2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 3,138 | 2,768 | 5,944 | |
| 2020 | D | 3,396 | 2,781 | 6,205 | |
| 2016 | D | 3,510 | 2,564 | 6,165 | |
| 2012 | D | 3,833 | 2,622 | 6,499 | |
| 2008 | D | 3,748 | 2,670 | 6,454 | |
| 2004 | D | 2,969 | 2,484 | 5,471 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,169 | 2,704 | 4,890 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,790 | 1,562 | 4,532 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,902 | 1,780 | 5,253 | |
| 1988 | D | 2,806 | 2,186 | 5,004 | |
| 1984 | D | 3,114 | 2,731 | 5,852 | |
| 1980 | D | 3,008 | 1,943 | 5,037 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,840 | 1,486 | 4,361 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,546 | 2,559 | 4,151 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,898 | 1,016 | 4,780 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,505 | 1,144 | 3,649 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,415 | 1,027 | 3,442 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,947 | 1,033 | 2,980 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,974 | 774 | 2,748 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,675 | 333 | 2,057 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,782 | 497 | 2,279 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,724 | 362 | 2,086 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,875 | 535 | 2,410 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,681 | 619 | 2,312 | |
| 1928 | R | 898 | 1,183 | 2,081 | |
| 1924 | D | 883 | 834 | 1,723 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,116 | 971 | 2,087 | |
| 1916 | D | 651 | 486 | 1,137 | |
| 1912 | D | 503 | 384 | 1,036 | |
| 1908 | R | 495 | 556 | 1,051 | |
| 1904 | D | 450 | 428 | 878 | |
| 1900 | D | 834 | 784 | 1,618 | |
| 1896 | R | 739 | 1,289 | 2,028 | |
| 1892 | R | 533 | 692 | 1,512 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
38.3%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 48.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$41,813
Washington County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Washington County$41,813
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
24.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Washington County sits along the Roanoke River in North Carolina's coastal plain and is one of the state's smallest counties by population. Its 2024 presidential margin of D+6.2 reflects a majority-Black electorate that has kept the county in the Democratic column.
The Democratic margin in Washington County reached its widest at sixty-five points in 1940. The margin in 2024 was six points — still decisive.
Washington County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $41,813, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 10,812 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bertie County and Northampton County.
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