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1876–2024
Washington, NC·North Carolina

Washington, NC has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+31 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
LatestR+31in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population44,4992024 ACS

Washington, NC, North Carolina: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+31%. Democratic peak: D+73 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+31MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
44,4992024 5-year
Median household income
$58,3572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.2%2024 5-year
Black
22.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+73 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Washington, NC
TrumpR+31
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican65.1%17,296
Kamala HarrisDemocratic34.1%9,049
OtherAll other candidates0.9%227
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −31.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−31.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
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
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−31.0%
9,04917,29626,572
R
−25.9%
9,63316,43726,315
R
−24.1%
8,76414,54323,938
R
−19.2%
9,43513,97723,620
R
−17.4%
9,45413,46023,010
R
−27.7%
7,02512,43219,522
D
+22.5%
10,5316,63417,313
R
−13.0%
6,1728,15415,215
R
−5.6%
6,4457,33715,980
R
−20.9%
5,3528,19013,570
R
−21.5%
5,9879,28415,304
R
−5.7%
6,0246,77313,037
D
+10.0%
5,7284,67710,467
R
−40.4%
2,9016,9159,928
O
+4.9%
3,2322,66911,587
D
+25.8%
6,0903,5959,685
D
+38.3%
6,0392,6948,733
D
+43.1%
5,7302,2778,007
D
+38.6%
5,4292,4047,833
D
+60.0%
4,6751,0556,030
D
+61.2%
4,7061,1335,839
D
+71.0%
5,5289366,464
D
+72.8%
6,1339647,097
D
+73.3%
5,5528396,431
D
+16.7%
3,5332,5216,054
D
+33.3%
3,0481,5024,643
D
+21.7%
3,5222,2665,788
D
+21.1%
1,9571,2743,232
D
+52.2%
1,6052952,509
D
+16.6%
1,8281,3043,163
D
+35.1%
1,8038672,670
D
+12.6%
2,3161,7994,115
D
+6.5%
2,5132,2074,743
D
+7.1%
1,8651,6123,561
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.1%
Irish
8.5%
American
6.7%
German
6.3%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.1%
French
0.9%
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: 47.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.7%
3.7%
75–84
4.1%
7.3%
65–74
8.1%
7.2%
55–64
8.1%
5.6%
45–54
6.4%
5.2%
35–44
5.8%
4.7%
25–34
5.0%
3.8%
18–24
3.5%
7.3%
5–17
7.1%
2.2%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,357
Washington, NC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Washington, NC$58,357
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.9%
Working age (18–64)16.1%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.4%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
21.0%
Methodist
11.5%
Baptist
8.5%
Mainline Protestant
4.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.8%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington, NC sits in the Carolinas. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-three points in 1932 and a Republican high of forty points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-one points.

A population of 44,499, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,357 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Washington, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington, NC, North Carolina voted Republican by 31.0 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,572 votes cast, 9,049 went Democratic and 17,296 went Republican.
What is Washington, NC, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Washington, NC, North Carolina in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology. 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 metro has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Washington, NC, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
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 38 presidential elections in Washington, NC, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.