Washington's 7th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023, withSeattle highlighted in red.
Representative	Pramila Jayapal D–Seattle
Population (2024)	811,726
Median household income	$119,340[1]
Ethnicity	62.5%White 14.4%Asian 9.5%Hispanic 7.2%Two or more races 4.9%Black 1.5% other
Cook PVI	D+39[2]

Washington's 7th congressional district encompasses most ofSeattle andBurien, and all ofVashon Island,Lake Forest Park,Shoreline, andNormandy Park. Since 2017, the 7th district has been represented in theU.S. House of Representatives byDemocratPramila Jayapal. With aCook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+39, it is the most Democratic district in Washington, and is in a three-way tie for second most Democratic district in the entire United States.^[2]

The 7th is the most Democratic district in the Pacific Northwest, and the most Democratic district on the West Coast outside theSan Francisco Bay Area. 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 80% of the vote in this district.Barack Obama swept the district in2008 and2012, with 82% and 83% of the vote, respectively.Hillary Clinton won the district with 83% in2016,Joe Biden received 86% in the district in2020, andKamala Harris received 85% here in2024.

Washington's seventh seat in the U.S. House was added after the1950 census, but the state did not immediately reapportion. It was contested as a statewideat-large seat in three elections,1952,1954, and1956, and voters cast ballots for two congressional seats, their district and the at-large. DemocratDonald H. Magnuson won all three at-large elections. The1958 election was the first after the state reapportioned to seven districts; Magnuson was elected to the new district in 1958 and1960, but lost in1962.

For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:^[6]

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Boulevard Park,Burien,Lake Forest Park,Normandy Park,Seattle (part; also9th),Shoreline,Vashon,White Center

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established January 3, 1959
Donald H. Magnuson (Seattle)	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963	86th 87th	Redistricted from theat-large district andre-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Lost re-election.	1959–1961 [data missing]
					1961–1969 [data missing]
K. William Stinson (Bellevue)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Elected in 1962. Lost re-election.
Brock Adams (Seattle)	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 22, 1977	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. Resigned to becomeU.S. Secretary of Transportation.
					1969–1973 Parts ofKing
					1973–1983 [data missing]
Vacant		January 22, 1977 – May 17, 1977	95th
John E. Cunningham (Seattle)	Republican	May 17, 1977 – January 3, 1979		Elected to finish Adams's term. Lost re-election.
Mike Lowry (Renton)	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1989	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Retired torun for U.S. Senator.
					1983–1985 [data missing]
					1985–1993 [data missing]
Jim McDermott (Seattle)	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2017	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. Retired.
					1993–2003 Parts ofKing
					2003–2013 Parts ofKing
					2013–2023 Parts ofKing andSnohomish
Pramila Jayapal (Seattle)	Democratic	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th 117th 118th 119th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
					2023–present Parts ofKing

• United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2008
• United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2010
• United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2012

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989).The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982).The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–presentArchived April 23, 2010, at theWayback Machine

• Washington State Redistricting Commission
• Find your new congressional district: a searchable map,Seattle Times, January 13, 2012

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