Washington's 7th congressional district

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Washington's 7th congressional district
Washington's 7th congressional district (since 2023).svg
Washington's 7th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023, with Seattle highlighted in red.
Representative
Population (2023)773,546
Median household
income
$123,358 [1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+36 [2]

Washington's 7th congressional district encompasses most of Seattle and Burien, and all of Vashon Island, Lake Forest Park, Shoreline, and Normandy Park. Since 2017, the 7th district has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Democrat Pramila Jayapal. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+36, it is the most Democratic district in Washington. [2]

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The 7th is the most Democratic district in the Pacific Northwest, and the most Democratic district on the West Coast outside the San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles. It is also the most Democratic majority-white district in the United States. Democrats dominate every level of government, and routinely win elections with well over 80% of the vote in this district. Barack Obama swept the district in 2008 and 2012, with 82% and 83% of the vote, respectively. Hillary Clinton won the district with 83% in 2016, Joe Biden received 86% in the district in 2020, and Kamala Harris received 85% here in 2024.

Washington's seventh seat in the U.S. House was added after the 1950 census, but the state did not immediately reapportion. It was contested as a statewide at-large seat in three elections, 1952, 1954, and 1956, and voters cast ballots for two congressional seats, their district and the at-large. Democrat Donald H. Magnuson won all three at-large elections. The 1958 election was the first after the state reapportioned to seven districts; Magnuson was elected to the new district in 1958 and 1960, but lost in 1962.

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults [3] [4] [5]
2008 President Obama 82% - 17%
2010 Senate Murray 79% - 21%
2012 President Obama 83% - 17%
2016 President Clinton 83% - 11%
Senate Murray 84% - 16%
Governor Inslee 80% - 20%
Lt. Governor Habib 82% - 18%
Secretary of State Podlodowski 71% - 29%
Auditor McCarthy 76% - 24%
Attorney General Ferguson 86% - 14%
2018 Senate Cantwell 86% - 14%
2020 President Biden 86% - 11%
Governor Inslee 86% - 14%
Secretary of State Tarleton 69% - 31%
Treasurer Pellicciotti 78% - 22%
Auditor McCarthy 85% - 15%
Attorney General Ferguson 84% - 16%
2022 Senate Murray 87% - 13%
Secretary of State (Spec.) Hobbs 75% - 24%
2024 President Harris 85% - 11%
Senate Cantwell 86% - 13%
Governor Ferguson 84% - 16%
Lt. Governor Heck 85% - 15%
Secretary of State Hobbs 88% - 12%
Treasurer Pellicciotti 85% - 14%
Auditor McCarthy 86% - 13%
Attorney General Brown 84% - 16%
Commissioner of Public Lands Upthegrove 79% - 21%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities: [6]

KingCounty (8)

Boulevard Park, Burien, Lake Forest Park, Normandy Park, Seattle (part; also 9th), Shoreline, Vashon, White Center

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyDatesCong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location
District established January 3, 1959
DonaldHMagnuson.jpg
Donald H. Magnuson
(Seattle)
Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1963
86th
87th
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Lost re-election.
1959–1961
[ data missing ]
1961–1969
[ data missing ]
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K. William Stinson
(Bellevue)
Republican January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
88th Elected in 1962.
Lost re-election.
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Brock Adams
(Seattle)
Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 22, 1977
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
Elected in 1964.
Elected in 1966.
Elected in 1968.
Elected in 1970.
Elected in 1972.
Elected in 1974.
Elected in 1976.
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
1969–1973
Parts of King
1973–1983
[ data missing ]
VacantJanuary 22, 1977 –
May 17, 1977
95th
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John E. Cunningham
(Seattle)
Republican May 17, 1977 –
January 3, 1979
Elected to finish Adams's term.
Lost re-election.
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Mike Lowry
(Renton)
Democratic January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1989
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
1983–1985
[ data missing ]
1985–1993
[ data missing ]
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Jim McDermott
(Seattle)
Democratic January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 2017
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
Elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired.
1993–2003
Parts of King
2003–2013
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Parts of King
2013–2023
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Parts of King and Snohomish
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Pramila Jayapal
(Seattle)
Democratic January 3, 2017 –
present
115th
116th
117th
118th
119th
Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–present
Washington's 7th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg
Parts of King

Recent election results

2012

Washington's 7th Congressional District, 2012 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim McDermott (Incumbent)298,36879.6
Republican Ron Bemis76,21220.4
Total votes374,580 100.0

2014

Washington's 7th congressional district, 2014 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim McDermott (incumbent) 203,954 81.0
Republican Craig Keller47,92119.0
Total votes251,875 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

Washington's 7th congressional district, 2016 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pramila Jayapal 212,010 56.0
Democratic Brady Walkinshaw 166,74444.0
Total votes378,754 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

Washington's 7th congressional district, 2018 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pramila Jayapal (incumbent) 329,800 83.6
Republican Craig Keller64,88116.4
Total votes394,681 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

Washington's 7th congressional district, 2020 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pramila Jayapal (incumbent) 387,109 83.0
Republican Craig Keller78,24016.8
Write-in 1,1130.2
Total votes466,462 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

Washington's 7th congressional district, 2022 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pramila Jayapal (incumbent) 295,998 85.4
Republican Cliff Moon49,20714.2
Write-in 1,4420.4
Total votes346,647 100.0
Democratic hold

2024

Washington's 7th congressional district, 2024 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pramila Jayapal (incumbent) 352,286 83.9
Republican Dan Alexander66,22015.8
Write-in 1,3130.3
Total votes419,819 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

The district from 2003 to 2013 WA07 109.png
The district from 2003 to 2013
The district from 2013 to 2023 CD 07.pdf
The district from 2013 to 2023

See also

References

  1. "My Congressional District".
  2. 1 2 "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  4. 2022Gen Results by Congressional District (PDF). sos.wa.gov (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 29, 2022.
  5. 2024Gen Results by Congressional District (PDF). sos.wa.gov (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 28, 2024.
  6. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST53/CD118_WA07.pdf
  7. "Federal - All Results". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  8. "Federal - All Results". Washington Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  9. "November 8, 2016 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  10. Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  11. "Official Canvass of the Returns" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington . Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  12. "Official Canvass of the Returns" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington . Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  13. "Official Canvass of the Returns" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington . Retrieved December 4, 2024.

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