Akashic
1892–2024
Akashic
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
presidential margin
2008D+38.02012D+36.92016D+43.92020D+47.82024D+41.2
full record · 1892 → 2024
D+41.2
2024
median income$130,074U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age38.2U.S. 39.1
poverty rate8.1%U.S. 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)54.2%U.S. 35.6%
non-english31.2%U.S. 22.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German8.9%
Irish8.2%
English8.2%
African American†18.5%
Ethiopian1.3%
African1.2%
Salvadoran5.4%
Mexican2.6%
Guatemalan1.6%
Asian Indian3.0%
Chinese1.7%
Korean1.4%
religion
other traditions
Mainline6.5%
Black Protestant3.3%
Muslim3.3%
Latter-day Saints1.1%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia

Akashic
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVHarrisD+41.2
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, VAA map of the constituent counties of Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, VA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Arlington County, VA · D+58.1Clarke County, VA · R+16.7Culpeper County, VA · R+24.9Fairfax County, VA · D+34.7Fauquier County, VA · R+21.5Loudoun County, VA · D+16.2Prince William County, VA · D+17.9Rappahannock County, VA · R+17.8Spotsylvania County, VA · R+8.5Stafford County, VA · D+0.8Warren County, VA · R+37.4Alexandria city, VA · D+57.1Fairfax city, VA · D+33.1Falls Church city, VA · D+61.6Fredericksburg city, VA · D+31.5Manassas city, VA · D+14.8Manassas Park city, VA · D+19.9Jefferson County, WV · R+15.8Frederick County, MD · D+8.7Montgomery County, MD · D+52.8District of Columbia, DC · D+83.8Charles County, MD · D+40.5Prince George's County, MD · D+74.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic69.0%2,150,243
Donald TrumpRepublican27.8%866,733
Jill SteinGreen3.2%100,173
D+60
R+60
23 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (23 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, VA — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Alexandria city, VADemocraticD+57.1
Arlington County, VADemocraticD+58.1
Charles County, MDDemocraticD+40.5
Clarke County, VARepublicanR+16.7
Culpeper County, VARepublicanR+24.9
District of Columbia, DCDemocraticD+83.8
Fairfax city, VADemocraticD+33.1
Fairfax County, VADemocraticD+34.7
Falls Church city, VADemocraticD+61.6
Fauquier County, VARepublicanR+21.5
Frederick County, MDDemocraticD+8.7
Fredericksburg city, VADemocraticD+31.5
Jefferson County, WVRepublicanR+15.8
Loudoun County, VADemocraticD+16.2
Manassas city, VADemocraticD+14.8
Manassas Park city, VADemocraticD+19.9
Montgomery County, MDDemocraticD+52.8
Prince George's County, MDDemocraticD+74.8
Prince William County, VADemocraticD+17.9
Rappahannock County, VARepublicanR+17.8
Spotsylvania County, VARepublicanR+8.5
Stafford County, VADemocraticD+0.8
Warren County, VARepublicanR+37.4
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
69.0%Harris2,150,243
27.8%Trump866,733
3.2%Stein100,173
+41.2%
3,117,149
D
72.8%Biden2,295,373
25.0%Trump787,772
2.2%Jorgensen68,975
+47.8%
3,152,120
D
69.3%Clinton1,932,759
25.4%Trump708,825
5.3%Johnson147,932
+43.9%
2,789,516
D
67.7%Obama1,803,699
30.7%Romney819,506
1.6%Johnson42,767
+36.9%
2,665,972
D
68.5%Obama1,724,077
30.5%McCain767,716
1.1%Nader26,913
+38.0%
2,518,706
D
61.6%Kerry1,355,192
37.4%Bush823,804
1.0%Badnarik21,149
+24.2%
2,200,145
D
58.7%Gore1,099,822
37.6%Bush704,297
3.7%Nader69,475
+21.1%
1,873,594
D
57.4%Clinton930,726
36.8%Dole595,934
5.8%Perot93,761
+20.7%
1,620,421
D
53.6%Clinton929,211
33.9%Bush587,995
12.4%Perot215,364
+19.7%
1,732,570
D
50.7%Dukakis746,507
48.3%Bush711,045
1.1%Fulani15,721
+2.4%
1,473,273
D
51.0%Mondale711,950
48.5%Reagan676,290
0.5%Larouche6,559
+2.6%
1,394,799
R
44.3%Carter527,055
44.7%Reagan531,276
11.0%Anderson130,723
−0.4%
1,189,054
D
55.5%Carter609,676
43.4%Ford476,886
1.1%Camejo12,026
+12.1%
1,098,588
R
43.5%McGovern436,304
55.3%Nixon554,306
1.2%Schmitz11,538
−11.8%
1,002,148
D
49.1%Humphrey428,297
39.2%Nixon341,804
11.6%Wallace101,404
+9.9%
871,505
D
68.6%Johnson501,173
31.3%Goldwater228,375
0.1%Hass769
+37.4%
730,317
D
51.9%Kennedy223,527
48.0%Nixon206,616
0.2%Byrd671
+3.9%
430,814
R
43.7%Stevenson149,599
55.2%Eisenhower188,641
1.1%Andrews3,752
−11.4%
341,992
R
40.3%Stevenson114,636
59.2%Eisenhower168,209
0.5%Hallinan1,339
−18.9%
284,184
R
43.5%Truman66,995
52.0%Dewey80,079
4.5%Thurmond6,880
−8.5%
153,954
R
48.6%Roosevelt69,750
51.3%Dewey73,619
0.1%Thomas162
−2.7%
143,531
D
58.6%Roosevelt75,987
40.7%Willkie52,720
0.7%Thomas963
+17.9%
129,670
D
61.9%Roosevelt70,693
37.6%Landon42,866
0.5%Lemke565
+24.4%
114,124
D
64.8%Roosevelt61,052
34.0%Hoover32,059
1.2%Thomas1,144
+30.8%
94,255
R
42.0%Smith38,500
57.6%Hoover52,795
0.4%Thomas349
−15.6%
91,644
D
52.6%Davis37,288
40.7%Coolidge28,879
6.7%La Follette4,769
+11.9%
70,936
D
51.3%Cox36,553
47.4%Harding33,776
1.3%Debs898
+3.9%
71,227
D
59.3%Wilson27,124
39.0%Hughes17,837
1.8%Benson803
+20.3%
45,764
D
90.4%Wilson37,514
24.3%Taft10,087
0.0%
+66.1%
41,505
—
208.8%Bryan37,225
96.0%Taft17,119
0.0%
No data
17,832
—
256.1%Parker40,437
110.0%Roosevelt17,369
0.0%
No data
15,787
D
103.8%Bryan34,038
84.0%McKinley27,558
0.0%
+19.8%
32,800
D
52.0%Bryan33,192
46.2%McKinley29,485
1.7%Palmer1,110
+5.8%
63,787
D
57.8%Cleveland34,815
40.1%Harrison24,119
2.1%Weaver1,269
+17.8%
60,203
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +41.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1984+41.2%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+17.8%
1896+5.8%
1900+19.8%
1904No data
1908No data
1912+66.1%
1916+20.3%
1920+3.9%
1924+11.9%
1928−15.6%
1932+30.8%
1936+24.4%
1940+17.9%
1944−2.7%
1948−8.5%
1952−18.9%
1956−11.4%
1960+3.9%
1964+37.4%
1968+9.9%
1972−11.8%
1976+12.1%
1980−0.4%
1984+2.6%
1988+2.4%
1992+19.7%
1996+20.7%
2000+21.1%
2004+24.2%
2008+38.0%
2012+36.9%
2016+43.9%
2020+47.8%
2024+41.2%
DemocraticRepublican

The Washington metro anchors the highest concentration of federal workers in the nation, producing an electorate and economy unusually sensitive to shifts in government spending, contracting cycles, and public-sector labor policy.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 66.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 18.9 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.2 points.

A population of 6,318,377, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $130,074 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD and San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
96.4twin score
2020–2024 trajectorypopulation scale12-yr trend≠ median income
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
96.2twin score
median income2016–2024 trajectory≠ 2004 margin
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
94.9twin score
2004–2024 trajectory≠ % Black

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/cbsa/47900/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Embed this page
A live widget for your site — no API key, attribution built in, CC BY 4.0. All widgets & sizes →
Embed & data: CC BY 4.0 · Akashic Intelligence
U.S. electionsAll elections →
Presidentevery cycleUS Senateevery cycleUS Houseevery cycleGovernorevery cycle

Places within Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

counties23
Alexandria cityArlington CountyCharles CountyClarke CountyCulpeper CountyDistrict of ColumbiaFairfax cityFairfax CountyFalls Church cityFauquier CountyFrederick CountyFredericksburg cityJefferson CountyLoudoun CountyManassas cityManassas Park cityMontgomery CountyPrince George's CountyPrince William CountyRappahannock CountySpotsylvania CountyStafford CountyWarren County

Frequently asked questions

How did Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia voted Democratic by 41.2 points (D+41.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,117,149 votes cast, 2,150,243 went Democratic and 866,733 went Republican.
When did Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia?
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia has a population of 6,318,377 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia?
Median household income in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia is $130,074 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 7 went Republican.