metro areaWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+24.2
2008D+38.0
2012D+36.9
2016D+43.9
2020D+47.8
2024D+41.2
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 72.8% of 4,281,784 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
2,150,243
866,733
100,173
3,117,149
4,281,784
72.8%
2020
2,295,373
787,772
68,975
3,152,120
4,140,571
76.1%
2016
1,932,759
708,825
147,932
2,789,516
3,926,001
71.1%
2012
1,803,699
819,506
42,767
2,665,972
3,649,721
73.0%
2008
1,724,077
767,716
26,913
2,518,706
3,445,413
73.1%
2004
1,355,192
823,804
21,149
2,200,145
3,241,105†
67.9%
† 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
23 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-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVUnited States
German8.9%12.5%
Irish8.2%9.4%
English8.2%9.5%
Italian4.0%4.8%
American3.6%5.3%
Polish2.0%2.2%
Scottish1.3%1.3%
French1.3%1.6%
African American†18.5%9.9%
Ethiopian1.3%—
African1.2%0.5%
Nigerian0.8%0.2%
Jamaican0.7%0.4%
Ghanaian0.4%—
Haitian0.2%0.3%
Salvadoran5.4%0.7%
Mexican2.6%11.3%
Guatemalan1.6%0.5%
Puerto Rican1.2%1.8%
Honduran1.0%0.3%
Peruvian0.9%—
Bolivian0.6%—
Colombian0.6%0.4%
Asian Indian3.0%1.4%
Chinese1.7%1.3%
Korean1.4%0.4%
Filipino1.0%0.9%
Vietnamese1.0%0.6%
Pakistani0.7%—
Bangladeshi0.2%—
Afghan0.2%—
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-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
United States
Median age
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
United States
Median household income
$130,074
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
54.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
31.2%
22.3%
Spanish
14.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
4.3%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.8%
1.1%
Other languages
3.1%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
United States
Catholic
16.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
12.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
53.4%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.5%
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-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+17.8%
1896
+5.8%
1900
+19.8%
1904
No data
1908
No data
1912
+66.1%
1916
+20.3%
1920
+3.9%
1924
+11.9%
1928
−15.6%
1932
+30.8%
1936
+24.4%
1940
+17.9%
1944
−2.7%
1948
−8.5%
1952
−18.9%
1956
−11.4%
1960
+3.9%
1964
+37.4%
1968
+9.9%
1972
−11.8%
1976
+12.1%
1980
−0.4%
1984
+2.6%
1988
+2.4%
1992
+19.7%
1996
+20.7%
2000
+21.1%
2004
+24.2%
2008
+38.0%
2012
+36.9%
2016
+43.9%
2020
+47.8%
2024
+41.2%
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
D
69.0%Harris2,150,243
27.8%Trump866,733
3.2%
D+41.2
R+6.7
D+42.6
3,117,149
D
72.8%Biden2,295,373
25.0%Trump787,772
2.2%
D+47.8
D+4.0
D+43.4
3,152,120
D
69.3%Clinton1,932,759
25.4%Trump708,825
5.3%
D+43.9
D+7.0
D+41.8
2,789,516
D
67.7%Obama1,803,699
30.7%Romney819,506
1.6%
D+36.9
R+1.1
D+33.1
2,665,972
D
68.5%Obama1,724,077
30.5%McCain767,716
1.1%
D+38.0
D+13.8
D+30.7
2,518,706
D
61.6%Kerry1,355,192
37.4%Bush823,804
1.0%
D+24.2
D+3.0
D+26.6
2,200,145
D
58.7%Gore1,099,822
37.6%Bush704,297
3.7%
D+21.1
D+0.4
D+20.6
1,873,594
D
57.4%Clinton930,726
36.8%Dole595,934
5.8%
D+20.7
D+1.0
D+12.1
1,620,421
D
53.6%Clinton929,211
33.9%Bush587,995
12.4%
D+19.7
D+17.3
D+14.1
1,732,570
D
50.7%Dukakis746,507
48.3%Bush711,045
1.1%
D+2.4
R+0.1
D+10.1
1,473,273
D
51.0%Mondale711,950
48.5%Reagan676,290
0.5%
D+2.6
D+2.9
D+20.8
1,394,799
R
44.3%Carter527,055
44.7%Reagan531,276
11.0%
R+0.4
R+12.4
D+9.4
1,189,054
D
55.5%Carter609,676
43.4%Ford476,886
1.1%
D+12.1
D+23.9
D+10.0
1,098,588
R
43.5%McGovern436,304
55.3%Nixon554,306
1.2%
R+11.8
R+21.7
D+11.4
1,002,148
D
49.1%Humphrey428,297
39.2%Nixon341,804
11.6%
D+9.9
R+27.4
D+10.6
871,505
D
68.6%Johnson501,173
31.3%Goldwater228,375
0.1%
D+37.4
D+33.4
D+14.8
730,317
D
51.9%Kennedy223,527
48.0%Nixon206,616
0.2%
D+3.9
D+15.3
D+3.8
430,814
R
43.7%Stevenson149,599
55.2%Eisenhower188,641
1.1%
R+11.4
D+7.4
D+4.0
341,992
R
40.3%Stevenson114,636
59.2%Eisenhower168,209
0.5%
R+18.9
R+10.4
R+8.1
284,184
R
43.5%Truman66,995
52.0%Dewey80,079
4.5%
R+8.5
R+5.8
R+13.0
153,954
R
48.6%Roosevelt69,750
51.3%Dewey73,619
0.1%
R+2.7
R+20.6
R+10.2
143,531
D
58.6%Roosevelt75,987
40.7%Willkie52,720
0.7%
D+17.9
R+6.4
D+8.0
129,670
D
61.9%Roosevelt70,693
37.6%Landon42,866
0.5%
D+24.4
R+6.4
D+0.1
114,124
D
64.8%Roosevelt61,052
34.0%Hoover32,059
1.2%
D+30.8
D+46.4
D+13.0
94,255
R
42.0%Smith38,500
57.6%Hoover52,795
0.4%
R+15.6
R+27.5
D+1.9
91,644
D
52.6%Davis37,288
40.7%Coolidge28,879
6.7%
D+11.9
D+8.0
D+37.0
70,936
D
51.3%Cox36,553
47.4%Harding33,776
1.3%
D+3.9
R+16.4
D+30.1
71,227
D
59.3%Wilson27,124
39.0%Hughes17,837
1.8%
D+20.3
R+45.8
D+17.1
45,764
D
90.4%Wilson37,514
24.3%Taft10,087
0.0%
D+66.1
—
D+46.5
41,505
—
208.8%Bryan37,225
96.0%Taft17,119
0.0%
No data
—
—
17,832
—
256.1%Parker40,437
110.0%Roosevelt17,369
0.0%
No data
—
—
15,787
D
103.8%Bryan34,038
84.0%McKinley27,558
0.0%
D+19.8
D+13.9
D+27.3
32,800
D
52.0%Bryan33,192
46.2%McKinley29,485
1.7%
D+5.8
R+12.0
D+11.9
63,787
D
57.8%Cleveland34,815
40.1%Harrison24,119
2.1%
D+17.8
—
D+16.1
60,203
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+51.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+41.2
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 9.8 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2026 (partial)
2,209,315
1,402,146
275,133
491,218
40,818
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−23,791 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −343,213 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+24,573
2012
+6,408
2013
+2,644
2014
−22,075
2015
−31,958
2016
−32,565
2017
−22,100
2018
−30,060
2019
−30,022
2021
−46,936
2022
−69,967
2023
−44,032
2024
−23,332
2025
−23,791
The Washington metro anchors the highest concentration of federal workers in the nation, producing an electorate and economy unusually sensitive to shifts in government spending, contracting cycles, and public-sector labor policy.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 66.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 18.9 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.2 points.
A population of 6,318,377, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $130,074 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD and San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
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How did Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia voted Democratic by 41.2 points (D+41.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,117,149 votes cast, 2,150,243 went Democratic and 866,733 went Republican.
When did Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia?
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia has a population of 6,318,377 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia?
Median household income in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia is $130,074 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 7 went Republican.
