The state legislature will take the rare step of considering a mid-decade redrawing of district lines in light of concerns raised by the Justice Department.

It may seem like an obscure act of cartography, but how Washington State’s political maps are redrawn this year will help determine who gets elected and, in turn, the future of the state.

Students of Washington state politics, send me your thoughts. UPDATE: Lisa Macfarlane, Washington state director for Democrats for Education Reform, which backed the ballot item, cited several ...

A new interactive map shows how parts of Washington state could be submerged underwater as sea levels rise due to climate change. Washington's extensive coastal regions, which stretch around 157 ...

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones said the current maps must be redrawn by Dec. 8, in a win for voting rights activists who argued the state’s maps dilute the power of Black voters.

The main driver of Washington state’s blue drift is the Seattle metro area. Between 2000 and 2020, Seattle’s King County shifted from 60% Democratic to 75% Democratic.

See a county-by-county breakdown for Washington state in the presidential race between Republican Donald J. Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

SEATTLE — Track vote totals in statewide Initiative 2066 by county on KING 5's exclusive interactive map during the November general election in Washington state. If passed, I-2066 would ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – With Governor-elect Bob Ferguson set to replace Jay Inslee, the longest-serving governor in the country, Washington state politics is gearing up for significant changes in 2025.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — As the Washington state August 2024 primary election results come in, track returns by county for some of the biggest races across Washington state on KING 5's exclusive ...

(The Center Square) – Latino influence in Washington state politics has been gradually building in the decade since Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self, D-Mukilteo, joined the Legislature in 2014. Ortiz ...

The state Senate passed a bill last month that would provide political candidates with legal safeguards in civil court against "deepfake" videos, audio and images that are used in political ads.