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]
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 $123,358[ 1] Ethnicity Cook PVI D+36[ 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 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 70% of the vote. Al Gore won the 7th in 2000 with 72% of the vote, while John Kerry won 79% in 2004 . Barack Obama took 84% of the vote in 2008 .
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 .
Election results from presidential races
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List of members representing the district
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Member
Party
Dates
Cong
Electoral history
District location
District established January 3, 1959
Donald H. Magnuson (Seattle )
Democratic
January 3, 1959 –
86th 87th
Redistricted from the at-large district re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .
1959–1961 [data missing
1961–1969 [data missing
K. William Stinson (Bellevue )
Republican
January 3, 1963 –
88th
Elected in 1962 .
Brock Adams (Seattle )
Democratic
January 3, 1965 –
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 .U.S. Secretary of Transportation .
1969–1973 King
1973–1983 [data missing
Vacant
January 22, 1977 –
95th
John E. Cunningham (Seattle )
Republican
May 17, 1977 –
Elected to finish Adams's term .
Mike Lowry (Renton )
Democratic
January 3, 1979 –
96th 97th 98th 99th 100th
Elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .run for U.S. Senator .
1983–1985 [data missing
1985–1993 [data missing
Jim McDermott (Seattle )
Democratic
January 3, 1989 –
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 .
1993–2003 King
2003–2013 King
2013–2023 King and Snohomish
Pramila Jayapal (Seattle )
Democratic
January 3, 2017 –
115th 116th 117th 118th
Elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .
2023–present King
Recent election results
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Historical district boundaries
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The district from 2003 to 2013 The district from 2013 to 2023
^ "My Congressional District" .^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .^ "Federal - All Results" . Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved November 27, 2012 .^ "Federal - All Results" . Washington Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014 .^ "November 8, 2016 General Election Results" . Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved December 3, 2016 .^ 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 . ^ "November 3, 2020 General Election Results" . Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved December 4, 2020 .^ "November 8, 2022 General Election Results" . Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved November 26, 2022 .
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