Washington's 7th Congressional District
Washington · WA-07
Washington's 7th Congressional District is one of 10 U.S. House districts in Washington, represented in Congress by Pramila Jayapal (Democrat). It is home to roughly 773,447 people, with a median age of 36.4. The population is about 63% White. The median household income is $121,885, and 66% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+75).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 149 square miles, WA-07 is the 395th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 5,191 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.12 ranks 395th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 86% of WA-07 voters backed Kamala Harris and 11% Donald Trump — a D+75 margin. That is a 1.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+76.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 36.4 years old; 14.9% of residents are under 18 and 13.5% are 65 or older. About 18.9% of residents were born outside the United States, and 22.1% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $121,885, the district's median household income ranks 30th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $881,045, and the median rent is $1,996 a month. 9.1% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 28.8-minute commute (30.3% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).