Washington 19th State Senate District, Washington: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+15%. Republican peak: R+15 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+15MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 158,3342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,0502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+8 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+15 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Legislative (Senate) District 19, WAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 34,791 | 47,332 | 84,861 | ||
| R | 35,599 | 47,383 | 85,559 | ||
| R | 25,454 | 34,264 | 66,694 | ||
| D | 32,313 | 29,708 | 64,341 | ||
| D | 34,403 | 28,938 | 65,318 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.1%
English
13.2%
Irish
10.8%
American
5.4%
Scottish
3.0%
Italian
2.5%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 44.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,050
Legislative (Senate) District 19 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Legislative (Senate) District 19$73,050
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.6%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)8.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.3%
speak English only
Spanish6.2%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Covering agricultural stretches of south-central Washington, this district returned a 32-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a predominantly rural, Latino and white working-class electorate with deep roots in the region's farming economy.
The Democratic margin in Washington 19th State Senate District has rarely exceeded eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifteen points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by fifteen points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 82% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $73,050 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington voted Republican by 14.8 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 84,861 votes cast, 34,791 went Democratic and 47,332 went Republican.
What is Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington?
Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington has a population of 158,334 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington?
Median household income in Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington is $73,050 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Legislative (Senate) District 19, Washington from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.