	141,500
2012	D	+15.9%	76,093	54,602	135,058
2008	D	+17.9%	76,490	52,931	131,922
2004	D	+8.5%	64,467	54,175	120,746
2000	D	+9.4%	53,678	43,933	103,953
1996	D	+16.0%	47,801	32,959	92,830
1992	D	+13.0%	40,299	28,435	91,486
1988	D	+2.2%	36,651	35,078	72,991
1984	R	−14.4%	29,515	39,635	70,066
1980	R	−12.5%	23,152	30,965	62,577
1976	D	+1.4%	25,845	25,113	53,090
1972	R	−19.2%	18,271	27,472	48,032
1968	D	+9.1%	20,592	16,851	40,892
1964	D	+33.1%	24,596	12,303	37,157
1960	R	−0.8%	17,618	17,894	35,875
1956	R	−7.4%	15,487	17,982	33,601
1952	R	−7.9%	15,146	17,774	33,215
1948	D	+11.7%	14,694	11,468	27,603
1944	D	+18.5%	14,647	10,020	25,005
1940	D	+25.8%	15,246	8,914	24,523
1936	D	+41.8%	14,536	5,713	21,101
1932	D	+23.2%	10,139	5,708	19,089
1928	R	−36.7%	4,687	10,256	15,188
1924	R	−42.1%	1,270	6,640	12,759
1920	R	−33.2%	2,185	5,989	11,463
1916	O	+0.0%	4,716	4,716	10,464
1912	O	−2.7%	2,013	2,256	9,040
1908	R	−31.5%	1,397	2,974	5,011
1904	R	−50.5%	795	2,898	4,161
1900	R	−19.2%	1,206	1,820	3,190
1896	D	+11.6%	1,779	1,406	3,212
1892	R	−6.0%	1,089	1,287	3,278
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

15.6%

English

12.1%

Irish

11.0%

American

3.8%

Italian

3.3%

Scottish

2.8%

French

2.4%

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: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.2%

75–84

2.7%

4.8%

65–74

5.6%

5.8%

55–64

6.2%

5.9%

45–54

6.0%

7.3%

35–44

7.2%

7.5%

25–34

7.2%

4.2%

18–24

3.8%

8.3%

5–17

7.9%

2.9%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$97,909

Congressional District 10 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 10$97,909

Washington$98,141

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.8%

Working age (18–64)8.8%

Seniors (65+)9.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.2%

speak English only

Spanish5.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander5.0%

Other Indo-European2.6%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

21.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.3%

Non-Christian

2.4%

Mainline Protestant

2.2%

Baptist

0.9%

Methodist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington 10th Congressional District sits in the Pacific Northwest. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 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 10th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-two points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $97,909, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 336,088 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 10, Washington vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 10, Washington voted Democratic by 16.3 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 173,199 votes cast, 97,393 went Democratic and 69,093 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 10, Washington's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 10, 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 19 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.

When did Congressional District 10, Washington last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 10, Washington voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 10, Washington?

Congressional District 10, Washington has a population of 336,088 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 10, Washington?

Median household income in Congressional District 10, Washington is $97,909 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.

What is the political history of Congressional District 10, Washington?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 10, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Washington 10th Congressional District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions