HarrisDemocratic22.9%6,772TrumpRepublican76.1%22,455OtherAll other candidates0.4%106
R+53.1- Lead
- 15,683
- Total
- 29,518
- vs nation
- R+51.7
- Turnout
- 67.0%
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Washington County, VA
Contests in this Place (87 available)
President34 · 1892–2024 · 3 mapped
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1892–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 67.0% of 44,224 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic23.1%6,617TrumpRepublican75.6%21,679JorgensenLibertarian1.1%304
R+52.5- Lead
- 15,062
- Total
- 28,685
- vs nation
- R+57.0
- Turnout
- 65.7%
ClintonDemocratic21.5%5,553TrumpRepublican74.8%19,320JohnsonLibertarian2.1%537
R+53.3- Lead
- 13,767
- Total
- 25,846
- vs nation
- R+55.4
- Turnout
- 59.3%
ObamaDemocratic27.6%7,076RomneyRepublican70.8%18,141OtherAll other candidates1.6%415
R+43.2- Lead
- 11,065
- Total
- 25,632
- vs nation
- R+47.0
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic32.9%8,063McCainRepublican65.6%16,077OtherAll other candidates1.5%360
R+32.7- Lead
- 8,014
- Total
- 24,500
- vs nation
- R+40.0
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic32.6%7,339BushRepublican65.5%14,749OtherAll other candidates1.9%426
R+32.9- Lead
- 7,410
- Total
- 22,514
- vs nation
- R+30.5
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic37.3%7,549BushRepublican59.7%12,064NaderGreen1.4%288
R+22.3- Lead
- 4,515
- Total
- 20,222
- vs nation
- R+22.8
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic38.2%6,939DoleRepublican50.1%9,098PerotReform9.1%1,654
R+11.9- Lead
- 2,159
- Total
- 18,169
- vs nation
- R+20.4
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+53.1MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 53,9262024 5-year
- Population density
- 96 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 561 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $64,5522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34.1 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53.3 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Carter County, TN · twin score 93.4
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
- 2024 turnout
- 67.0%29,637 participants ÷ 44,224 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +24.8 ptsPresidential-dependent
- Drop-off vs state
- +1.0 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 42.3%–48.5%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29,637 | 44,224 ± 229 | 67.0% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 18,167 | 44,348 ± 272 | 41.0% | Audited | A/A |
| 28,850 | 43,899 ± 214 | 65.7% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 20,668 | 43,954 ± 204 | 47.0% | Audited | A/A |
| 25,994 | 43,831 ± 244 | 59.3% | Audited | A/A | |
| 25,632 | 43,698 | 58.7% | Derived | — | |
| 24,500 | 41,841 | 58.6% | Derived | — | |
| 22,514 | 39,984 extrapolated | 56.3% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
Interactive election map
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The map and local result cover Washington County only. The complete district District 9 result is shown below for comparison.
Washington County result
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
38 precincts · 29,518 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -501 - RHEA VALLEY501 - RHEA VALLEY | 506 | 2,208 | 23 | 2,737 | 18.5% | 80.7% | R+62.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -101 - EAST ABINGDON101 - EAST ABINGDON | 840 | 1,646 | 23 | 2,509 | 33.5% | 65.6% | R+32.1 |
| Precinct -302 - SOUTH ABINGDON302 - SOUTH ABINGDON | 849 | 1,548 | 39 | 2,436 | 34.9% | 63.5% | R+28.7 |
| Precinct -301 - WATAUGA301 - WATAUGA | 601 | 1,797 | 37 | 2,435 | 24.7% | 73.8% | R+49.1 |
| Precinct -601 - BURSON PLACE601 - BURSON PLACE | 317 | 1,907 | 16 | 2,240 | 14.2% | 85.1% | R+71.0 |
| Precinct -402 - MEADOWVIEW402 - MEADOWVIEW | 424 | 1,659 | 21 | 2,104 | 20.2% | 78.8% | R+58.7 |
| Precinct -703 - JOHN BATTLE703 - JOHN BATTLE | 400 | 1,436 | 16 | 1,852 | 21.6% | 77.5% | R+55.9 |
| Precinct -701 - HIGH POINT701 - HIGH POINT | 355 | 1,391 | 16 | 1,762 | 20.1% | 78.9% | R+58.8 |
| Precinct -401 - GLADE SPRING401 - GLADE SPRING | 333 | 1,315 | 14 | 1,662 | 20.0% | 79.1% | R+59.1 |
| Precinct -202 - GREENDALE202 - GREENDALE | 261 | 1,280 | 13 | 1,554 | 16.8% | 82.4% | R+65.6 |
| Precinct -603 - VALLEY INSTITUTE603 - VALLEY INSTITUTE | 276 | 1,253 | 5 | 1,534 | 18.0% | 81.7% | R+63.7 |
| Precinct -102 - WEST ABINGDON102 - WEST ABINGDON | 547 | 925 | 18 | 1,490 | 36.7% | 62.1% | R+25.4 |
| Precinct -204 - WOODLAND HILLS204 - WOODLAND HILLS | 323 | 1,031 | 14 | 1,368 | 23.6% | 75.4% | R+51.8 |
| Precinct -502 - DAMASCUS502 - DAMASCUS | 315 | 884 | 15 | 1,214 | 25.9% | 72.8% | R+46.9 |
| Precinct -201 - CLINCHBURG201 - CLINCHBURG | 135 | 692 | 4 | 831 | 16.2% | 83.3% | R+67.0 |
| Precinct -702 - WALLACE702 - WALLACE | 125 | 501 | 2 | 628 | 19.9% | 79.8% | R+59.9 |
| Precinct -203 - HAYTERS GAP203 - HAYTERS GAP | 80 | 455 | 6 | 541 | 14.8% | 84.1% | R+69.3 |
| Precinct -602 - MENDOTA602 - MENDOTA | 46 | 364 | 8 | 418 | 11.0% | 87.1% | R+76.1 |
| Precinct -504 - GREEN COVE504 - GREEN COVE | 39 | 163 | 1 | 203 | 19.2% | 80.3% | R+61.1 |
| Burson Place51191000601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Clinchburg51191000201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Damascus51191000502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| East Abingdon51191000101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Glade Spring51191000401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Green Cove51191000504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Greendale51191000202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Hayters Gap51191000203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| High Point51191000701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| John Battle51191000703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Meadowview51191000402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mendota51191000602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Rhea Valley51191000501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| South Abingdon51191000302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Valley Institute51191000603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Wallace51191000702 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Watauga51191000301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| West Abingdon51191000102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Woodland Hills51191000204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Party record book
Washington County, VA · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
64.6%
6,081 votes · D+30.3
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 60.2%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
76.1%
22,455 votes · R+53.1
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 75.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
8,063votes
32.9% of the vote · R+32.7
Runner-up · Al Gore, 2000 · 7,549 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
22,455votes
76.1% of the vote · R+53.1
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 21,679 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
John W. Davis1924
+29.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+3.9 · U.S. R+25.2
Runner-up · Grover Cleveland, 1892 · +19.5 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+57.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+52.5 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +55.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RTodd PillionState Senate · 6
RIsrael O'QuinnState House · 44
Seats representing Washington County, VA. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 1 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 37,011 |
| 2018 | 36,499 |
| 2020 | 38,392 |
| 2022 | 39,251 |
| 2024 | 40,668 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+157 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +2,087 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $55,850 in average income, against $75,991 for residents who stayed — 27% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+54.0 on average — about the same lean as Washington County, VA (R+53.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Sullivan County, TN183R+55.0
- Bristol city, VA159R+39.6
- Smyth County, VA147R+60.2
- Russell County, VA69R+67.4
- Tazewell County, VA33R+68.7
- Washington County, TN30R+39.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Sullivan County, TN221
- Bristol city, VA173
- Smyth County, VA134
- Russell County, VA53
- Washington County, TN41
- Wythe County, VA24
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −47 |
| 2012 | +367 |
| 2013 | −181 |
| 2014 | −56 |
| 2015 | −139 |
| 2016 | −18 |
| 2017 | +237 |
| 2018 | +120 |
| 2019 | −71 |
| 2021 | +242 |
| 2022 | +525 |
| 2023 | +531 |
| 2024 | +420 |
| 2025 | +157 |
Washington County sits in Virginia's far southwest, where rugged terrain and a rural economy have anchored Republican margins above 50 points in recent presidential cycles. Its small cities and coal-era heritage shape a distinctly different electorate from the state's populous northeast corridor.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 53.3 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.1 points.
A population of 53,926, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,552 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carter County and Mercer County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Carter County
Tennessee
93.4twin score
% Evangelical2012–2016 trajectoryAmerican ancestry
Mercer County
Kentucky
92.7twin score
2008–2016 trajectoryAmerican ancestry
Anderson County
Kentucky
90.3twin score
2008–2016 trajectory% EvangelicalAmerican ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Washington County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington County, Virginia voted Republican by 53.1 points (R+53.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,518 votes cast, 6,772 went Democratic and 22,455 went Republican.
When did Washington County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Washington County, Virginia?
Washington County, Virginia has a population of 53,926 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington County, Virginia?
Median household income in Washington County, Virginia is $64,552 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Washington County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Washington County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.