Washington, DC (Hagrstwn), Virginia: Urban anchor market. In 2024, voted D+32%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+32MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic 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
Constituent county margins for Washington, DC (Hagrstwn), VAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
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
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.
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.
Median household income
2024 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.
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.
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.
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.
The Democratic margin in Washington, DC (Hagrstwn) has been steady. It reached its modern peak at ninety-five points in 1904; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points, still in line with the market's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $124,776, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Washington, DC (Hagrstwn), Virginia as a "Urban anchor" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.