Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Arlington County, VA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Arlington County, Virginia voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+58.6 — 100,446 Democratic to 25,223 Republican of 128,362 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 4.9 points toward Republicans. That makes it 52.8 points more Democratic than Virginia overall (D+5.8).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Arlington County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100,446 | 25,223 | 2,693 | 78.3% | 19.6% | D+58.6 |
| 2020 | 105,344 | 22,318 | 3,077 | 80.6% | 17.1% | D+63.5 |
| 2016 | 92,016 | 20,186 | 9,154 | 75.8% | 16.6% | D+59.2 |
| 2012 | 81,269 | 34,474 | 1,865 | 69.1% | 29.3% | D+39.8 |
| 2008 | 78,994 | 29,876 | 1,283 | 71.7% | 27.1% | D+44.6 |
| 2004 | 63,987 | 29,635 | 1,028 | 67.6% | 31.3% | D+36.3 |
| 2000 | 50,260 | 28,555 | 4,744 | 60.1% | 34.2% | D+26.0 |
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Arlington County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Arlington County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Arlington County, Virginia in 2024 by D+58.6, with 128,362 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Arlington County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Arlington County shifted 4.9 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+63.5) and 2024 (D+58.6).
Is Arlington County more Democratic or Republican than Virginia overall?+
In 2024, Arlington County went D+58.6 while Virginia overall went D+5.8 — 52.8 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.