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Washington's congressional districts

U.S. House districts in the state of Washington

Washington's congressional districts

U.S. House districts in the state of Washington

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The following is a list of the ten congressional districts in the U.S. state of Washington. From the time that Washington Territory was formed in 1853, through statehood in 1889, Washington Territory elected an at-large non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives. At different times in its history, the state of Washington has also elected one or more representatives At-large statewide. Washington gained its 10th district following reapportionment after the 2010 census.

Current districts and representatives

This is a list of United States representatives from Washington, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 10 members, including 8 Democrats and 2 Republicans.

Current U.S. representatives from WashingtonDistrictMember
(Residence)PartyIncumbent sinceCPVI
(2025)District map
[[File:Suzan DelBene, official portrait, 115th Congress.jpg100px]]
Suzan DelBene
(Medina)November 13, 2012[[File:Washington's 1st congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg300px]]
[[File:Rick Larsen 116th Congress official photo.jpg100px]]
Rick Larsen
(Everett)January 3, 2001[[File:Washington's 2nd congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg300px]]
[[File:Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez - 118th Congress.jpg100px]]
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
(Washougal)January 3, 2023[[File:Washington's 3rd congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg300px]]
[[File:Dan Newhouse official congressional photo.jpg100px]]
Dan Newhouse
(Sunnyside)January 3, 2015[[File:Washington's 4th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg300px]]
[[File:Baumgartner Michael 119th Congress (cropped).jpg100px]]
Michael Baumgartner
(Spokane)January 3, 2025[[File:Washington's 5th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg300px]]
[[File:Randall Emily 119th Congress.jpg100px]]
Emily Randall
(Bremerton)January 3, 2025[[File:Washington's 6th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg300px]]
[[File:Pramila Jayapal, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg100px]]
Pramila Jayapal
(Seattle)January 3, 2017[[File:Washington's 7th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg300px]]
[[File:Kim Schrier, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg100px]]
Kim Schrier
(Sammamish)January 3, 2019[[File:Washington's 8th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg300px]]
[[File:Adam Smith official photo.jpg100px]]
Adam Smith
(Bellevue)January 3, 1997[[File:Washington's 9th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg300px]]
[[File:Marilyn_Strickland_117th_U.S_Congress.jpg100px]]
Marilyn Strickland
(Tacoma)January 3, 2021[[File:Washington's 10th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg300px]]

Historical and present district boundaries

Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Washington, presented chronologically. All redistricting events that took place in Washington between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

YearStatewide mapPuget Sound highlight1973–19821983–19841985–19921993–20022003–20132013–2023
[[File:United States Congressional Districts in Washington, 1973 – 1982.tif400px]][[File:United States Congressional Districts in Washington (metro highlight), 1973 – 1982.tif400px]]
[[File:United States Congressional Districts in Washington, 1983 – 1984.tif400px]][[File:United States Congressional Districts in Washington (metro highlight), 1983 – 1984.tif400px]]
[[File:United States Congressional Districts in Washington, 1985 – 1992.tif400px]][[File:United States Congressional Districts in Washington (metro highlight), 1985 – 1992.tif400px]]
[[File:United States Congressional Districts in Washington, 1993 – 2002.tif400px]][[File:United States Congressional Districts in Washington (metro highlight), 1993 – 2002.tif400px]]
[[File:United States Congressional Districts in Washington, 2003 – 2013.tif400px]][[File:United States Congressional Districts in Washington (metro highlight), 2003 – 2013.tif400px]]
[[File:United States Congressional Districts in Washington, since 2013.tif400px]][[File:United States Congressional Districts in Washington (metro highlight), since 2013.tif400px]]

Obsolete districts

State redistricting procedures

Washington is one of 22 states that do not give direct control of redistricting to the state's legislature. The state's congressional districts are determined by a four-member Washington State Redistricting Commission that is appointed every ten years. Two members are appointed by both of the state's legislative branches, with the majority leader and minority leader from each selecting one person. The four appointed members then vote to appoint a fifth, non-partisan chairperson that cannot vote. The commission is disbanded once they have approved a redistricting plan.

In 1981 Republicans attempted to gerrymander Tom Foley's fifth district by splitting Spokane (the district's main population center) into two districts, but this was vetoed by Governor John Spellman. After they redrew districts in 1982, a federal court threw out the map for excessive population variation. New maps were drawn in 1983 by a five-member commission appointed by the legislature to avoid continued deadlock under a court-imposed deadline; the legislature had historically often failed to redistrict. In 1983, the voters approved a ballot measure to amend the state constitution to permanently establish a redistricting commission. The first commission created under the changes completed their work as part of the 1991 redistricting.

References

References

  1. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
  2. (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report.
  3. Karni, Annie. (November 8, 2024). "A Red-District Conqueror Wants Fellow Democrats to Look in the Mirror".
  4. "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012.".
  5. Non-contiguous eastern portion of district 6 (green) is actually part of district 8 (blue). ''Seattle Daily Times'' "Key Congressional Races are Heating Up" November 4, 1984. p. 12.
  6. Redistrincting. "Washington State Redistricting Commission".
  7. (1983-04-03). "Clipped From The Spokesman-Review". The Spokesman-Review.
  8. (1983-03-14). "Clipped From Longview Daily News". Longview Daily News.
  9. Redistrincting. "Washington State Redistricting Commission".
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