Washington 2025 ballot measures
On November 4, 2025, voters in Washington decided on one statewide ballot measure, SJR 8201, which was approved.
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Joint Resolution 8201 | Public assistance; Restricted-use funds | Allow the Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Trust Fund to be invested in stocks |
|
1,105,304 (58%) |
806,299 (42%) |
Not on the ballot
Initiatives to the Legislature
- See also: Initiatives to the Legislature
Signatures for Initiatives to the Legislature were due by 5:00 p.m. local time on January 3, 2025. To be submitted to the legislature, 324,516 valid signatures were required. No signatures were submitted for any ITLs by the deadline.
Five sponsors had filed 13 Initiatives to the Legislature. The filings may be found here.
| Sponsor name | Number of filed initiatives | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| Ashli Tagoai | 8 | Energy |
| Tim Eyman | 2 (IL25-538 and IL25-135) | Taxes |
| Regis Costello | 1 | Marijuana |
| Kyle Lucas | 1 | Housing |
| Jeff Merryman | 1 | Property taxes |
Initiatives to the People
- See also: Initiatives to the People
To qualify an Initiative to the People for the 2025 ballot, 308,911 were required by July 3, 2025. No signatures were submitted for any of the eight proposed initiatives.
| Type | Number | Title | Subject | Description | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | IP25-628 | Designate Judges as Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse or Neglect Initiative | Judiciary | Include judges on the list of people who are mandatory reporters to law enforcement or the Department of Children, Youth, and Families when they have reasonable cause to believe a child has suffered abuse or neglect | Albert Coburn |
| CISS | IP25-406 | Limit Vehicle Emission Standards and Greenhouse Gas Disclosures to California Residents Initiative | Transportation and Environment | Limit motor vehicle emission standards and a greenhouse-gas-disclosure law to California state residents purchasing or registering vehicles in Washington | Brandon Ducharme |
| CISS | IP25-419 | Participation in High School and College Sports Based on Birth Certificate Sex Initiative | Sex and gender and Sports | Provide that high school and college sports teams be based on the biological sex as stated on official birth certificates; allow enforcement lawsuits | Peter Himmel |
| CISS | IP25-476 | Remove Inactive Voters from Statewide Voter Database Initiative | Suffrage | Require the state to screen its voter database and remove inactive voters and cancel their voter registrations; require voter signature updates every two years | Peter Himmel |
| CISS | IP25-629, IP25-017, IP25-071, IP25-097, IP25-459, IP25-633 IP25-879, IP25-948 | Parental Rights to Review School Materials and Opt out of Sexual-Health Education Initiative | Public school governance | Repeal laws designed to amend Initiative 2081, which established parental rights to review instructional materials, records, receive notifications, and opt out from sexual education | Brian Heywood, Larry Jensen |
| CISS | IP25-269 | Repeal Restrictions on Assault Weapons, Magazines, and Concealed Pistols Initiative | Firearms | Repeal laws restricting assault weapons, large-capacity magazines, and concealed pistols; eliminate emergency authority to prohibit explosives; apply changes to pending cases; dissolve state and local government agencies established to enforce such laws | Vincent Antonino |
| CISS | IP25-107 | Property Tax Revenue Growth Limit Reduction Initiative | Property taxes, Revenue and spending limits | Reduce the maximum allowable annual increase in property tax revenue from 1.0% to 0.5% unless a higher rate is approved by voters at a general election | Brian Heywood |
| CISS | IP25-040, IP25-288 | Tax Increase Expiration After One Year Without Voter Approval Initiative | State legislative vote requirements, Revenue and spending limits | Require that legislative tax increases expire after one year unless approved by a two-thirds legislative majority or a majority of voters | Larry Jensen |
Veto Referendums
To qualify a Veto Referendum for the 2025 ballot, 154,455 signatures were required by July 26, 2025. No sponsor or committee submitted enough signatures to place a measure on the ballot.
| Type | Number | Title | Subject | Description | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VR | RM-108 | Permit High-Density Housing Near Public Transit Stations Referendum | Land use and development policy and Public transportation | Approve or reject House Bill 1491, which requires cities that do not already allow high-density housing in areas surrounding transit stations to permit its development | Nicholas Strathy |
| VR | RM-109 | Limit City and County Authority to Determine Minimum Parking Requirements Referendum | Land use and development policy | Approve or reject Senate Bill 5184, which limits the ability of cities and counties to require a minimum number of parking spaces for certain buildings | Nicholas Strathy |
Getting measures on the ballot
Citizens of Washington may initiate legislation as either a direct state statute— called Initiative to the People (ITP) in Washington— or indirect state statute— called Initiative to the Legislature (ITL) in Washington. In Washington, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum. Citizens may not initiate constitutional amendments. The Washington State Legislature, however, may place legislatively referred constitutional amendments on the ballot with a two-thirds (66.67%) vote in each chamber. The Washington Legislature may refer measures to the 2024 ballot during the 2024 and 2025 state legislative sessions.
To qualify an ITP for the 2025 ballot, 308,911 valid signatures were required. To qualify an ITL for the 2025 ballot, 324,516 valid signatures were required.
ITL: The last day to submit signatures for 2024 Initiatives to the Legislature to be submitted during the 2025 session was January 3, 2025, by 5:00 p.m. local time.[1]
ITP: Signatures for Initiatives to the People were due by 5:00 p.m. local time on July 3, 2025.[1]
VR: For veto referendums, 154,455 valid signatures signatures must be filed with the secretary of state within 90 days after the adjournment of the legislative session at which the targeted legislation was passed.
State profile
| Demographic data for Washington | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 7,160,290 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 66,456 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 77.8% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 3.6% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 7.7% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 5.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 12% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 90.4% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 32.9% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $61,062 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 14.4% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Washington. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Washington
Washington voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, five are located in Washington, accounting for 2.43 percent of the total pivot counties.[2]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Washington had four Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 2.21 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
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See also
- 2025 ballot measures
- List of Washington ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Washington
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Washington
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington Secretary of State, "Initiatives and referenda," accessed January 27, 2025
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
