Washington 44th 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
- 157,1512024 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
Constituent county margins for Legislative (Senate) District 44, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 44,683 | 30,032 | 77,832 | ||
| D | 47,778 | 30,973 | 81,661 | ||
| D | 34,471 | 23,869 | 66,017 | ||
| D | 35,083 | 24,755 | 61,780 | ||
| D | 34,856 | 23,583 | 59,962 |
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.6 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
$111,246
Legislative (Senate) District 44 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Legislative (Senate) District 44$111,246
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.2%
Working age (18–64)7.5%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Washington's 44th Senate District posts margins above 20 points for Democratic presidential candidates, reflecting a dense suburban electorate in the Eastside corridor where college-educated households and tech-sector employment have steadily deepened the district's partisan lean.
The Democratic margin in Washington 44th 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 157,151 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Legislative (Senate) District 44, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Legislative (Senate) District 44, Washington voted Democratic by 18.8 points (D+19), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 77,832 votes cast, 44,683 went Democratic and 30,032 went Republican.
What is Legislative (Senate) District 44, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Legislative (Senate) District 44, 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 44, Washington?
Legislative (Senate) District 44, Washington has a population of 157,151 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 44, Washington?
Median household income in Legislative (Senate) District 44, 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 44, Washington?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Legislative (Senate) District 44, 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.