Washington, DC (Hagrstwn), Virginia: Diversifying Metro market. In 2024, voted D+32%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+32MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,226,2882024 5-year
- Median household income
- $124,7762024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 47.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 22.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+95 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+24 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Washington, DC (Hagrstwn)
HarrisD+32
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 64.6% | 2,288,264 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 32.6% | 1,155,008 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.9% | 101,407 |
D+60R+60
40 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | +0.3% |
| 1900 | +2.2% |
| 1904 | +95.1% |
| 1908 | +72.1% |
| 1912 | +61.7% |
| 1916 | +11.6% |
| 1920 | −4.8% |
| 1924 | +0.9% |
| 1928 | −23.5% |
| 1932 | +18.3% |
| 1936 | +18.9% |
| 1940 | +12.4% |
| 1944 | −4.6% |
| 1948 | −6.4% |
| 1952 | −17.9% |
| 1956 | −15.6% |
| 1960 | −0.2% |
| 1964 | +34.4% |
| 1968 | +6.3% |
| 1972 | −15.5% |
| 1976 | +9.8% |
| 1980 | −3.2% |
| 1984 | −2.2% |
| 1988 | −1.4% |
| 1992 | +15.8% |
| 1996 | +16.8% |
| 2000 | +15.9% |
| 2004 | +17.4% |
| 2008 | +31.3% |
| 2012 | +29.9% |
| 2016 | +34.5% |
| 2020 | +38.9% |
| 2024 | +32.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2,288,264 | 1,155,008 | 3,544,679 | ||
| D | 2,446,721 | 1,054,848 | 3,579,498 | ||
| D | 2,050,351 | 954,571 | 3,172,534 | ||
| D | 1,940,867 | 1,034,738 | 3,027,030 | ||
| D | 1,868,685 | 969,908 | 2,871,105 | ||
| D | 1,467,881 | 1,029,327 | 2,521,255 | ||
| D | 1,196,532 | 857,353 | 2,130,340 | ||
| D | 1,019,956 | 710,194 | 1,846,899 | ||
| D | 1,013,888 | 702,463 | 1,973,043 | ||
| R | 820,297 | 843,659 | 1,681,012 | ||
| R | 779,403 | 814,535 | 1,601,604 | ||
| R | 599,148 | 643,350 | 1,382,871 | ||
| D | 694,966 | 569,783 | 1,277,747 | ||
| R | 488,021 | 668,922 | 1,170,713 | ||
| D | 482,426 | 417,334 | 1,030,217 | ||
| D | 592,347 | 288,989 | 882,174 | ||
| R | 290,018 | 291,320 | 582,085 | ||
| R | 201,489 | 277,001 | 482,775 | ||
| R | 174,396 | 250,957 | 426,944 | ||
| R | 121,855 | 139,112 | 270,202 | ||
| R | 124,511 | 136,584 | 261,303 | ||
| D | 145,673 | 113,331 | 260,355 | ||
| D | 143,199 | 97,473 | 241,904 | ||
| D | 119,164 | 81,786 | 204,608 | ||
| R | 75,043 | 121,570 | 197,579 | ||
| D | 71,085 | 69,773 | 152,341 | ||
| R | 71,365 | 78,653 | 153,325 | ||
| D | 55,030 | 43,333 | 100,627 | ||
| D | 76,012 | 21,062 | 89,068 | ||
| D | 73,888 | 41,402 | 45,039 | ||
| D | 82,161 | 42,093 | 42,152 | ||
| D | 60,399 | 59,011 | 63,129 | ||
| D | 59,786 | 59,436 | 122,038 | ||
| D | 62,125 | 48,729 | 114,178 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.1%
English
8.9%
Irish
8.7%
American
4.0%
Italian
4.0%
Polish
2.0%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 38.6 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
$124,776
Washington, DC (Hagrstwn) ranks near the middle of US counties.
Washington, DC (Hagrstwn)$124,776
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.9%
Working age (18–64)7.7%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
71.8%
speak English only
Spanish13.1%
Other Indo-European6.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.4%
Other languages3.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Washington-Hagerstown market pairs the nation's most politically scrutinized metro with the conservative rural corridors of western Maryland and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, producing a media audience unusually wide in its partisan range.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-five points in 1904 and a Republican high of twenty-four points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points.
A population of 7,226,288, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $124,776 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Washington, DC (Hagrstwn), Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington, DC (Hagrstwn), Virginia voted Democratic by 32.0 points (D+32), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,544,679 votes cast, 2,288,264 went Democratic and 1,155,008 went Republican.
What is Washington, DC (Hagrstwn), Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Washington, DC (Hagrstwn), Virginia in the "Diversifying Metro" 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 market has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did Washington, DC (Hagrstwn), Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington, DC (Hagrstwn), Virginia voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Washington, DC (Hagrstwn), Virginia?
Washington, DC (Hagrstwn), Virginia has a population of 7,226,288 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington, DC (Hagrstwn), Virginia?
Median household income in Washington, DC (Hagrstwn), Virginia is $124,776 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Washington, DC (Hagrstwn), Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Washington, DC (Hagrstwn), Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The market's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.