† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupWashington, INIndianaUnited States
German18.3%19.5%12.5%
English10.7%11.3%9.5%
American9.5%6.9%5.3%
Irish7.8%10.1%9.4%
French1.5%1.3%1.6%
Scottish1.0%1.5%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.8%——
Norwegian0.7%——
Mexican4.4%5.7%11.3%
Guatemalan0.7%0.2%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Salvadoran0.4%0.2%0.7%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Haitian1.9%—0.3%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Washington, IN
Indiana
United States
Median age
34.5
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.1%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Washington, IN
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$68,503
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.7%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.5%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Washington, IN
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
19.4%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
3.3%
5.5%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.8%
0.4%
0.7%
German or other West Germanic
13.7%
1.1%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Washington, IN
Indiana
United States
Catholic
6.9%
11.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
40.6%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
43.1%
57.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.7%
7.1%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Washington, IN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−1.8%
1896
+9.6%
1900
+1.8%
1904
−12.7%
1908
−2.4%
1912
+11.9%
1916
−0.7%
1920
−9.2%
1924
−7.0%
1928
−14.3%
1932
+7.2%
1936
+2.9%
1940
−8.6%
1944
−14.8%
1948
−8.9%
1952
−22.5%
1956
−25.9%
1960
−20.7%
1964
+1.6%
1968
−23.9%
1972
−41.0%
1976
−15.9%
1980
−25.7%
1984
−36.9%
1988
−31.9%
1992
−22.7%
1996
−23.4%
2000
−42.8%
2004
−50.6%
2008
−35.2%
2012
−50.7%
2016
−62.3%
2020
−62.0%
2024
−64.3%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
17.1%Harris1,963
81.4%Trump9,322
0.9%Kennedy105 +2
R+64.3
R+2.3
R+62.8
11,449
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.4%9,322
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic17.1%1,963
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.9%105
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%55
OtherAll other candidates0.0%4
R
18.1%Biden2,169
80.1%Trump9,576
1.7%
R+62.0
D+0.4
R+66.4
11,954
R
16.6%Clinton1,800
79.0%Trump8,545
4.4%
R+62.3
R+11.7
R+64.4
10,819
R
23.7%Obama2,437
74.4%Romney7,638
1.8%
R+50.7
R+15.5
R+54.5
10,264
R
31.8%Obama3,370
67.1%McCain7,098
1.1%
R+35.2
D+15.4
R+42.5
10,586
R
24.3%Kerry2,573
74.9%Bush7,936
0.8%
R+50.6
R+7.8
R+48.1
10,599
R
27.6%Gore2,697
70.4%Bush6,872
2.0%
R+42.8
R+19.3
R+43.3
9,761
R
32.9%Clinton3,230
56.4%Dole5,531
10.7%
R+23.4
R+0.7
R+32.0
9,815
R
30.4%Clinton3,201
53.1%Bush5,591
16.4%
R+22.7
D+9.2
R+28.3
10,520
R
33.8%Dukakis3,483
65.7%Bush6,768
0.4%
R+31.9
D+5.0
R+24.2
10,294
R
31.3%Mondale3,545
68.3%Reagan7,721
0.4%
R+36.9
R+11.2
R+18.7
11,311
R
35.2%Carter4,057
60.9%Reagan7,022
3.9%
R+25.7
R+9.9
R+16.0
11,532
R
41.8%Carter4,952
57.7%Ford6,829
0.5%
R+15.9
D+25.2
R+17.9
11,838
R
29.3%McGovern3,538
70.3%Nixon8,490
0.4%
R+41.0
R+17.1
R+17.9
12,071
R
32.8%Humphrey4,071
56.8%Nixon7,036
10.4%
R+23.9
R+25.5
R+23.2
12,393
D
50.6%Johnson6,528
49.0%Goldwater6,319
0.4%
D+1.6
D+22.3
R+21.0
12,895
R
39.5%Kennedy5,433
60.2%Nixon8,285
0.3%
R+20.7
D+5.2
R+20.9
13,763
R
36.9%Stevenson5,057
62.8%Eisenhower8,608
0.3%
R+25.9
R+3.4
R+10.5
13,707
R
38.4%Stevenson5,247
60.9%Eisenhower8,328
0.7%
R+22.5
R+13.6
R+11.8
13,676
R
45.0%Truman5,867
53.9%Dewey7,030
1.1%
R+8.9
D+5.9
R+13.4
13,044
R
42.3%Roosevelt5,523
57.1%Dewey7,458
0.5%
R+14.8
R+6.2
R+22.3
13,052
R
45.5%Roosevelt6,401
54.1%Willkie7,615
0.4%
R+8.6
R+11.5
R+18.6
14,075
D
50.8%Roosevelt6,848
48.0%Landon6,459
1.2%
D+2.9
R+4.4
R+21.4
13,470
D
52.5%Roosevelt6,772
45.3%Hoover5,838
2.2%
D+7.2
D+21.5
R+10.5
12,889
R
42.4%Smith5,324
56.7%Hoover7,116
0.8%
R+14.3
R+7.3
D+3.2
12,543
R
44.5%Davis5,558
51.4%Coolidge6,427
4.1%
R+7.0
D+2.2
D+18.2
12,500
R
44.2%Cox5,587
53.4%Harding6,748
2.4%
R+9.2
R+8.5
D+17.0
12,633
R
46.8%Wilson3,143
47.6%Hughes3,191
5.6%
R+0.7
R+12.6
R+3.9
6,710
D
43.5%Wilson2,759
31.6%Taft2,005
24.9%
D+11.9
D+14.3
R+7.7
6,341
R
46.0%Bryan3,253
48.4%Taft3,424
5.7%
R+2.4
D+10.2
D+7.1
7,077
R
40.3%Parker2,802
53.0%Roosevelt3,682
6.7%
R+12.7
R+14.5
D+7.0
6,951
D
48.7%Bryan3,424
46.9%McKinley3,298
4.3%
D+1.8
R+7.8
D+9.3
7,027
D
54.6%Bryan3,785
45.0%McKinley3,120
0.4%
D+9.6
D+11.4
D+15.7
6,934
R
41.1%Cleveland2,498
43.0%Harrison2,610
15.9%
R+1.8
—
R+3.5
6,071
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
17.1%1,829
80.6%8,632
10,705
2022
R
15.2%1,059
82.4%5,754
6,987
2018
R
21.8%1,901
75.0%6,555
8,739
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Washington, IN
Year
Total registered
2016
19,466
2018
17,503
2020
17,769
2022
17,898
2024
17,558
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−225 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,161 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Washington, IN in Washington, IN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+12
2012
−33
2013
−42
2014
+199
2015
−57
2016
−40
2017
−95
2018
−115
2019
−163
2021
−191
2022
−212
2023
−111
2024
−88
2025
−225
Washington, IN sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 11.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 64.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 64.3 points.
A population of 33,658, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,503 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sedalia, MO and Decatur, IN.
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In 2024, Washington, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 64.3 points (R+64.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,449 votes cast, 1,963 went Democratic and 9,322 went Republican.
When did Washington, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Washington, IN, Indiana?
Washington, IN, Indiana has a population of 33,658 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Washington, IN, Indiana is $68,503 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Washington, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Washington, IN, Indiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
