House districts / Washington
Washington's 7th congressional district
WA-7. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Pramila Jayapal Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.9mSpent $3.2m · Cash $1.8m
- Nirav Sheth Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $72kSpent $70k · Cash $5k
1 other candidate has not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 73.6% | Trump 22.3% | 4.0% | D+51.3 |
| 2020 | Biden 86.3% | Trump 11.2% | 2.5% | D+75.1 |
| 2016 | Clinton 83.4% | Trump 11.0% | 5.6% | D+72.3 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 779,308 | |
| Adults (18+) | 666,134 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 88.4% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 24.7% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 33.0% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 26.2% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 16.1% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 61.8% | 57.4% |
| Black | 4.9% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 9.6% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 15.2% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 8.6% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 66.5% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $125,152 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Pramila Jayapal Democrat | 83.9% | Dan Alexander Republican others 0.3% | 15.8% | D+68.1 |
| 2022 | Pramila Jayapal Democrat | 85.4% | Cliff Moon Republican others 0.4% | 14.2% | D+71.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 9 to 10 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Pramila Jayapal Democrat | 83.0% | Craig Keller Republican others 0.2% | 16.8% | D+66.2 |
| 2018 | Pramila Jayapal Democrat | 83.6% | Craig Keller Republican | 16.4% | D+67.1 |
| 2016 | Pramila Jayapal Democrat | 56.0% | Brady Piero Walkinshaw Democrat | 44.0% | D+12.0 |
| 2014 | Jim McDermott Democrat | 81.0% | Craig Keller Republican | 19.0% | D+61.9 |
| 2012 | Jim McDermott Democrat | 79.7% | Ron Bemis Republican | 20.4% | D+59.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Jim McDermott Democrat | 83.0% | Bob Jeffers-Schroder Independent | 17.0% | D+65.9 |
| 2008 | Jim McDermott Democrat | 83.7% | Steve Beren Republican | 16.4% | D+67.3 |
| 2006 | Jim McDermott Democrat | 79.4% | Steve Beren Republican others 4.9% | 15.7% | D+63.7 |
| 2004 | Jim McDermott Democrat | 80.7% | Carol Cassady Republican | 19.3% | D+61.4 |
| 2002 | Jim McDermott Democrat | 74.1% | Carol Thorne Cassady Republican others 4.0% | 21.9% | D+52.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 8 to 9 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Jim McDermott Democrat | 72.8% | Joe Szwaja Green others 7.6% | 19.6% | D+53.2 |
| 1998 | Jim McDermott Democrat | 88.2% | Stan Lippmann Reform others 2.4% | 9.4% | D+78.8 |
| 1996 | Jim McDermott Democrat | 81.0% | Frank Kleschen Republican | 19.0% | D+61.9 |
| 1994 | Jim McDermott Democrat | 75.1% | Keith Harris Republican | 24.9% | D+50.3 |
| 1992 | Jim McDermott Democrat | 78.4% | Glenn C. Hampson Republican others 2.5% | 19.1% | D+59.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 7 to 8 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Jim McDermott Democrat | 72.3% | Larry Penberthy Republican others 3.6% | 24.1% | D+48.3 |
| 1988 | Jim McDermott Democrat | 76.3% | Robert Edwards Republican | 23.7% | D+52.7 |
| 1986 | Mike Lowry Democrat | 72.6% | Don McDonald Republican | 27.4% | D+45.3 |
| 1984 | Mike Lowry Democrat | 70.4% | Robert O. Dorse Republican others 0.7% | 28.9% | D+41.5 |
| 1982 | Mike Lowry Democrat | 70.9% | Bob Dorse Republican | 29.1% | D+41.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Mike Lowry Democrat | 57.3% | Ron Dunlap Republican | 42.7% | D+14.5 |
| 1978 | Michael E. Lowry Democrat | 53.3% | John E. Cunningham Republican | 46.7% | D+6.6 |
| 1976 | Brock Adams Democrat | 73.0% | Raymond Pritchard Republican others 1.6% | 25.4% | D+47.6 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits