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Legislative (Senate) District 21·Washington

Washington 21st State Senate District delivered D+19 in 2024 — Democratic for the long memory.

A reliably red district anchored in Pierce County's rural-suburban fringe

20082024·5 elections
WA
Latest
D+19
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
156,974
2024 ACS

Washington 21st State Senate District, Washington: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+19%. Democratic peak: D+21 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
156,9742024 5-year
Median household income
$111,2462024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
64.2%2024 5-year
Black
3.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+21 in 2020MIT Election Lab
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+18.8%
44,63329,99877,745
D
+20.6%
47,72430,93881,569
D
+16.1%
34,43223,84265,943
D
+16.7%
35,04424,72761,711
D
+18.8%
34,81723,55759,895

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.5%
English
11.7%
Irish
9.2%
Italian
3.0%
American
3.0%
Scottish
2.7%
French
2.3%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
75.6%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander8.9%
Spanish7.5%
Other Indo-European5.7%
Other languages2.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
25.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Methodist
0.6%
Baptist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington's 21st Senate District recorded an R+22.6 presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a predominantly rural and exurban electorate that has consistently favored Republican candidates by wide margins in recent cycles.

The Democratic margin in Washington 21st State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-one points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $111,246, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 156,974 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Legislative (Senate) District 21, Washington — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/53021/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Legislative (Senate) District 21, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Legislative (Senate) District 21, Washington voted Democratic by 18.8 points (D+19), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 77,745 votes cast, 44,633 went Democratic and 29,998 went Republican.
What is Legislative (Senate) District 21, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Legislative (Senate) District 21, Washington as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 Legislative (Senate) District 21, Washington?
Legislative (Senate) District 21, Washington has a population of 156,974 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 21, Washington?
Median household income in Legislative (Senate) District 21, Washington is $111,246 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Legislative (Senate) District 21, Washington?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Legislative (Senate) District 21, Washington from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.