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Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA·Virginia

Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential elections — D+29.6 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
VA
2024 presidential election
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
HarrisD+29.6
2024 presidential margin by county for Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, VAA map of the constituent counties of Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, 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.Queen Anne's County, MD · R+27.6Carroll County, MD · R+24.7Harford County, MD · R+13.7Howard County, MD · D+41.3Baltimore city, MD · D+72.4Dorchester County, MD · R+14.5Franklin County, PA · R+42.8Talbot County, MD · TiedWashington County, MD · R+22.9Berkeley County, WV · R+35.8Morgan County, WV · R+55.6Orange County, VA · R+24.6Calvert County, MD · R+10.9St. Mary's County, MD · R+17.0Charles County, MD · D+40.5Culpeper County, VA · R+24.9Fairfax County, VA · D+34.7Montgomery County, MD · D+52.8Frederick County, MD · D+8.7Alexandria city, VA · D+57.1Prince William County, VA · D+17.9Loudoun County, VA · D+16.2Manassas city, VA · D+14.8Warren County, VA · R+37.4Fairfax city, VA · D+33.1Clarke County, VA · R+16.7Falls Church city, VA · D+61.6District of Columbia, DC · D+85.8Fauquier County, VA · R+21.5Rappahannock County, VA · R+17.8Spotsylvania County, VA · R+8.5Fredericksburg city, VA · D+31.5Stafford County, VA · D+0.8Arlington County, VA · D+58.1Manassas Park city, VA · D+19.9Jefferson County, WV · R+15.8Winchester city, VA · D+9.7Hampshire County, WV · R+62.6Frederick County, VA · R+28.3Anne Arundel County, MD · D+13.8Baltimore County, MD · D+24.3Prince George's County, MD · D+75.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic63.3%3,155,820
Donald TrumpRepublican33.7%1,678,061
OtherAll other candidates3.0%150,550
D+60
R+60
42 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +29.6% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+29.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+13.3%
1896−8.7%
1900−12.6%
1904No data
1908No data
1912+72.6%
1916+11.5%
1920−11.0%
1924−1.1%
1928−14.2%
1932+27.2%
1936+26.4%
1940+18.7%
1944+4.0%
1948−1.8%
1952−12.1%
1956−18.7%
1960+6.3%
1964+34.5%
1968+6.2%
1972−18.8%
1976+8.6%
1980+2.0%
1984−3.0%
1988−2.0%
1992+14.8%
1996+15.2%
2000+14.4%
2004+13.7%
2008+26.8%
2012+26.4%
2016+30.0%
2020+35.3%
2024+29.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+29.6%
3,155,8201,678,0614,984,431
D
+35.3%
3,338,6031,564,8535,019,738
D
+30.0%
2,794,2551,453,2664,476,906
D
+26.4%
2,693,6841,551,3084,327,161
D
+26.8%
2,599,6521,488,4364,144,325
D
+13.7%
2,072,2741,568,6453,679,917
D
+14.4%
1,726,0041,277,6593,113,792
D
+15.2%
1,466,5061,055,9222,708,866
D
+14.8%
1,497,6291,057,5122,965,164
R
−2.0%
1,231,1501,281,2152,535,546
R
−3.0%
1,183,1841,257,6402,452,982
D
+2.0%
1,010,856967,8132,185,215
D
+8.6%
1,086,879913,0282,013,157
R
−18.8%
740,3421,089,9461,854,982
D
+6.2%
780,157677,0881,674,461
D
+34.5%
1,008,803491,0751,500,801
D
+6.3%
630,123555,6091,186,556
R
−18.7%
418,363611,5861,034,257
R
−12.1%
423,891541,756973,211
R
−1.8%
299,498311,110629,157
D
+4.0%
329,031303,792633,063
D
+18.7%
396,922271,216673,818
D
+26.4%
402,389233,576639,610
D
+27.2%
326,232184,360522,493
R
−14.2%
226,337301,563530,925
R
−1.1%
155,831159,853362,851
R
−11.0%
184,208230,937425,882
D
+11.5%
144,483113,969264,413
D
+72.6%
223,87452,663235,850
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212,515114,53046,416
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No data
243,618108,12942,894
R
−12.6%
133,827141,35759,913
R
−8.7%
120,496144,244273,339
D
+13.3%
132,518100,605239,365
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Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorWashington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PACombined statistical areaUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White49.4%61.0%
Black24.4%12.2%
Asian8.6%6.0%
Two or more races10.1%12.6%
Other race7.5%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino14.3%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$118,955$84,427
Poverty rate8.7%12.5%
Median age38.739.1
Age 18–248.4%9.2%
Age 65 and older15.4%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home24.4%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 11.1%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 9.4%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 8.9%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic14.4%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant11.9%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed56.3%51.5%
Mainline Protestant6.7%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.1%
Irish
9.4%
English
8.9%
Italian
4.4%
American
4.1%
Polish
2.4%
Scottish
1.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.0%
75–84
2.6%
4.2%
65–74
4.9%
6.2%
55–64
6.5%
6.3%
45–54
6.5%
7.1%
35–44
7.2%
6.9%
25–34
7.1%
4.2%
18–24
4.2%
8.5%
5–17
8.1%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$118,955
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA$118,955
Virginia$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.1%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
75.6%
speak English only
Spanish11.0%
Other Indo-European5.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.8%
Other languages3.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
14.4%
Evangelical Protestant
11.9%
Mainline Protestant
6.7%
Muslim
3.1%
Black Protestant
3.0%
Jewish
1.1%
Latter-day Saints
1.0%
Other Christian
0.8%
Orthodox Christian
0.7%
Hindu
0.5%
Buddhist
0.4%
Other faiths
0.2%
Unaffiliated or not counted56.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA sits in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 72.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 18.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.6 points.

A population of 10,092,159, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $118,955 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Virginia voted Democratic by 29.6 points (D+29.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,984,431 votes cast, 3,155,820 went Democratic and 1,678,061 went Republican.
What is Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Virginia in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the region has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Virginia voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Virginia?
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Virginia has a population of 10,092,159 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Virginia?
Median household income in Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Virginia is $118,955 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.