Washington's 7th congressional district

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Washington's 7th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023, with Seattle highlighted in red.
Representative	Pramila Jayapal D–Seattle
Population (2024)	811,726
Median household income	$119,340 [1]
Ethnicity	62.5% White 14.4% Asian 9.5% Hispanic 7.2% Two or more races 4.9% Black 1.5% other
Cook PVI	D+39 [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+39, it is the most Democratic district in Washington, and is in a three-way tie for second most Democratic district in the entire United States. ^[2]

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. 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

Year	Office	Results [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%
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

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established January 3, 1959
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 ]
K. William Stinson (Bellevue)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Elected in 1962. Lost re-election.
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 ]
Vacant		January 22, 1977 – May 17, 1977	95th
John E. Cunningham (Seattle)	Republican	May 17, 1977 – January 3, 1979		Elected to finish Adams's term. Lost re-election.
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 ]
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 Parts of King
					2013–2023 Parts of King and Snohomish
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 Parts of King

Recent election results

2012

Washington's 7th Congressional District, 2012 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim McDermott (Incumbent)	298,368	79.6
	Republican	Ron Bemis	76,212	20.4
Total votes			374,580	100.0

2014

Washington's 7th congressional district, 2014 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim McDermott (incumbent)	203,954	81.0
	Republican	Craig Keller	47,921	19.0
Total votes			251,875	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

Washington's 7th congressional district, 2016 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pramila Jayapal	212,010	56.0
	Democratic	Brady Walkinshaw	166,744	44.0
Total votes			378,754	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

Washington's 7th congressional district, 2018 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pramila Jayapal (incumbent)	329,800	83.6
	Republican	Craig Keller	64,881	16.4
Total votes			394,681	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

Washington's 7th congressional district, 2020 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pramila Jayapal (incumbent)	387,109	83.0
	Republican	Craig Keller	78,240	16.8
	Write-in		1,113	0.2
Total votes			466,462	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

Washington's 7th congressional district, 2022 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pramila Jayapal (incumbent)	295,998	85.4
	Republican	Cliff Moon	49,207	14.2
	Write-in		1,442	0.4
Total votes			346,647	100.0
	Democratic hold

2024

Washington's 7th congressional district, 2024 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pramila Jayapal (incumbent)	352,286	83.9
	Republican	Dan Alexander	66,220	15.8
	Write-in		1,313	0.3
Total votes			419,819	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

The district from 2003 to 2013

The district from 2013 to 2023

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2008
• United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2010
• United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2012

References

1. "My Congressional District".
2. "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
3. "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
4. "2022Gen Results by Congressional District" (PDF). sos.wa.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 29, 2022.
5. "2024Gen Results by Congressional District" (PDF). sos.wa.gov. 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.

Further reading

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present Archived April 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Washington State Redistricting Commission
• Find your new congressional district: a searchable map, Seattle Times , January 13, 2012

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