† 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, NCNorth CarolinaUnited States
English14.1%12.7%9.5%
Irish8.5%8.4%9.4%
American6.7%8.3%5.3%
German6.3%9.4%12.5%
Scottish1.6%2.3%1.3%
Italian1.1%3.3%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.0%1.4%—
French0.9%—1.6%
African American†22.5%18.3%9.9%
African0.2%0.7%0.5%
Mexican6.5%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran0.2%0.7%0.7%
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, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median age
47.7
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.3%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.7%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Washington, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$58,357
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.8%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.2%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Washington, NC
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.2%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
5.4%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Washington, NC
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
4.6%
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
30.3%
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
46.0%
48.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.7%
9.1%
5.2%
Black Protestant
6.2%
3.6%
2.2%
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, NC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+7.1%
1896
+6.5%
1900
+12.6%
1904
+35.1%
1908
+16.6%
1912
+52.2%
1916
+21.1%
1920
+21.7%
1924
+33.3%
1928
+16.7%
1932
+73.3%
1936
+72.8%
1940
+71.0%
1944
+61.2%
1948
+60.0%
1952
+38.6%
1956
+43.1%
1960
+38.3%
1964
+25.8%
1968
+4.9%
1972
−40.4%
1976
+10.0%
1980
−5.7%
1984
−21.5%
1988
−20.9%
1992
−5.6%
1996
−13.0%
2000
−22.5%
2004
−27.7%
2008
−17.4%
2012
−19.2%
2016
−24.1%
2020
−25.9%
2024
−31.0%
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
34.1%Harris9,049
65.1%Trump17,296
0.9%
R+31.0
R+5.2
R+29.6
26,572
R
36.6%Biden9,633
62.5%Trump16,437
0.9%
R+25.9
R+1.7
R+30.3
26,315
R
36.6%Clinton8,764
60.8%Trump14,543
2.6%
R+24.1
R+4.9
R+26.2
23,938
R
39.9%Obama9,435
59.2%Romney13,977
0.9%
R+19.2
R+1.8
R+23.1
23,620
R
41.1%Obama9,454
58.5%McCain13,460
0.4%
R+17.4
D+10.3
R+24.7
23,010
R
36.0%Kerry7,025
63.7%Bush12,432
0.3%
R+27.7
R+5.2
R+25.2
19,522
R
38.3%Gore6,634
60.8%Bush10,531
0.9%
R+22.5
R+9.5
R+23.0
17,313
R
40.6%Clinton6,172
53.6%Dole8,154
5.8%
R+13.0
R+7.4
R+21.5
15,215
R
40.3%Clinton6,445
45.9%Bush7,337
13.8%
R+5.6
D+15.3
R+11.1
15,980
R
39.4%Dukakis5,352
60.4%Bush8,190
0.2%
R+20.9
D+0.6
R+13.2
13,570
R
39.1%Mondale5,987
60.7%Reagan9,284
0.2%
R+21.5
R+15.8
R+3.3
15,304
R
46.2%Carter6,024
52.0%Reagan6,773
1.8%
R+5.7
R+15.8
D+4.0
13,037
D
54.7%Carter5,728
44.7%Ford4,677
0.6%
D+10.0
D+50.5
D+8.0
10,467
R
29.2%McGovern2,901
69.7%Nixon6,915
1.1%
R+40.4
R+45.3
R+17.3
9,928
O
27.9%Humphrey3,232
23.0%Nixon2,669
49.1%
Wallace +21.2
R+20.9
D+5.6
11,587
D
62.9%Johnson6,090
37.1%Goldwater3,595
0.0%
D+25.8
R+12.5
D+3.2
9,685
D
69.2%Kennedy6,039
30.8%Nixon2,694
0.0%
D+38.3
R+4.8
D+38.1
8,733
D
71.6%Stevenson5,730
28.4%Eisenhower2,277
0.0%
D+43.1
D+4.5
D+58.5
8,007
D
69.3%Stevenson5,429
30.7%Eisenhower2,404
0.0%
D+38.6
R+21.4
D+49.4
7,833
D
77.5%Truman4,675
17.5%Dewey1,055
5.0%
D+60.0
R+1.2
D+55.6
6,030
D
80.6%Roosevelt4,706
19.4%Dewey1,133
0.0%
D+61.2
R+9.8
D+53.7
5,839
D
85.5%Roosevelt5,528
14.5%Willkie936
0.0%
D+71.0
R+1.8
D+61.1
6,464
D
86.4%Roosevelt6,133
13.6%Landon964
0.0%
D+72.8
R+0.5
D+48.6
7,097
D
86.3%Roosevelt5,552
13.0%Hoover839
0.6%
D+73.3
D+56.6
D+55.5
6,431
D
58.4%Smith3,533
41.6%Hoover2,521
0.0%
D+16.7
R+16.6
D+34.2
6,054
D
65.6%Davis3,048
32.3%Coolidge1,502
2.0%
D+33.3
D+11.6
D+58.5
4,643
D
60.9%Cox3,522
39.1%Harding2,266
0.0%
D+21.7
D+0.6
D+47.9
5,788
D
60.6%Wilson1,957
39.4%Hughes1,274
0.0%
D+21.1
R+31.1
D+18.0
3,232
D
64.0%Wilson1,605
11.8%Taft295
24.3%
D+52.2
D+35.6
D+32.7
2,509
D
57.8%Bryan1,828
41.2%Taft1,304
1.0%
D+16.6
R+18.5
D+26.1
3,163
D
67.5%Parker1,803
32.5%Roosevelt867
0.0%
D+35.1
D+22.5
D+54.7
2,670
D
56.3%Bryan2,316
43.7%McKinley1,799
0.0%
D+12.6
D+6.1
D+20.1
4,115
D
53.0%Bryan2,513
46.5%McKinley2,207
0.5%
D+6.5
R+0.7
D+12.5
4,743
D
52.4%Cleveland1,865
45.3%Harrison1,612
2.4%
D+7.1
—
D+5.4
3,561
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
32.9%6,245
65.0%12,338
18,976
2020
R
36.2%9,439
59.3%15,448
26,046
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+9.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+31.0
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 22 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Washington, NC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
30,805
16,099
9,314
5,385
7
2012
33,119
15,757
10,333
6,971
58
2016
33,342
13,901
10,751
8,592
98
2020
34,102
11,955
12,094
9,908
145
2022
33,426
10,608
12,386
10,297
135
2024
35,125
10,125
13,342
11,447
211
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+172 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,373 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Washington, NC in Washington, NC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−128
2012
−184
2013
+7
2014
+69
2015
+217
2016
+114
2017
−137
2018
+201
2019
+128
2021
+43
2022
+192
2023
+301
2024
+378
2025
+172
Washington, NC sits in the Carolinas. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 73.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 40.4 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.0 points.
A population of 44,499, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,357 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Talladega-Sylacauga, AL and Thomaston, GA.
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How did Washington, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 31.0 points (R+31.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,572 votes cast, 9,049 went Democratic and 17,296 went Republican.
When did Washington, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Washington, NC, North Carolina?
Washington, NC, North Carolina has a population of 44,499 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Washington, NC, North Carolina is $58,357 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Washington, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Washington, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
