Election Results for Washington County, NC -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	274	12.5
Deaths:	458	20.8
Net Migration:	10	0.5
Net Immigration:	2	0.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +217	R +331	R + 5.6%
D -114
2020 vs. 2012	R +159	R +596	R + 8.8%
D -437
2020 vs. 2008	R +111	R +463	R + 6.8%
D -352

2016 vs. 2008	R -106	R +132	R + 1.2%
D -238
How to interpret this table

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Joe Biden (D)	3,396	54.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,781	44.8%	28 [+]	0.5%	6,205	-5	-2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 17 (0.3%);
2016	66%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,510	56.9%	Donald Trump (R)	2,564	41.6%	91 [+]	1.5%	6,165	-8	-4	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 65 (1.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1 (0.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	66%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,833	59.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,622	40.3%	44 [+]	0.7%	6,499	-10	-7	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 30 (0.5%);
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	3,748	58.1%	John McCain (R)	2,670	41.4%	36 [+]	0.6%	6,454	-8	-4	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 19 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	54%	John Kerry (D)	2,969	54.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,484	45.4%	18 [+]	0.3%	5,471	-11	-5	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	48%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,704	55.3%	George W. Bush (R)	2,169	44.4%	17 [+]	0.3%	4,890	-12	-4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 10 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1996	51%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,790	61.6%	Robert Dole (R)	1,562	34.5%	180 [+]	4.0%	4,532	-14	-6	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 171 (3.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 7 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	70%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,902	55.2%	George Bush* (R)	1,780	33.9%	571 [+]	10.9%	5,253	-10	-4	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 563 (10.7%);
1988	67%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,806	56.1%	George Bush (R)	2,186	43.7%	12 [+]	0.2%	5,004	-14	-10	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	67%	Walter Mondale (D)	3,114	53.2%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,731	46.7%	7	0.1%	5,852	-15	-12	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	50%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,008	59.7%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,943	38.6%	86 [+]	1.7%	5,037	-11	-12	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 68 (1.4%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 15 (0.3%);
1976	48%	Jimmy Carter (D)	2,840	65.1%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,486	34.1%	38 [+]	0.9%	4,364	-10	-14	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	46%	Richard Nixon* (R)	2,559	61.6%	George McGovern (D)	1,546	37.2%	46 [+]	1.1%	4,151	-8	1	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 46 (1.1%);
1968	64%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,898	39.7%	George Wallace (AIP)	1,866	39.0%	1,016 [+]	21.3%	4,780	-18	-22	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 1,016 (21.3%);
1964	50%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,505	68.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,144	31.4%	0	0.0%	3,649	-12	-7	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	48%	John Kennedy (D)	2,415	70.2%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,027	29.8%	0	0.0%	3,442	-18	-20	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	42%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,947	65.3%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,033	34.7%	0	0.0%	2,980	-15	-23	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	39%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,974	71.8%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	774	28.2%	0	0.0%	2,748	-18	-27	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	31%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,675	81.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	333	16.2%	49 [+]	2.4%	2,057	-16	-29	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 35 (1.7%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 14 (0.7%);
1944	36%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,782	78.2%	Thomas Dewey (R)	497	21.8%	0	0.0%	2,279	-11	-24	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	34%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,724	82.6%	Wendell Willkie (R)	362	17.4%	0	0.0%	2,086	-9	-27	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	44%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,875	77.8%	Alf Landon (R)	535	22.2%	0	0.0%	2,410	-4	-14	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	43%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,681	72.7%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	619	26.8%	12 [+]	0.5%	2,312	-3	-13	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 12 (0.5%);
1928	41%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,183	56.8%	Al Smith (D)	898	43.2%	0	0.0%	2,081	2	-1	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	34%	John Davis (D)	883	51.2%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	834	48.4%	6 [+]	0.3%	1,723	9	-6	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 6 (0.3%);
1920	41%	James Cox (D)	1,116	53.5%	Warren Harding (R)	971	46.5%	0	0.0%	2,087	3	-14	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1916	23%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	651	57.3%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	486	42.7%	0	0.0%	1,137	1	-3	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	22%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	503	48.6%	William Taft* (R)	384	37.1%	149 [+]	14.4%	1,036	25	14	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 149 (14.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	23%	William Taft (R)	556	52.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	495	47.1%	0	0.0%	1,051	7	1	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1904	20%	Alton Parker (D)	450	51.3%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	428	48.7%	0	0.0%	878	9	-8	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	37%	William J. Bryan (D)	834	51.5%	William McKinley* (R)	784	48.5%	0	0.0%	1,618	3	-3	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,396

54.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,781

44.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

6,205

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -2

2016 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,510

56.9%

Donald Trump (R)

2,564

41.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

6,165

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -4

2012 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,833

59.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,622

40.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

6,499

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -7

2008 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,748

58.1%

John McCain (R)

2,670

41.4%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

6,454

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,484

45.4%

John Kerry (D)

2,969

54.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,471

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,169

44.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,704

55.3%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,890

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -4

1996 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

2,790

61.6%

Robert Dole (R)

1,562

34.5%

Ross Perot (Ref)

171

3.8%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

4,532

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -6

1992 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

2,902

55.2%

George Bush* (R)

1,780

33.9%

Ross Perot (I)

563

10.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,253

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

2,186

43.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

2,806

56.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,004

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -10

1984 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

2,731

46.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

3,114

53.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,852

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -12

1980 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

1,943

38.6%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

3,008

59.7%

John Anderson (I)

1.4%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,037

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

2,840

65.1%

Gerald Ford* (R)

1,486

34.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

4,364

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -14

1972 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

2,559

61.6%

George McGovern (D)

1,546

37.2%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1.1%

TOTAL

4,151

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): 1

1964 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

2,505

68.6%

Barry Goldwater (R)

1,144

31.4%

TOTAL

3,649

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -7

1960 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

2,415

70.2%

Richard Nixon (R)

1,027

29.8%

TOTAL

3,442

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -18	Diff (US): -20

1948 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

1,675

81.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

333

16.2%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

1.7%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.7%

TOTAL

2,057

Turnout: 31%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -29

1944 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,782

78.2%

Thomas Dewey (R)

497

21.8%

TOTAL

2,279

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -24

1940 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,724

82.6%

Wendell Willkie (R)

362

17.4%

TOTAL

2,086

Turnout: 34%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -27

1936 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,875

77.8%

Alf Landon (R)

535

22.2%

TOTAL

2,410

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -14

1932 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

1,681

72.7%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

619

26.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.5%

TOTAL

2,312

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -13

1928 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

1,183

56.8%

Al Smith (D)

898

43.2%

TOTAL

2,081

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

1924 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

834

48.4%

John Davis (D)

883

51.2%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

0.3%

TOTAL

1,723

Turnout: 34%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): -6

1920 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

971

46.5%

James Cox (D)

1,116

53.5%

TOTAL

2,087

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -14

1916 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

651

57.3%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

486

42.7%

TOTAL

1,137

Turnout: 23%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -3

1912 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

503

48.6%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

149

14.4%

William Taft* (R)

384

37.1%

TOTAL

1,036

Turnout: 22%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 14

1908 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

556

52.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

495

47.1%

TOTAL

1,051

Turnout: 23%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 1

1904 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

428

48.7%

Alton Parker (D)

450

51.3%

TOTAL

878

Turnout: 20%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): -8

1900 President, Washington County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

784

48.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

834

51.5%

TOTAL

1,618

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Washington County, NC

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	47%	Cheri Beasley (D)	2,002	49.1%	Ted Budd (R)	1,996	49.0%	77 [+]	1.9%	4,075	-2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Shannon Bray (Libertarian) 47 (1.2%); Matthew Hoh (Green) 26 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2020	S2	71%	Cal Cunningham (D)	3,329	54.2%	Thom Tillis* (R)	2,584	42.1%	232 [+]	3.8%	6,145	-7	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Shannon Bray (Libertarian) 128 (2.1%); Kevin Hayes (Constitution) 104 (1.7%);
2020	G	72%	Roy Cooper* (D)	3,531	57.0%	Dan Forest (R)	2,623	42.4%	37 [+]	0.6%	6,191	-5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Steven DiFiore (Libertarian) 24 (0.4%); Al Pisano (Constitution) 13 (0.2%);

2016	S3	65%	Deborah Ross (D)	3,392	55.8%	Richard Burr* (R)	2,534	41.7%	155 [+]	2.5%	6,081	-9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Sean Haugh (Libertarian) 155 (2.5%);
2016	G	66%	Roy Cooper (D)	3,386	55.5%	Pat McCrory* (R)	2,665	43.7%	53 [+]	0.9%	6,104	-5	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lon Cecil (Libertarian) 53 (0.9%);
2014	S2	48%	Kay Hagan* (D)	2,649	57.5%	Thom Tillis (R)	1,768	38.4%	188 [+]	4.1%	4,605	-10	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sean Haugh (Libertarian) 181 (3.9%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.2%);
2012	G	66%	Walter Dalton (D)	3,824	59.0%	Pat McCrory (R)	2,591	40.0%	66 [+]	1.0%	6,481	-15	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 66 (1.0%);
2010	S3	44%	Elaine Marshall (D)	2,475	54.7%	Richard Burr* (R)	1,980	43.7%	73 [+]	1.6%	4,528	-11	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Mike Beitler (Libertarian) 71 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);

2008	S2	63%	Kay Hagan (D)	4,123	64.0%	Elizabeth Dole* (R)	2,180	33.8%	141 [+]	2.2%	6,444	-10	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Christopher Cole (Libertarian) 138 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2008	G	63%	Bev Perdue (D)	4,731	73.3%	Pat McCrory (R)	1,641	25.4%	83 [+]	1.3%	6,455	-21	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Michael Munger (Libertarian) 83 (1.3%);
2004	S3	54%	Erskine Bowles (D)	3,285	60.1%	Richard Burr (R)	2,126	38.9%	58 [+]	1.1%	5,469	-13	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Tom Bailey (Libertarian) 56 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2004	G	54%	Mike Easley* (D)	3,668	67.0%	Patrick Ballantine (R)	1,702	31.1%	108 [+]	2.0%	5,478	-12	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 108 (2.0%);
2002	S2	42%	Erskine Bowles (D)	2,548	59.9%	Elizabeth Dole (R)	1,658	38.9%	51 [+]	1.2%	4,257	-15	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Sean Haugh (Libertarian) 51 (1.2%);
2000	G	51%	Mike Easley (D)	3,526	68.3%	Richard Vinroot (R)	1,581	30.6%	58 [+]	1.1%	5,165	-16	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 50 (1.0%); Douglas Schell (Reform) 8 (0.2%);

1998	S3	46%	John Edwards (D)	2,908	65.9%	Lauch Faircloth* (R)	1,410	32.0%	95 [+]	2.2%	4,413	-15	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 95 (2.2%);
1996	S2	56%	Harvey Gantt (D)	2,602	52.6%	Jesse Helms* (R)	2,294	46.4%	50 [+]	1.0%	4,946	-6	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ray Ubinger (Libertarian) 40 (0.8%); Victor Pardo (Natural Law) 10 (0.2%);
1996	G	56%	James Hunt* (D)	3,567	72.0%	Robin Hayes (R)	1,345	27.2%	40 [+]	0.8%	4,952	-16	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Scott Yost (Libertarian) 22 (0.4%); Julia Van Witt (Natural Law) 18 (0.4%);
1992	S3	68%	Terry Sanford* (D)	2,908	57.0%	Lauch Faircloth (R)	2,138	41.9%	55 [+]	1.1%	5,101	-8	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Bobby Emory (Libertarian) 55 (1.1%);
1992	G	70%	James Hunt (D)	3,371	63.9%	Jim Gardner (R)	1,824	34.6%	82 [+]	1.6%	5,277	-9	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Scott McLaughlin (Libertarian) 82 (1.6%);
1990	S2	62%	Jesse Helms* (R)	2,223	52.4%	Harvey Gantt (D)	2,019	47.6%	0	0.0%	4,242	0	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1988	G	66%	Robert Jordan (D)	2,924	59.1%	James Martin* (R)	2,021	40.9%	0	0.0%	4,945	-14	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	42%	Terry Sanford (D)	2,399	70.1%	Terry Sanford (D)	1,021	29.9%	0	0.0%	3,420	n/a	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	67%	James Hunt (D)	3,448	58.9%	Jesse Helms* (R)	2,296	39.2%	113 [+]	1.9%	5,857	-12	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Bobby Emory (Libertarian) 108 (1.8%); Kate Daher (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%);
1984	G	69%	Rufus Edmisten (D)	4,155	69.3%	James Martin (R)	1,842	30.7%	2 [+]	0.0%	5,999	-24	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Fritz Prochnaw (Libertarian) 2 (0.0%); Gregory McCartan (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1980	S3	49%	Robert Morgan* (D)	3,033	62.0%	John East (R)	1,858	38.0%	4 [+]	0.1%	4,895	-12	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: F.W. Pasotto (Libertarian) 4 (0.1%); Rebecca Finch (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1980	G	49%	James Hunt* (D)	3,536	72.1%	Beverly Lake (R)	1,356	27.6%	14 [+]	0.3%	4,906	-10	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bobby Emory (Libertarian) 14 (0.3%); Douglas Cooper (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);

1978	S2	30%	John Ingram (D)	1,733	61.8%	Jesse Helms* (R)	1,069	38.2%	0	0.0%	2,802	-16	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1976	G	49%	James Hunt (D)	3,535	79.1%	David Flaherty (R)	904	20.2%	32 [+]	0.7%	4,471	-14	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Chub Seawell (American) 25 (0.6%); Arlen Andrews (Libertarian) 7 (0.2%);
1974	S3	24%	Robert Morgan (D)	1,746	79.7%	William Stevens (R)	411	18.8%	34 [+]	1.6%	2,191	-18	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Harry Nesmith (U.S. Labor) 34 (1.6%);
1972	S2	44%	Nick Galifianakis (D)	2,212	56.3%	Jesse Helms (R)	1,717	43.7%	0	0.0%	3,929	-10	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1972:
1972	G	46%	Hargrove Bowles (D)	2,578	62.9%	James Holshouser (R)	1,513	36.9%	7 [+]	0.2%	4,098	-14	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Arlis Pettyjohn (American) 7 (0.2%);

1968	S3	58%	Sam Ervin* (D)	2,940	68.7%	Robert Somers (R)	1,340	31.3%	0	0.0%	4,280	-8	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1968	G	64%	Robert Scott (D)	2,854	60.3%	James Gardner (R)	1,877	39.7%	0	0.0%	4,731	-8	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1966	S2	39%	Everett Jordan* (D)	1,742	61.5%	John Shallcross (R)	1,089	38.5%	0	0.0%	2,831	-6	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1964	G	49%	Dan Moore (D)	2,463	69.7%	Robert Gavin (R)	1,073	30.3%	0	0.0%	3,536	-13	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	12%	Sam Ervin* (D)	682	79.9%	Claude Greene (R)	172	20.1%	0	0.0%	854	-19	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	45%	Everett Jordan* (D)	2,502	77.9%	Kyle Hayes (R)	710	22.1%	0	0.0%	3,212	-16	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	48%	Terry Sanford (D)	2,492	73.3%	Robert Gavin (R)	910	26.7%	0	0.0%	3,402	-19	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Beverly Lake (D (write-in)) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Washington County, NC

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).

Voter Registration Data for Washington County, NC

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	7,888	1,374	17.4%	4,557	57.8%	1,957	24.8%	Dem +3,183	Dem +40.4%	92%
2022	8,150	1,351	16.6%	4,836	59.3%	1,963	24.1%	Dem +3,485	Dem +42.8%	95%
2020	8,282	1,278	15.4%	5,183	62.6%	1,821	22.0%	Dem +3,905	Dem +47.2%	96%
2018	8,813	1,150	13.0%	5,863	66.5%	1,800	20.4%	Dem +4,713	Dem +53.5%	99%
2016	8,761	1,118	12.8%	5,965	68.1%	1,678	19.2%	Dem +4,847	Dem +55.3%	95%
2014	8,875	1,074	12.1%	6,356	71.6%	1,445	16.3%	Dem +5,282	Dem +59.5%	93%
2012	9,171	1,167	12.7%	6,643	72.4%	1,361	14.8%	Dem +5,476	Dem +59.7%	93%
2010	9,069	1,112	12.3%	6,756	74.5%	1,201	13.2%	Dem +5,644	Dem +62.2%	89%
2008	9,004	1,115	12.4%	6,831	75.9%	1,058	11.8%	Dem +5,716	Dem +63.5%	88%
2006	8,533	1,175	13.8%	6,570	77.0%	788	9.2%	Dem +5,395	Dem +63.2%	84%
2004	8,723	1,210	13.9%	6,741	77.3%	772	8.9%	Dem +5,531	Dem +63.4%	86%
2002	8,508	1,100	12.9%	6,707	78.8%	701	8.2%	Dem +5,607	Dem +65.9%	84%
2000	8,955	1,185	13.2%	7,020	78.4%	750	8.4%	Dem +5,835	Dem +65.2%	88%
1998	8,340	987	11.8%	6,753	81.0%	600	7.2%	Dem +5,766	Dem +69.1%	88%
1996	7,834	924	11.8%	6,566	83.8%	344	4.4%	Dem +5,642	Dem +72.0%	89%
1994	7,238	773	10.7%	6,261	86.5%	204	2.8%	Dem +5,488	Dem +75.8%	88%
1992	7,661	741	9.7%	6,745	88.0%	175	2.3%	Dem +6,004	Dem +78.4%	102%
1990	7,435	638	8.6%	6,666	89.7%	131	1.8%	Dem +6,028	Dem +81.1%	108%
1988	7,930	611	7.7%	7,182	90.6%	137	1.7%	Dem +6,571	Dem +82.9%	106%
1986	7,499	468	6.2%	6,921	92.3%	110	1.5%	Dem +6,453	Dem +86.1%	92%

2022 Census data
White:	4,748	43.85%	20.8%
Black:	5,089	47.00%	22.5%
Indian:	31	0.29%	47.6%
Asian:	47	0.43%	20.5%
2+ races:	196	1.81%	59.3%
Hispanic:	717	6.62%	53.9%

Total non-White:	6,080	56.15%	15.9%

Change in White population:	-1,250	-9.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1,150	-8.7

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	NC01	Don Davis (D)	2,153	53.0%	Sandy Smith (R)	1,910	47.0%	0	0.0%	4,063
County Total for 2022-11-08:										4,063

2020-11-03	NC01	G.K. Butterfield* (D)	3,382	55.3%	Sandy Smith (R)	2,738	44.7%	0	0.0%	6,120
County Total for 2020-11-03:										6,120

2018-11-06	NC01	G.K. Butterfield* (D)	2,804	59.2%	Roger Allison (R)	1,929	40.8%	0	0.0%	4,733
County Total for 2018-11-06:										4,733

2016-11-08	NC01	G.K. Butterfield* (D)	3,743	62.3%	Powell Dew (R)	2,151	35.8%	116	1.9%	6,010
County Total for 2016-11-08:										6,010

2014-11-04	NC01	G.K. Butterfield* (D)	2,105	74.5%	Arthur Rich (R)	722	25.5%	0	0.0%	2,827
2014-11-04	NC03	Walter Jones, Jr.* (R)	1,180	68.9%	Marshall Adame (D)	533	31.1%	0	0.0%	1,713
County Total for 2014-11-04:										4,540

2012-11-06	NC01	G.K. Butterfield* (D)	3,087	76.4%	Pete DiLauro (R)	892	22.1%	62	1.5%	4,041
2012-11-06	NC03	Walter Jones, Jr.* (R)	1,465	61.8%	Erik Anderson (D)	905	38.2%	0	0.0%	2,370
County Total for 2012-11-06:										6,411

2010-11-02	NC01	G.K. Butterfield* (D)	2,575	57.5%	Ashley Woolard (R)	1,906	42.5%	0	0.0%	4,481
County Total for 2010-11-02:										4,481

2008-11-04	NC01	G.K. Butterfield* (D)	4,719	75.0%	Dean Stephens (R)	1,572	25.0%	0	0.0%	6,291
County Total for 2008-11-04:										6,291

2006-11-07	NC01	G.K. Butterfield* (D)	3,253	100.0%				0	0.0%	3,253
County Total for 2006-11-07:										3,253

2004-11-02	NC01	G.K. Butterfield* (D)	3,467	64.6%	Greg Dority (R)	1,899	35.4%	0	0.0%	5,366
County Total for 2004-11-02:										5,366

2004-07-20 sp	NC01	G.K. Butterfield (D)	1,369	67.2%	Greg Dority (R)	636	31.2%	31	1.5%	2,036
County Total for 2004-07-20:										2,036

2002-11-05	NC01	Frank Ballance (D)	2,611	62.5%	Greg Dority (R)	1,508	36.1%	57	1.4%	4,176
County Total for 2002-11-05:										4,176

2000-11-07	NC01	Eva Clayton* (D)	2,585	66.0%	Duane Kratzer (R)	1,244	31.8%	88	2.2%	3,917
County Total for 2000-11-07:										3,917

1998-11-03	NC01	Eva Clayton* (D)	2,068	60.6%	Ted Tyler (R)	1,302	38.1%	43	1.3%	3,413
1998-11-03	NC03	Walter Jones, Jr.* (R)	527	52.1%	Jon Williams (D)	482	47.6%	3	0.3%	1,012
County Total for 1998-11-03:										4,425

1996-11-05	NC01	Eva Clayton* (D)	2,770	56.6%	Ted Tyler (R)	2,069	42.3%	58	1.2%	4,897
County Total for 1996-11-05:										4,897

1994-11-08	NC01	Eva Clayton* (D)	1,642	53.9%	Ted Tyler (R)	1,405	46.1%	0	0.0%	3,047
County Total for 1994-11-08:										3,047

1992-11-03	NC01	Eva Clayton (D)	2,895	57.3%	Ted Tyler (R)	2,088	41.3%	69	1.4%	5,052
County Total for 1992-11-03:										5,052

Washington County, NC

Historical Presidential Election Results for Washington County, NC

Historical Statewide Election Results for Washington County, NC

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Washington County, NC

Voter Registration Data for Washington County, NC