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1876–2024
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Washington County·Pennsylvania

Washington County changed direction in the last decade.

Once a Democratic stronghold, now among Pennsylvania's reddest counties

18762024·38 elections
Washington County, Pennsylvania · Generic1139 · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+25
in 2024
Archetype
Recent convert
since the recent cycles
Population
210,042
2024 ACS
Most similar
Fayette County
WV · similarity 0.98
180 precincts · 121,956 votes cast
Trump · R+25
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−25.4%
44,91075,929121,956
2020R
−22.8%
45,08872,080118,478
2016R
−24.5%
36,32261,386102,267
2012R
−13.6%
40,34553,23094,978
2008R
−4.7%
46,12250,75298,047
2004D
+0.6%
48,22547,67396,177
2000D
+9.0%
44,96137,33984,441
1996D
+16.9%
40,95227,77777,745
1992D
+28.6%
46,14321,97784,364
1988D
+24.7%
47,52728,65176,553
1984D
+18.8%
50,91134,78285,937
1980D
+15.6%
45,29532,53282,018
1976D
+19.8%
49,31732,82783,251
1972R
−9.9%
34,78142,58778,862
1968D
+23.3%
47,80528,02384,968
1964D
+44.8%
63,48224,12787,756
1960D
+16.7%
53,72938,34892,197
1956D
+9.8%
48,05239,46587,615
1952D
+21.4%
55,72536,04192,036
1948D
+25.9%
46,32726,86075,166
1944D
+24.9%
46,02327,61574,030
1940D
+27.2%
50,82929,02680,151
1936D
+38.3%
52,87823,34277,168
1932D
+14.3%
28,93421,44752,536
1928R
−28.5%
17,14931,09948,893
1924R
−42.4%
6,70622,31536,797
1920R
−32.7%
8,82718,51429,625
1916R
−13.2%
7,74710,36719,788
1912D
+6.8%
5,5634,29718,697
1908R
−21.7%
7,01811,43020,298
1904R
−38.0%
4,88611,53017,467
1900R
−23.0%
6,38010,40817,521
1896R
−18.3%
7,38410,79818,640
1892R
−7.7%
6,8478,06015,729
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
2.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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.
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
Catholic & Orthodox
21.6%
Other Christian
8.5%
Methodist
4.7%
Mainline Protestant
4.6%
Baptist
1.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington County's coal and steel heritage built one of Pennsylvania's strongest Democratic machines, but the county has shifted sharply rightward over two decades, delivering a 25-point Republican margin in 2024.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Republican candidate carried the county by five points. The 2024 margin was twenty-five points, in line with the county's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 210,042, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,958 situate the county in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fayette County and Fayette County.