Washington County, Rhode Island

2024 results by precinct

9 precincts · 76,027 votes cast

Harris · D+15

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+14.9%	42,582	31,245	76,027
2020	D	+19.4%	44,549	29,818	76,060
2016	D	+9.8%	33,741	27,230	66,369
2012	D	+16.7%	35,888	25,366	62,879
2008	D	+20.3%	39,082	25,624	66,160
2004	D	+13.0%	34,679	26,533	62,634
2000	D	+14.8%	29,560	21,253	56,224
1996	D	+19.4%	25,958	16,302	49,832
1992	D	+12.8%	23,009	16,211	52,944
1988	D	+3.5%	23,210	21,650	45,062
1984	R	−15.5%	17,793	24,365	42,305
1980	R	−1.2%	16,429	16,932	40,827
1976	D	+0.3%	17,980	17,856	36,022
1972	R	−17.1%	13,637	19,280	32,979
1968	D	+8.2%	13,851	11,639	26,818
1964	D	+40.7%	17,434	7,342	24,776
1960	R	−4.4%	11,580	12,651	24,231
1956	R	−31.4%	7,450	14,278	21,728
1952	R	−22.6%	8,448	13,389	21,846
1948	R	−12.6%	7,379	9,522	17,041
1944	R	−12.4%	6,419	8,233	14,670
1940	R	−21.2%	6,001	9,233	15,251
1936	R	−18.7%	5,956	8,764	15,056
1932	R	−18.1%	5,047	7,307	12,507
1928	R	−37.9%	3,500	7,793	11,320
1924	R	−53.1%	2,366	8,038	10,687
1920	R	−51.4%	2,012	6,420	8,568
1916	R	−11.9%	2,224	2,837	5,142
1912	R	−9.2%	1,691	2,129	4,741
1908	R	−38.5%	1,278	3,043	4,579
1904	R	−44.1%	1,197	3,189	4,515
1900	R	−40.0%	960	2,421	3,649
1896	R	−56.6%	654	3,040	4,219
1892	R	−16.5%	1,501	2,183	4,132
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

1.0%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 45.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

3.3%

75–84

4.0%

6.7%

65–74

7.2%

7.7%

55–64

8.3%

5.4%

45–54

5.7%

4.9%

35–44

5.1%

5.5%

25–34

4.7%

6.7%

18–24

7.3%

6.0%

5–17

5.8%

1.8%

1.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$106,638

Washington County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.

Washington County$106,638

Rhode Island$87,796

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.2%

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

Catholic & Orthodox

37.9%

Mainline Protestant

4.0%

Other Christian

3.0%

Baptist

1.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.8%

Methodist

0.4%

Non-Christian

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington County covers Rhode Island's southern coastline, where a mix of beach tourism, agriculture, and university influence around South Kingstown produces Democratic margins that have held steady across recent cycles despite the county's largely rural character.

The Democratic margin in Washington County reached its widest at forty-one points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was fifteen points — still decisive.

Washington County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $106,638, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 130,344 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 Capitol Planning Region and Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.

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Capitol Planning Region

Washington County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.