8th
8th Congressional District
Maps showing land use, towns, transportation and other features
Population - Source
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Total population |
715,538 |
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Male |
359,225 |
50.2 |
49.0% |
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Female |
356,313 |
49.8 |
51.0% |
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Median age (years) |
37.2 |
(X) |
36.4 |
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Under 5 years |
49,073 |
6.9 |
7.0% |
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18 years and over |
530,470 |
74.1 |
74.6% |
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65 years and over |
62,110 |
8.7 |
12.1% |
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One race |
697,452 |
97.5 |
98.1% |
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White |
567,992 |
79.4 |
74.7% |
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Black or African American |
24,075 |
3.4 |
12.1% |
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American Indian and |
3,163 |
0.4 |
0.8% |
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Asian |
84,407 |
11.8 |
4.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
3,228 |
0.5 |
0.1% |
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Some other race |
14,587 |
2.0 |
6.0% |
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Two or more races |
18,086 |
2.5 |
1.9% |
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
33,056 |
4.6 |
14.5% |
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Household population |
715,538 |
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Group quarters population |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
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Average household size |
2.66 |
(X) |
2.60 |
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Average family size |
3.09 |
(X) |
3.18 |
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Total housing units |
284,619 |
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Occupied housing units |
269,376 |
94.6 |
89.2 |
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Owner-occupied housing units |
202,201 |
75.1 |
66.9 |
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Renter-occupied housing units |
67,175 |
24.9 |
33.1 |
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Vacant housing units |
15,243 |
5.4 |
10.8 |
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Social
Characteristics - show
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Estimate |
Percent |
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Population 25 years and over |
476,491 |
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High school graduate or higher |
(X) |
93.6 |
84.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher |
(X) |
40.8 |
27.2% |
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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18
years and over) |
63,571 |
12.0 |
10.9% |
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Disability status (population 5 years and over) |
75,183 |
11.3 |
14.9% |
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Foreign born |
109,552 |
15.3 |
12.4% |
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Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and
over) |
172,306 |
61.1 |
55.9% |
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Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and
over) |
170,625 |
60.4 |
51.0% |
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Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years
and over) |
115,148 |
17.3 |
19.4% |
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Economic
Characteristics - show
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Estimate |
Percent |
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In labor force (population 16 years and over) |
383,914 |
69.3 |
65.9% |
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Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) |
29.5 |
(X) |
25.1 |
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Median household income (in 2005 inflation-adjusted dollars) |
71,145 |
(X) |
46,242 |
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Median family income (in 2005 inflation-adjusted dollars) |
81,995 |
(X) |
55,832 |
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Per capita income (in 2005 inflation-adjusted dollars) |
34,879 |
(X) |
25,035 |
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Families below poverty level |
(X) |
4.0 |
10.2 |
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Individuals below poverty level |
(X) |
6.2 |
13.3 |
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Housing
Characteristics - show
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Estimate |
Percent |
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Owner-occupied homes |
202,201 |
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Median value (dollars) |
328,600 |
(X) |
167,500 |
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Median of selected monthly owner costs |
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With a mortgage (dollars) |
1,790 |
(X) |
1,295 |
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Not mortgaged (dollars) |
547 |
(X) |
369 |
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Cities and Towns
Auburn, Bellevue, Bonney Lake, Buckley, Burien, Carbonado, Des Moines, Eatonville, Edgewood, Enumclaw, Fall City, Fife, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Maple Valley, Mercer Island, Midland, Milton, Newcastle, Normandy Park, North Bend, Orting, Puyallup, Rainier, Renton, Roy, Sammamish, SeaTac, Seattle, Snoqualimie, Sumner, Tukwila, Woodinville, Yelm Question: Are some of these towns inside the 10 LDs in the 8th CD, but outside the 8th CD?
For more information on some of these cities.
Fairs and Festivals
Auburn Family Festival
Auburn Fourth of July Festival
Auburn Good Ol’ Days
Auburn Kids Day
Auburn Halloween Harvest
Auburn S’more Than You Imagined
Auburn Veterans Day Parade
Enumclaw Pacific NW Scottish Highland Games and Clan Gathering
Issaquah Salmon Days
Kent Cornucopia Days
Celebrate
RedmondLights Kickoff Celebration
Snoqualmie Railroad Days
Sumner Arts Festival
Sumner Daffodil Festival
Political History
For
Year Over 18 Registered % Registered Voted % Voted % Voted
of >18 of Registered of over 18
2006 4,821,000 3,264,511 67.71% 2,107,370 64.55% 43.71%
Estimated for 8th Congressional District, using state percentages above.
2006 530,470 359,181 67.71 231.851 64.55%
Compare estimate voting = 231.851with actual voting in 2006 Burner-Reichert race = 251.383
2004 Primary
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U.S.
Representative - District 8
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Democratic |
Votes |
Party % |
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Alex Alben |
24,903 |
30.65% |
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Dave Ross |
39,347 |
48.43% |
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Heidi Behrens-Benedict |
16,992 |
20.91% |
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Republican |
Votes |
Party % |
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Conrad Lee |
8,350 |
11.56% |
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Dave Reichert |
31,088 |
43.04% |
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Diane Tebelius |
16,468 |
22.80% |
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Luke Esser |
16,309 |
22.58% |
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Libertarian |
Votes |
Party % |
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Spencer Garrett |
1,658 |
100.00% |
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2004 General Election Results
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U.S.
Representative - District 8
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Democratic |
Votes |
Party % |
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Dave Ross |
112,335 |
100.00% |
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Republican |
Votes |
Party % |
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Dave Reichert |
123,902 |
100.00% |
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Libertarian |
Votes |
Party % |
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Spencer Garrett |
4,038 |
100.00% |
2006 General Election Results
Measures | Federal Offices | Judicial Offices | Legislative Offices | All Offices | County Results
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County |
Candidate |
Party |
Vote |
Vote % |
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King Last tabulated: |
Darcy Burner
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Democrat |
101812 |
49.9255% |
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Dave Reichert
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Republican |
102116 |
50.0745% |
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Pierce Last tabulated: |
Darcy Burner
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Democrat |
20209 |
42.5856% |
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Dave Reichert
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Republican |
27246 |
57.4144% |
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Candidate |
Party |
Vote |
Vote % |
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Darcy Burner
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Democrat |
122,021 |
48.5399% |
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Dave Reichert
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Republican |
129,362 |
51.4601% |
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Vote Totals |
251383 |
100% |
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Legislative Districts
Maps
For each legislative district, we need a map showing precincts like LD 44 and precinct clusters like LD 46. For maps of individual precincts.
LD 2
Towns include Carbonado, Eatenville, Orting, Rainier,
LD 5 Cities include
LD 11 Cities include