MCDERMOTT, JAMES
D Β· house Β· bioguide M000404
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- FEC candidate id
H8WA07132- Internal id
740c6e12-03e9-4af3-b0b4-2a60fb136822- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), WA-07. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 779,308 |
| People | Median age | 36 |
| Income | Median household income | $125,152 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $84,254 |
| Income | In poverty | 9.3% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.483 |
| Race | White alone | 63.4% |
| Race | Black alone | 4.9% |
| Race | Asian alone | 15.3% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 9.6% |
| Race | Two or more races | 11.5% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 19.0% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 77.6% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 5.7% |
| Education | High school or higher | 76.4% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 66.5% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 29.5% |
| Household | Family households | 44.4% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.05 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 44.6% |
| Housing | Median home value | $915,600 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $2,043 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 40.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 7.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.9% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 7.7% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 3.6% |
| Health | With a disability | 10.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 94.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 2.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 39.7% |
| Commute | Public transit | 10.5% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 33.8% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $277,749 | $267,207 | $49,343 | $0 | $109,505 |
| 2014 | $591,925 | $581,723 | $38,801 | $0 | $166,374 |
| 2012 | $611,670 | $601,202 | $28,599 | $0 | $308,448 |
| 2010 | $582,232 | $568,649 | $18,131 | $0 | $310,787 |
| 2008 | $614,938 | $1,033,239 | $4,548 | $0 | $273,765 |
| 2006 | $888,565 | $496,255 | $422,848 | $0 | $641,596 |
| 2004 | $379,519 | $437,153 | $30,539 | $0 | $261,787 |
| 2002 | $415,539 | $436,387 | $88,172 | $0 | $177,197 |
| 2000 | $368,877 | $322,022 | $109,020 | $0 | $226,969 |
| 1998 | $304,967 | $301,952 | $62,165 | $0 | $148,246 |
| 1996 | $207,929 | $199,674 | $58,161 | $0 | $86,648 |
| 1994 | $264,671 | $282,757 | $50,749 | $0 | $53,942 |
| 1992 | $276,146 | $247,130 | $68,842 | $0 | $56,006 |
| 1990 | $232,919 | $211,961 | $39,680 | $0 | $32,434 |
| 1988 | $373,258 | $354,530 | $18,727 | $0 | $127,685 |
Elections
- 1988 general house Β· WA-7 β won
- 1990 general house Β· WA-7 β won
- 1992 general house Β· WA-7 β won
- 1994 general house Β· WA-7 β won
- 1996 general house Β· WA-7 β won
- 1998 general house Β· WA-7 β won
- 2000 general house Β· WA-7 β won
- 2002 general house Β· WA-7 β won
- 2004 general house Β· WA-7 β won
- 2006 general house Β· WA-7 β won
- 2008 general house Β· WA-7 β won
- 2010 general house Β· WA-7 β won
- 2012 general house Β· WA-7 β won
- 2014 general house Β· WA-7 β won
- 2016 general house Β· WA-7 β lost_general
Committees
- COMMON GOOD FUND β principal Β· type Q
- COMMON GOOD FUND β independent Β· type Q
- FRIENDS OF JIM MCDERMOTT β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | independent_committee_of | COMMON GOOD FUND | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | FRIENDS OF JIM MCDERMOTT | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | COMMON GOOD FUND | β | candidate_committees |