Washington County, Pennsylvania: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+25%. Democratic peak: D+45 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 210,0422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,9582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+45 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Fayette County, WV · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Washington CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Washington County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −7.7% |
| 1896 | −18.3% |
| 1900 | −23.0% |
| 1904 | −38.0% |
| 1908 | −21.7% |
| 1912 | +6.8% |
| 1916 | −13.2% |
| 1920 | −32.7% |
| 1924 | −42.4% |
| 1928 | −28.5% |
| 1932 | +14.3% |
| 1936 | +38.3% |
| 1940 | +27.2% |
| 1944 | +24.9% |
| 1948 | +25.9% |
| 1952 | +21.4% |
| 1956 | +9.8% |
| 1960 | +16.7% |
| 1964 | +44.8% |
| 1968 | +23.3% |
| 1972 | −9.9% |
| 1976 | +19.8% |
| 1980 | +15.6% |
| 1984 | +18.8% |
| 1988 | +24.7% |
| 1992 | +28.6% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | +9.0% |
| 2004 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | −4.7% |
| 2012 | −13.6% |
| 2016 | −24.5% |
| 2020 | −22.8% |
| 2024 | −25.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 44,910 | 75,929 | 121,956 | ||
| R | 45,088 | 72,080 | 118,478 | ||
| R | 36,322 | 61,386 | 102,267 | ||
| R | 40,345 | 53,230 | 94,978 | ||
| R | 46,122 | 50,752 | 98,047 | ||
| D | 48,225 | 47,673 | 96,177 | ||
| D | 44,961 | 37,339 | 84,441 | ||
| D | 40,952 | 27,777 | 77,745 | ||
| D | 46,143 | 21,977 | 84,364 | ||
| D | 47,527 | 28,651 | 76,553 | ||
| D | 50,911 | 34,782 | 85,937 | ||
| D | 45,295 | 32,532 | 82,018 | ||
| D | 49,317 | 32,827 | 83,251 | ||
| R | 34,781 | 42,587 | 78,862 | ||
| D | 47,805 | 28,023 | 84,968 | ||
| D | 63,482 | 24,127 | 87,756 | ||
| D | 53,729 | 38,348 | 92,197 | ||
| D | 48,052 | 39,465 | 87,615 | ||
| D | 55,725 | 36,041 | 92,036 | ||
| D | 46,327 | 26,860 | 75,166 | ||
| D | 46,023 | 27,615 | 74,030 | ||
| D | 50,829 | 29,026 | 80,151 | ||
| D | 52,878 | 23,342 | 77,168 | ||
| D | 28,934 | 21,447 | 52,536 | ||
| R | 17,149 | 31,099 | 48,893 | ||
| R | 6,706 | 22,315 | 36,797 | ||
| R | 8,827 | 18,514 | 29,625 | ||
| R | 7,747 | 10,367 | 19,788 | ||
| O | 5,563 | 4,297 | 18,697 | ||
| R | 7,018 | 11,430 | 20,298 | ||
| R | 4,886 | 11,530 | 17,467 | ||
| R | 6,380 | 10,408 | 17,521 | ||
| R | 7,384 | 10,798 | 18,640 | ||
| R | 6,847 | 8,060 | 15,729 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.8%
Irish
16.2%
Italian
16.1%
English
11.5%
Polish
8.0%
American
2.8%
Scottish
2.0%
African American
2.6%
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. 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: 44.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,958
Washington County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Washington County$78,958
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Washington County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.4%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)8.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.5%
Spanish1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Washington County's coal and steel heritage built one of Pennsylvania's strongest Democratic machines, but the county has shifted sharply rightward over two decades, delivering a 25-point Republican margin in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached forty-two points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-five points.
A population of 210,042, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,958 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fayette County and Fayette County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Washington County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 25.4 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 121,956 votes cast, 44,910 went Democratic and 75,929 went Republican.
What is Washington County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Washington County, Pennsylvania in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 county has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Washington County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2004.
How many people live in Washington County, Pennsylvania?
Washington County, Pennsylvania has a population of 210,042 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Washington County, Pennsylvania is $78,958 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Washington County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Washington County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.