Editing Eastern Washington (section)

==Population==
Compared to [[Western Washington]], Eastern Washington has roughly twice the land area and one-fourth the population. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], Eastern Washington was home to 1,667,593 of the state's total 7,705,281 residents, making its population comparable to that of [[West Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/WA/PST045219|title=Census QuickFacts: Washington|access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref> The population growth rate between the two is roughly the same. Of Washington's ten Congressional districts, Eastern Washington exactly encompasses two (the 4th and 5th), aside from a small portion of the 8th in [[Chelan County, Washington|Chelan]], [[Douglas County, Washington|Douglas]], and [[Kittitas County, Washington|Kittitas Counties]].<ref>https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/state-politics/washington-state-proposed-congressional-district-changes/281-4a4268ab-a0f8-4951-88d7-3abf0d6ab0a1</ref>