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2022 population: 773,672
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 624,079 | 80.66% | |
| Black: | 12,716 | 1.64% | |
| Indian: | 8,782 | 1.14% | |
| Asian: | 21,240 | 2.75% | |
| 2+ races: | 39,623 | 5.12% | |
| Hispanic: | 64,246 | 8.30% | |
| Total non-White: | 149,593 | 19.34% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 330,477 | |
| Median Value | $316,900 | |
| Occupied | 303,689 | 91.9% |
| Vacant | 26,788 | 8.1% |
| Owned | 196,943 | 64.9% |
| Rented | 106,746 | 35.1% |
| Median Rent | $1,074 | |
| Single-Family Units | 228,812 | 69.2% |
| Detached | 218,450 | 66.1% |
| Attached | 10,362 | 3.1% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 59,634 | 18.0% |
| Mobile Homes | 23,819 | 7.2% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 15,229 | 5.0% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 13,571 | 4.5% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 10,494 | 3.5% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 12,102 | 4.0% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 12,363 | 4.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 12,184 | 4.0% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 11,599 | 3.8% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 11,686 | 3.8% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 12,427 | 4.1% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 22,862 | 7.5% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 31,039 | 10.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 41,592 | 13.7% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 29,717 | 9.8% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 20,954 | 6.9% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 22,704 | 7.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 23,166 | 7.6% |
| Median Household Income | 68,164 | |
| Per Capita Income | 36,564 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 17,254 | 5.7% |
| Public Assistance | 11,194 | 3.7% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 48,118 | 15.8% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 301,780 | 67.2% |
| Unemployed | 18,456 | 4.1% |
| In Armed Forces | 3,316 | 0.7% |
| Total Labor Force | 323,552 | 72.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 125,703 | 28.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 32.1% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 121,638 | 94,247 | 56.3% |
| Non-Profit | 12,122 | 23,193 | 34.3% |
| Self-Employed | 21,302 | 14,418 | 59.6% |
| Local Government | 12,191 | 14,139 | 46.3% |
| State Government | 10,376 | 15,073 | 40.8% |
| Federal Government | 5,621 | 4,209 | 57.2% |
| Total Private + Self | 142,940 | 108,665 | 56.8% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 40,310 | 56,614 | 41.6% |
| Total | 183,250 | 165,279 | 52.6% |
| Pct. Govt. | 17.7% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 53,248 | 15.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 72,071 | 20.6% |
| Professional, Technical | 83,922 | 24.0% |
| Service Occupations | 65,225 | 18.7% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 4,844 | 1.4% |
| All others | 74,934 | 21.4% |
| White Collar | 59.9% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 38,993 | 11.2% |
| Educational services and health care | 37,606 | 10.8% |
| Manufacturing | 26,072 | 7.5% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 25,220 | 7.2% |
| Construction | 24,031 | 6.9% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 21,609 | 6.2% |
| Public administration | 17,434 | 5.0% |
| Other services | 15,812 | 4.5% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 15,214 | 4.4% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 14,233 | 4.1% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 10,370 | 3.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 10,020 | 2.9% |
| Information | 5,549 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 48,536 | 6.27% |
| Puerto Rican | 2,900 | 0.37% |
| Cuban | 786 | 0.10% |
| Dominican | 206 | 0.03% |
| Total Central American | 2,325 | 0.30% |
| Costa Rican | 269 | 0.03% |
| Guatemalan | 476 | 0.06% |
| Honduran | 188 | 0.02% |
| Nicaraguan | 115 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 203 | 0.03% |
| Salvadoran | 1,062 | 0.14% |
| Other Central American | 12 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 1,944 | 0.25% |
| Argentinean | 90 | 0.01% |
| Bolivian | 92 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 196 | 0.03% |
| Colombian | 450 | 0.06% |
| Ecuadorian | 448 | 0.06% |
| Peruvian | 377 | 0.05% |
| Uruguayan | 77 | 0.01% |
| Venezuelan | 213 | 0.03% |
| Other South American | 1 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 7,549 | 0.98% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 3,423 | 0.44% |
| Filipino | 3,077 | 0.40% |
| Vietnamese | 3,064 | 0.40% |
| Indian | 1,594 | 0.21% |
| Japanese | 1,328 | 0.17% |
| Korean | 1,251 | 0.16% |
| Thai | 728 | 0.09% |
| Burmese | 663 | 0.09% |
| Hmong | 266 | 0.03% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 667,039 | 91.2% |
| Spanish | 30,662 | 4.2% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 8,632 | 1.2% |
| Other Asian | 4,293 | 0.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 3,913 | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 2,813 | 0.4% |
| Vietnamese | 2,513 | 0.3% |
| Other | 2,464 | 0.3% |
| Arabic | 2,409 | 0.3% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 153,585 | 19.9% |
| English | 99,450 | 12.9% |
| Irish | 95,512 | 12.3% |
| American | 47,249 | 6.1% |
| Norwegian | 34,055 | 4.4% |
| Italian | 30,997 | 4.0% |
| French | 22,241 | 2.9% |
| Scottish | 21,527 | 2.8% |
| European | 19,965 | 2.6% |
| Swedish | 19,277 | 2.5% |
| Dutch | 12,901 | 1.7% |
| Polish | 11,235 | 1.5% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,446 | 1.1% |
| Russian | 8,095 | 1.0% |
| Scandinavian | 8,035 | 1.0% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 751,288 | 97.1% |
| Not a citizen | 22,384 | 2.9% |
| Native | 728,368 | 94.1% |
| Foreign-born | 45,304 | 5.9% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 12,159 | 2.3% | 24,037 | 4.6% | 127,047 | 24.1% | 200,808 | 38.1% | 101,728 | 19.3% | 60,587 | 11.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.7 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 12,159 | 2.3% |
| 9-12 Years | 24,037 | 4.6% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 127,047 | 24.1% |
| Some College | 200,808 | 38.1% |
| Bach. Degree | 101,728 | 19.3% |
| Grad Degree | 60,587 | 11.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.7 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | WA05 | Michael Baumgartner (R) | 237,718 | 60.5% | Carmela Conroy (D) | 154,926 | 39.4% | 578 | 0.1% | 393,222 |
| 2022-11-08 | WA05 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers* (R) | 188,648 | 59.5% | Natasha Hill (D) | 127,585 | 40.2% | 773 | 0.2% | 317,006 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | WA05 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers* (R) | 247,815 | 61.3% | Dave Wilson (D) | 155,737 | 38.5% | 808 | 0.2% | 404,360 |
| 2018-11-06 | WA05 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers* (R) | 175,422 | 54.8% | Lisa Brown (D) | 144,925 | 45.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 320,347 |
| 2016-11-08 | WA05 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers* (R) | 192,959 | 59.6% | Joe Pakootas (D) | 130,575 | 40.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 323,534 |
| 2014-11-04 | WA05 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers* (R) | 135,470 | 60.7% | Joe Pakootas (D) | 87,772 | 39.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 223,242 |
| 2012-11-06 | WA05 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers* (R) | 191,066 | 61.9% | Rich Cowan (D) | 117,512 | 38.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 308,578 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | WA05 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers* (R) | 177,235 | 63.7% | Daryl Romeyn (D) | 101,146 | 36.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 278,381 |
| 2008-11-04 | WA05 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers* (R) | 211,305 | 65.3% | Mark Mays (D) | 112,382 | 34.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 323,687 |
| 2006-11-07 | WA05 | Cathy McMorris* (R) | 134,967 | 56.4% | Peter Goldmark (D) | 104,357 | 43.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 239,324 |
| 2004-11-02 | WA05 | Cathy McMorris (R) | 179,600 | 59.7% | Don Barbieri (D) | 121,333 | 40.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 300,933 |
| 2002-11-05 | WA05 | George Nethercutt* (R) | 126,757 | 62.7% | Bart Haggin (D) | 65,146 | 32.2% | 10,379 | 5.1% | 202,282 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | WA05 | George Nethercutt* (R) | 144,038 | 57.3% | Tom Keefe (D) | 97,703 | 38.9% | 9,473 | 3.8% | 251,214 |
| 1998-11-03 | WA05 | George Nethercutt* (R) | 110,040 | 56.9% | Brad Lyons (D) | 73,545 | 38.1% | 9,673 | 5.0% | 193,258 |
| 1996-11-05 | WA05 | George Nethercutt* (R) | 131,618 | 55.6% | Judy Olson (D) | 105,166 | 44.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 236,784 |
| 1994-11-08 | WA05 | George Nethercutt (R) | 110,057 | 50.9% | Tom Foley* (D) | 106,074 | 49.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 216,131 |
| 1992-11-03 | WA05 | Tom Foley* (D) | 135,965 | 55.2% | John Sonneland (R) | 110,443 | 44.8% | 5 | 0.0% | 246,413 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | WA05 | Tom Foley* (D) | 110,234 | 68.8% | Marlyn Derby (R) | 49,965 | 31.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 160,199 |
| 1988-11-08 | WA05 | Tom Foley* (D) | 160,654 | 76.4% | Marlyn Derby (R) | 49,657 | 23.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 210,311 |
| 1986-11-04 | WA05 | Tom Foley* (D) | 121,732 | 74.7% | Floyd Wakefield (R) | 41,179 | 25.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 162,911 |
| 1984-11-06 | WA05 | Tom Foley* (D) | 154,988 | 69.7% | Jack Hebner (R) | 67,438 | 30.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 222,426 |
| 1982-11-02 | WA05 | Tom Foley* (D) | 109,549 | 64.3% | John Sonneland (R) | 60,816 | 35.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 170,365 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | WA05 | Tom Foley* (D) | 120,530 | 51.9% | John Sonneland (R) | 111,705 | 48.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 232,235 |
| 1978-11-07 | WA05 | Tom Foley* (D) | 77,201 | 48.0% | Duane Alton (R) | 68,761 | 42.7% | 14,887 | 9.3% | 160,849 |
| 1976-11-02 | WA05 | Tom Foley* (D) | 120,415 | 58.0% | Duane Alton (R) | 84,262 | 40.6% | 2,894 | 1.4% | 207,571 |
| 1974-11-04 | WA05 | Tom Foley* (D) | 87,959 | 64.3% | Gary Gage (R) | 48,739 | 35.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 136,698 |
| 1972-11-07 | WA05 | Tom Foley* (D) | 150,580 | 81.3% | Clarice Privette (R) | 34,742 | 18.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 185,322 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 222,224 | 53.5% | Joe Biden (D) | 180,838 | 43.5% | 12,208 | 2.9% | 415,270 | 15 | 7 | 10.16% | |
| 2020 | 70% | Donald Trump* (R) | 215,706 | 53.0% | Joe Biden (D) | 178,895 | 44.0% | 12,013 | 3.0% | 406,614 | 14 | 6 | 9.95% |
| 2016 | 58% | Donald Trump (R) | 166,765 | 52.2% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 125,112 | 39.1% | 27,758 | 8.7% | 319,635 | 15 | 6 | 9.64% |
| 2012 | 61% | Mitt Romney (R) | 168,671 | 53.5% | Barack Obama* (D) | 137,771 | 43.7% | 8,983 | 2.8% | 315,425 | 12 | 6 | 10.03% |
| 2008 | 62% | John McCain (R) | 171,670 | 51.6% | Barack Obama (D) | 152,970 | 45.9% | 8,283 | 2.5% | 332,923 | 11 | 6 | 10.90% |
| 2004 | 61% | George W. Bush* (R) | 177,311 | 57.2% | John Kerry (D) | 127,162 | 41.0% | 5,705 | 1.8% | 310,178 | 12 | 6 | 10.84% |
| 2000 | 56% | George W. Bush (R) | 142,185 | 55.2% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 103,116 | 40.1% | 12,051 | 4.7% | 257,352 | 11 | 7 | 10.34% |
| 1996 | 52% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 104,052 | 44.9% | Robert Dole (R) | 102,384 | 44.2% | 25,250 | 10.9% | 231,686 | 7 | 3 | 10.28% |
| 1992 | 62% | Bill Clinton (D) | 99,676 | 40.4% | George Bush* (R) | 90,294 | 36.6% | 56,472 | 22.9% | 246,442 | 5 | -1 | 10.77% |
| 1988 | 51% | George Bush (R) | 105,193 | 51.4% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 99,301 | 48.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 204,494 | 3 | -2 | 10.96% |
| 1984 | 58% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 134,923 | 60.8% | Walter Mondale (D) | 86,838 | 39.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 221,761 | 5 | 2 | 11.77% |
| 1980 | 60% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 132,936 | 57.2% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 80,554 | 34.7% | 18,973 | 8.2% | 232,463 | 8 | 6 | 13.34% |
| 1976 | 56% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 114,988 | 55.6% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 91,796 | 44.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 206,784 | 6 | 8 | 13.29% |
| 1972 | 62% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 126,627 | 63.4% | George McGovern (D) | 72,966 | 36.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 199,593 | 7 | 3 | 13.57% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 781,418 | 79.7% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 6.0% | 8.1% |
| 2020 | 734,322 | 84.3% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 6.8% | |
| 2012 | 676,030 | 84.3% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 5.8% |
| 2010 | 723,609 | 84.9% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 6.3% |
| 2002 | 654,904 | 87.7% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 4.5% |
| 2000 | 625,971 | 87.2% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 4.9% |
| 1992 | 540,744 | 91.8% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 3.4% | |
| 1990 | 538,958 | 91.9% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 3.3% | |
| 1982 | 518,962 | 93.9% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.3% | |
| 1980 | 579,374 | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 3.0% | ||
| 1972 | 485,034 | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|