Election Results for Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	187,955	12.9
Deaths:	128,128	8.8
Net Migration:	-118,029	-8.1
Net Immigration:	64,304	4.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +100,233	D +266,333	D + 4.1%
D +366,566
2020 vs. 2012	R +33,789	D +425,575	D + 9.6%
D +459,364
2020 vs. 2008	R +95,170	D +413,477	D + 8.1%
D +508,647

2016 vs. 2008	R -5,063	D +147,144	D + 4.1%
D +142,081
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	59%	Joe Biden (D)	2,150,128	65.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,081,809	32.8%	70,740 [+]	2.1%	3,302,677	-14	2.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 39,485 (1.2%);
2016	57%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,783,562	60.7%	Donald Trump (R)	981,576	33.4%	175,380 [+]	6.0%	2,940,518	-13	2.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 79,360 (2.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 29,194 (1.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 26,145 (0.9%);
2012	59%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,690,764	60.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,048,020	37.6%	46,993 [+]	1.7%	2,785,777	-10	2.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 24,917 (0.9%);
2008	62%	Barack Obama (D)	1,641,481	61.7%	John McCain (R)	986,639	37.1%	30,756 [+]	1.2%	2,658,876	-8	2.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 10,538 (0.4%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 7,216 (0.3%);
2004	58%	John Kerry (D)	1,279,035	54.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,041,053	44.5%	20,832 [+]	0.9%	2,340,920	-6	1.91%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 5,225 (0.2%);
2000	53%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,037,215	52.7%	George W. Bush (R)	864,998	44.0%	65,433 [+]	3.3%	1,967,646	-4	1.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 51,777 (2.6%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 4,112 (0.2%);
1996	48%	Bill Clinton* (D)	873,890	51.5%	Robert Dole (R)	712,983	42.0%	109,865 [+]	6.5%	1,696,738	1	1.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 93,897 (5.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 7,502 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	54%	Bill Clinton (D)	832,110	46.7%	George Bush* (R)	699,832	39.3%	248,048 [+]	13.9%	1,779,990	2	1.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 239,016 (13.4%);
1988	50%	George Bush (R)	836,854	55.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	670,833	44.2%	11,316 [+]	0.7%	1,519,003	2	1.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 5,330 (0.4%);
1984	52%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	805,800	56.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	608,338	42.8%	5,895	0.4%	1,420,033	-2	1.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	51%	Ronald Reagan (R)	636,561	51.5%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	478,595	38.7%	121,754 [+]	9.8%	1,236,910	1	1.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 106,911 (8.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 10,360 (0.8%);
1976	53%	Jimmy Carter (D)	568,731	49.9%	Gerald Ford* (R)	556,724	48.8%	14,626 [+]	1.3%	1,140,081	1	1.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 311 (0.0%);
1972	51%	Richard Nixon* (R)	653,001	62.7%	George McGovern (D)	374,564	36.0%	14,241 [+]	1.4%	1,041,806	2	1.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 12,053 (1.2%);
1968	54%	Richard Nixon (R)	400,332	45.1%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	352,351	39.7%	134,200 [+]	15.1%	886,883	2	1.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 133,339 (15.0%);
1964	50%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	447,019	62.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	265,369	37.2%	614	0.1%	713,002	-1	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	51%	Richard Nixon (R)	307,299	50.6%	John Kennedy (D)	299,526	49.3%	774	0.1%	607,599	1	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	46%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	290,344	57.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	210,096	41.6%	4,353	0.9%	504,793	0	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	48%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	262,022	58.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	180,872	40.7%	1,651	0.4%	444,545	4	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	36%	Thomas Dewey (R)	146,687	51.8%	Harry Truman* (D)	126,859	44.8%	9,642 [+]	3.4%	283,188	7	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 5,960 (2.1%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 2,024 (0.7%);
1944	41%	Thomas Dewey (R)	144,884	52.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	130,990	47.4%	256	0.1%	276,130	7	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	49%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	155,547	55.9%	Wendell Willkie (R)	121,112	43.6%	1,384	0.5%	278,043	-1	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	53%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	155,405	59.1%	Alf Landon (R)	106,081	40.4%	1,377 [+]	0.5%	262,863	4	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 394 (0.1%); William Lemke (Union) 61 (0.0%);
1932	48%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	125,661	57.5%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	88,891	40.7%	4,010 [+]	1.8%	218,562	1	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,959 (1.4%);
1928	50%	Herbert Hoover (R)	133,088	63.2%	Al Smith (D)	76,474	36.3%	1,161 [+]	0.6%	210,723	5	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 452 (0.2%);
1924	41%	John Davis (D)	76,334	46.3%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	76,060	46.2%	12,396 [+]	7.5%	164,790	-8	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 12,033 (7.3%);
1920	42%	Warren Harding (R)	83,320	51.5%	James Cox (D)	74,662	46.2%	3,685 [+]	2.3%	161,667	-9	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,369 (1.5%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 341 (0.2%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 297 (0.2%);
1916	30%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	58,776	54.2%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	46,777	43.2%	2,843 [+]	2.6%	108,396	-3	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 1,494 (1.4%); James Hanly (Proh) 973 (0.9%);
1912	27%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	49,552	51.3%	William Taft* (R)	23,066	23.9%	23,950 [+]	24.8%	96,568	1	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 20,400 (21.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,546 (2.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 915 (0.9%);
1908	31%	William J. Bryan (D)	52,138	51.2%	William Taft (R)	47,339	46.5%	2,358 [+]	2.3%	101,835	-5	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 818 (0.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 806 (0.8%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 118 (0.1%);
1904	30%	Alton Parker (D)	47,250	49.5%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	46,057	48.2%	2,153 [+]	2.3%	95,460	-8	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 962 (1.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 567 (0.6%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	41%	William J. Bryan (D)	64,323	50.7%	William McKinley* (R)	60,886	47.9%	1,782 [+]	1.4%	126,991	-4	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 1,037 (0.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 163 (0.1%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,150,128

65.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,081,809

32.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

39,485

1.2%

Other

31,255

0.9%

TOTAL

3,302,677

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -14

2016 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,783,562

60.7%

Donald Trump (R)

981,576

33.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

79,360

2.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

29,194

1.0%

Evan McMullin (I)

26,145

0.9%

Other

40,681

1.4%

TOTAL

2,940,518

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -13

2012 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,690,764

60.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,048,020

37.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

24,917

0.9%

Other

22,076

0.8%

TOTAL

2,785,777

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -10

2008 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,641,481

61.7%

John McCain (R)

986,639

37.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

10,538

0.4%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

7,216

0.3%

Other

13,002

0.5%

TOTAL

2,658,876

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -8

2004 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,041,053

44.5%

John Kerry (D)

1,279,035

54.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

5,225

0.2%

Other

15,607

0.7%

TOTAL

2,340,920

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -6

2000 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

864,998

44.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,037,215

52.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

51,777

2.6%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

4,112

0.2%

Other

9,544

0.5%

TOTAL

1,967,646

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -4

1996 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

873,890

51.5%

Robert Dole (R)

712,983

42.0%

Ross Perot (Ref)

93,897

5.5%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

7,502

0.4%

Other

8,466

0.5%

TOTAL

1,696,738

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 1

1992 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

832,110

46.7%

George Bush* (R)

699,832

39.3%

Ross Perot (I)

239,016

13.4%

Other

9,032

0.5%

TOTAL

1,779,990

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 2

1988 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

836,854

55.1%

Michael Dukakis (D)

670,833

44.2%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

5,330

0.4%

Other

5,986

0.4%

TOTAL

1,519,003

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 2

1984 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

805,800

56.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

608,338

42.8%

Other

5,895

0.4%

TOTAL

1,420,033

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -2

1980 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

636,561

51.5%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

478,595

38.7%

John Anderson (I)

106,911

8.6%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

10,360

0.8%

Other

4,483

0.4%

TOTAL

1,236,910

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

568,731

49.9%

Gerald Ford* (R)

556,724

48.8%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

311

0.0%

Other

14,315

1.3%

TOTAL

1,140,081

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

653,001

62.7%

George McGovern (D)

374,564

36.0%

John Schmitz (Amer)

12,053

1.2%

Other

2,188

0.2%

TOTAL

1,041,806

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 2

1968 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

400,332

45.1%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

352,351

39.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

133,339

15.0%

Other

861

0.1%

TOTAL

886,883

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 2

1964 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

447,019

62.7%

Barry Goldwater (R)

265,369

37.2%

Other

614

0.1%

TOTAL

713,002

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

299,526

49.3%

Richard Nixon (R)

307,299

50.6%

Other

774

0.1%

TOTAL

607,599

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 1

1956 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

290,344

57.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

210,096

41.6%

Other

4,353

0.9%

TOTAL

504,793

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 0

1952 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

262,022

58.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

180,872

40.7%

Other

1,651

0.4%

TOTAL

444,545

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

126,859

44.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

146,687

51.8%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

5,960

2.1%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

2,024

0.7%

Other

1,658

0.6%

TOTAL

283,188

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 7

1944 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

130,990

47.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

144,884

52.5%

Other

256

0.1%

TOTAL

276,130

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): 7

1940 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

155,547

55.9%

Wendell Willkie (R)

121,112

43.6%

Other

1,384

0.5%

TOTAL

278,043

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -1

1936 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

155,405

59.1%

Alf Landon (R)

106,081

40.4%

William Lemke (Union)

0.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

394

0.1%

Other

922

0.4%

TOTAL

262,863

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 4

1932 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

125,661

57.5%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

88,891

40.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

2,959

1.4%

Other

1,051

0.5%

TOTAL

218,562

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 1

1928 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

133,088

63.2%

Al Smith (D)

76,474

36.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

452

0.2%

Other

709

0.3%

TOTAL

210,723

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 5

1924 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

76,060

46.2%

John Davis (D)

76,334

46.3%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

12,033

7.3%

Other

363

0.2%

TOTAL

164,790

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -8

1920 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

83,320

51.5%

James Cox (D)

74,662

46.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,369

1.5%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

297

0.2%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

341

0.2%

Other

678

0.4%

TOTAL

161,667

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -9

1916 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

58,776

54.2%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

46,777

43.2%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,494

1.4%

James Hanly (Proh)

973

0.9%

Other

376

0.3%

TOTAL

108,396

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -3

1912 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

49,552

51.3%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

20,400

21.1%

William Taft* (R)

23,066

23.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,546

2.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

915

0.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

96,568

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): 1

1908 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

47,339

46.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

52,138

51.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

806

0.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

818

0.8%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

118

0.1%

Other

616

0.6%

TOTAL

101,835

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): -5

1904 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

46,057

48.2%

Alton Parker (D)

47,250

49.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

567

0.6%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

962

1.0%

Other

624

0.7%

TOTAL

95,460

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -8

1900 President, Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

60,886

47.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

64,323

50.7%

John Woolley (Proh)

1,037

0.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

163

0.1%

Other

582

0.5%

TOTAL

126,991

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	3,502,782	47.96%	0.1%
Black:	1,683,886	23.05%	13.7%
Indian:	15,262	0.21%	7.4%
Asian:	726,627	9.95%	37.6%
2+ races:	224,233	3.07%	37.7%
Hispanic:	1,151,310	15.76%	42.0%

Total non-White:	3,801,318	52.04%	26.2%

Change in White population:	2,766	0.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	788,324	12.1

Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV Market Area