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Legislative (Senate) District 20·Washington

Washington 20th State Senate District delivered R+14 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of Eastern Washington's most reliably Republican legislative districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
WA
Latest
R+14
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
157,077
2024 ACS

Washington 20th State Senate District, Washington: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+17 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
157,0772024 5-year
Median household income
$84,0792024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.6%2024 5-year
Black
1.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.6%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+17 in 2016MIT 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.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−14.2%
34,45246,37283,674
R
−14.5%
34,51746,66283,822
R
−16.6%
23,50334,21364,602
R
−8.0%
27,23032,13761,406
R
−3.1%
28,72430,64361,072

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.3%
English
13.2%
Irish
10.5%
American
8.3%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
2.6%
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: 40.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.1%
2.6%
75–84
3.1%
5.6%
65–74
6.0%
6.5%
55–64
6.7%
6.2%
45–54
6.0%
6.5%
35–44
6.5%
6.5%
25–34
6.4%
3.9%
18–24
3.6%
8.5%
5–17
8.1%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$84,079
Legislative (Senate) District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Legislative (Senate) District 20$84,079
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.4%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.5%
speak English only
Spanish6.5%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
21.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Baptist
1.5%
Methodist
0.7%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Centered in the Columbia Basin, this district delivered a 27-point margin in 2024, reflecting the region's rural, agricultural character and voting patterns consistent with other Eastern Washington constituencies.

The Republican margin in Washington 20th State Senate District reached its widest at seventeen points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $84,079, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 157,077 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Legislative (Senate) District 20, Washington — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/53020/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Legislative (Senate) District 20, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Legislative (Senate) District 20, Washington voted Republican by 14.2 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 83,674 votes cast, 34,452 went Democratic and 46,372 went Republican.
What is Legislative (Senate) District 20, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Legislative (Senate) District 20, Washington as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 Legislative (Senate) District 20, Washington?
Legislative (Senate) District 20, Washington has a population of 157,077 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 20, Washington?
Median household income in Legislative (Senate) District 20, Washington is $84,079 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Legislative (Senate) District 20, Washington?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Legislative (Senate) District 20, Washington from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.