Election Results for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	165,344	12.9
Deaths:	102,443	8.0
Net Migration:	-135,014	-10.6
Net Immigration:	62,698	4.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +73,135	D +259,843	D + 3.6%
D +332,978
2020 vs. 2012	R -26,114	D +469,652	D + 12.2%
D +443,538
2020 vs. 2008	R +22,630	D +479,267	D + 11.1%
D +501,897

2016 vs. 2008	R -50,505	D +219,424	D + 7.6%
D +168,919
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	66%	Joe Biden (D)	2,003,335	69.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	799,832	27.9%	61,838 [+]	2.2%	2,865,005	-19	1.81%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 33,018 (1.2%);
2016	62%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,670,357	65.5%	Donald Trump (R)	726,697	28.5%	153,348 [+]	6.0%	2,550,402	-17	1.86%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 67,133 (2.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 25,559 (1.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 24,959 (1.0%);
2012	62%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,559,797	64.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	825,946	34.1%	38,597 [+]	1.6%	2,424,340	-13	1.88%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 20,676 (0.9%);
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	1,501,438	65.2%	John McCain (R)	777,202	33.7%	25,089 [+]	1.1%	2,303,729	-12	1.75%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 8,114 (0.4%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 6,227 (0.3%);
2004	59%	John Kerry (D)	1,170,365	58.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	829,121	41.1%	18,196 [+]	0.9%	2,017,682	-10	1.65%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 4,295 (0.2%);
2000	54%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	942,729	55.2%	George W. Bush (R)	705,168	41.3%	58,636 [+]	3.4%	1,706,533	-7	1.62%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 46,721 (2.7%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 3,332 (0.2%);
1996	49%	Bill Clinton* (D)	784,248	53.6%	Robert Dole (R)	592,400	40.5%	86,123 [+]	5.9%	1,462,771	0	1.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 71,906 (4.9%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 6,631 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	55%	Bill Clinton (D)	746,911	48.7%	George Bush* (R)	579,664	37.8%	206,455 [+]	13.5%	1,533,030	0	1.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 198,530 (13.0%);
1988	51%	George Bush (R)	696,912	53.5%	Michael Dukakis (D)	594,903	45.7%	10,004 [+]	0.8%	1,301,819	0	1.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 4,611 (0.4%);
1984	53%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	658,307	54.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	538,299	44.8%	4,800	0.4%	1,201,406	-4	1.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	51%	Ronald Reagan (R)	515,362	50.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	402,920	39.1%	111,274 [+]	10.8%	1,029,556	-1	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 98,198 (9.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 8,851 (0.9%);
1976	53%	Jimmy Carter (D)	477,950	50.6%	Gerald Ford* (R)	454,162	48.1%	12,796 [+]	1.4%	944,908	0	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	51%	Richard Nixon* (R)	525,870	61.3%	George McGovern (D)	321,465	37.5%	10,908 [+]	1.3%	858,243	1	1.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 9,522 (1.1%);
1968	54%	Richard Nixon (R)	313,926	44.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	291,241	41.1%	103,648 [+]	14.6%	708,815	1	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 102,862 (14.5%);
1964	49%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	345,945	63.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	197,606	36.3%	500	0.1%	544,051	-2	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	48%	John Kennedy (D)	226,698	51.9%	Richard Nixon (R)	209,787	48.0%	690	0.2%	437,175	-2	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	43%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	192,255	55.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	152,098	43.7%	3,915	1.1%	348,268	-2	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	45%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	171,990	59.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	117,385	40.4%	1,379	0.5%	290,754	4	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	31%	Thomas Dewey (R)	82,660	51.9%	Harry Truman* (D)	69,274	43.5%	7,231 [+]	4.5%	159,165	7	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 4,704 (3.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,236 (0.8%);
1944	36%	Thomas Dewey (R)	76,614	51.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	71,915	48.4%	163	0.1%	148,692	6	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	42%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	78,828	58.3%	Wendell Willkie (R)	55,433	41.0%	997	0.7%	135,258	-4	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	44%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	73,369	61.4%	Alf Landon (R)	45,610	38.1%	591 [+]	0.5%	119,570	2	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 124 (0.1%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	41%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	63,597	64.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	34,419	34.7%	1,196 [+]	1.2%	99,212	-5	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 774 (0.8%);
1928	45%	Herbert Hoover (R)	55,652	57.8%	Al Smith (D)	40,224	41.8%	436 [+]	0.5%	96,312	0	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 154 (0.2%);
1924	37%	John Davis (D)	39,119	52.3%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	30,790	41.2%	4,891 [+]	6.5%	74,800	-13	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 4,731 (6.3%);
1920	39%	James Cox (D)	38,282	50.9%	Warren Harding (R)	35,948	47.8%	940 [+]	1.3%	75,170	-12	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 333 (0.4%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 153 (0.2%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 6 (0.0%);
1916	27%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	28,606	58.8%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	19,170	39.4%	888 [+]	1.8%	48,664	-7	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 402 (0.8%); Allan Benson (Soc) 281 (0.6%);
1912	25%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	25,023	57.2%	William Taft* (R)	11,293	25.8%	7,425 [+]	17.0%	43,741	3	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 6,595 (15.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 445 (1.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 340 (0.8%);
1908	28%	William J. Bryan (D)	25,914	56.5%	William Taft (R)	19,191	41.9%	722 [+]	1.6%	45,827	-10	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 333 (0.7%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 77 (0.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 69 (0.2%);
1904	27%	Alton Parker (D)	23,702	55.2%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	18,691	43.5%	554 [+]	1.3%	42,947	-13	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 287 (0.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 43 (0.1%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	42%	William J. Bryan (D)	35,889	54.2%	William McKinley* (R)	29,636	44.7%	727 [+]	1.1%	66,252	-7	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 399 (0.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 38 (0.1%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,003,335

69.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

799,832

27.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

33,018

1.2%

Other

28,820

1.0%

TOTAL

2,865,005

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -19

2016 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,670,357

65.5%

Donald Trump (R)

726,697

28.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

67,133

2.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

25,559

1.0%

Evan McMullin (I)

24,959

1.0%

Other

35,697

1.4%

TOTAL

2,550,402

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -17

2012 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,559,797

64.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

825,946

34.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

20,676

0.9%

Other

17,921

0.7%

TOTAL

2,424,340

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -13

2008 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,501,438

65.2%

John McCain (R)

777,202

33.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

8,114

0.4%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

6,227

0.3%

Other

10,748

0.5%

TOTAL

2,303,729

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -12

2004 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

829,121

41.1%

John Kerry (D)

1,170,365

58.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

4,295

0.2%

Other

13,901

0.7%

TOTAL

2,017,682

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -10

2000 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

705,168

41.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

942,729

55.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

46,721

2.7%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

3,332

0.2%

Other

8,583

0.5%

TOTAL

1,706,533

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -7

1996 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

784,248

53.6%

Robert Dole (R)

592,400

40.5%

Ross Perot (Ref)

71,906

4.9%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

6,631

0.5%

Other

7,586

0.5%

TOTAL

1,462,771

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 0

1992 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

746,911

48.7%

George Bush* (R)

579,664

37.8%

Ross Perot (I)

198,530

13.0%

Other

7,925

0.5%

TOTAL

1,533,030

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 0

1988 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

696,912

53.5%

Michael Dukakis (D)

594,903

45.7%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

4,611

0.4%

Other

5,393

0.4%

TOTAL

1,301,819

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 0

1984 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

658,307

54.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

538,299

44.8%

Other

4,800

0.4%

TOTAL

1,201,406

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -4

1980 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

515,362

50.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

402,920

39.1%

John Anderson (I)

98,198

9.5%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

8,851

0.9%

Other

4,225

0.4%

TOTAL

1,029,556

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

477,950

50.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

454,162

48.1%

Other

12,796

1.4%

TOTAL

944,908

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

525,870

61.3%

George McGovern (D)

321,465

37.5%

John Schmitz (Amer)

9,522

1.1%

Other

1,386

0.2%

TOTAL

858,243

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 1

1968 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

313,926

44.3%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

291,241

41.1%

George Wallace (AIP)

102,862

14.5%

Other

786

0.1%

TOTAL

708,815

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 1

1964 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

345,945

63.6%

Barry Goldwater (R)

197,606

36.3%

Other

500

0.1%

TOTAL

544,051

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

226,698

51.9%

Richard Nixon (R)

209,787

48.0%

Other

690

0.2%

TOTAL

437,175

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -2

1956 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

192,255

55.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

152,098

43.7%

Other

3,915

1.1%

TOTAL

348,268

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): -2

1952 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

171,990

59.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

117,385

40.4%

Other

1,379

0.5%

TOTAL

290,754

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

69,274

43.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

82,660

51.9%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

4,704

3.0%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1,236

0.8%

Other

1,291

0.8%

TOTAL

159,165

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): 7

1944 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

71,915

48.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

76,614

51.5%

Other

163

0.1%

TOTAL

148,692

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 6

1940 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

78,828

58.3%

Wendell Willkie (R)

55,433

41.0%

Other

997

0.7%

TOTAL

135,258

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -4

1936 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

73,369

61.4%

Alf Landon (R)

45,610

38.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

124

0.1%

Other

467

0.4%

TOTAL

119,570

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 2

1932 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

63,597

64.1%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

34,419

34.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

774

0.8%

Other

422

0.4%

TOTAL

99,212

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -5

1928 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

55,652

57.8%

Al Smith (D)

40,224

41.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

154

0.2%

Other

282

0.3%

TOTAL

96,312

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 0

1924 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

30,790

41.2%

John Davis (D)

39,119

52.3%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

4,731

6.3%

Other

160

0.2%

TOTAL

74,800

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -13

1920 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

35,948

47.8%

James Cox (D)

38,282

50.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

333

0.4%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

153

0.2%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

0.0%

Other

448

0.6%

TOTAL

75,170

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): -12

1916 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

28,606

58.8%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

19,170

39.4%

Allan Benson (Soc)

281

0.6%

James Hanly (Proh)

402

0.8%

Other

205

0.4%

TOTAL

48,664

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): -7

1912 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

25,023

57.2%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

6,595

15.1%

William Taft* (R)

11,293

25.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

340

0.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

445

1.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

43,741

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): 3

1908 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

19,191

41.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

25,914

56.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

333

0.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.2%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.2%

Other

243

0.5%

TOTAL

45,827

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): -10

1904 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

18,691

43.5%

Alton Parker (D)

23,702

55.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.1%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

287

0.7%

Other

224

0.5%

TOTAL

42,947

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): -13

1900 President, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

29,636

44.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

35,889

54.2%

John Woolley (Proh)

399

0.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.1%

Other

290

0.4%

TOTAL

66,252

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	2,502,028	43.88%	9.1%
Black:	1,316,330	23.09%	7.1%
Indian:	11,660	0.20%	6.2%
Asian:	680,560	11.94%	31.4%
2+ races:	182,617	3.20%	24.4%
Hispanic:	1,008,758	17.69%	30.1%

Total non-White:	3,199,925	56.12%	10.9%

Change in White population:	-249,365	-4.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	315,086	5.6

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

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