Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Washington Nationals Fan Demographics in United States

Washington Nationals has an estimated audience of 5M people in United States.

#34among Baseball in United States#142among teams in United States#594in Sports

The average Washington Nationals fan in United States is 42.2 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Virginia.

By number of fans, Washington Nationals ranks #26 among the 30 MLB teams in United States — 0.5× the group median.

Its fans are 3.4 years older than the group average of 38.8.

Women make up 30.1% of the fan base, 5.9 percentage points fewer than the group average.

Compared with the other 29 MLB teams, Washington Nationals fans stand out for their interest in Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, Baseball Nationals and Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball.

In Q3/2026, search interest was +30.9% on the same quarter a year earlier; the median across the group was +10.3%.

Interest is seasonal: April, May and July account for 46% of the year's searches, November is the quietest month.

Most fans live in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania.

Top affinities include Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, Baseball Nationals, Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball, with strongest over-indexing on Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (85.52× the country average).

Demographically, the Washington Nationals audience skews more male with an average age of 42.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Community Orientation.

The typical Washington Nationals fan in United States is more male, around 42.2 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Mid-Atlantic Sports Network.

Category: Sports · Type: Team · Subtype: Baseball

Data status: Q3/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
5M
in United States
Gender
30.1%♀
69.9% male
Age
42.2
average years
Country rank
#6867
among all objects in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+31%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of Washington Nationals fans

30.1% are female, 69.9% are male, average age 42.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

30.1%
Female
69.9%
Male
Demographic split for Washington Nationals audience in United States
MetricValue
Female30.1%
Male69.9%
Average age42.2
Estimated audience size5M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.2
average years
Age distribution of the Washington Nationals audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-2415%
25-3417%
35-4422%
45-5423%
55+24%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

79.4%

of the worldwide Washington Nationals audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Washington Nationals
CountryShare
United States79.4%
Canada5.4%
Mexico2.0%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United States average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Washington Nationals fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Washington, District of Columbia~100K11.65×
02Virginia~900K7.17×
03Maryland~600K6.71×
04Delaware~40K2.87×
05West Virginia~40K1.51×
06Pennsylvania~200K1.26×
07North Carolina~100K0.88×
08New Jersey~100K0.83×
09Georgia~100K0.81×
10South Carolina~70K0.81×
11Wisconsin~60K0.74×
12New York~200K0.69×
13Florida~200K0.60×
14Louisiana~40K0.59×
15Tennessee~60K0.57×
16Alabama~40K0.57×
17Illinois~100K0.56×
18Ohio~100K0.56×
19Connecticut~30K0.56×
20Mississippi~20K0.54×
21Nevada~30K0.53×
22Maine~10K0.53×
23Arizona~50K0.48×
24Kentucky~30K0.46×
25Vermont~4K0.46×
26Missouri~40K0.45×
27New Hampshire~9K0.45×
28Massachusetts~50K0.44×
29Rhode Island~7K0.44×
30Indiana~40K0.42×
31South Dakota~6K0.42×
32Iowa~20K0.41×
33Michigan~60K0.40×
34California~200K0.36×
35Montana~6K0.36×
36Hawaii~8K0.35×
37Kansas~10K0.34×
38Alaska~4K0.34×
39Colorado~30K0.33×
40North Dakota~4K0.33×
41New Mexico~10K0.32×
42Washington~40K0.31×
43Arkansas~10K0.31×
44Idaho~8K0.31×
45Minnesota~30K0.30×
46Texas~100K0.29×
47Nebraska~9K0.29×
48Oregon~20K0.24×
49Oklahoma~10K0.24×
50Utah~10K0.24×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Washington Nationals, United States
0.24×1.00×11.65×
Section 04
Brands and objects ranked by affinity with this audience. Values above 1.0× mean over-representation compared with the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Affinities of the Washington Nationals audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Mid-Atlantic Sports NetworkSports85.52×
02Baseball NationalsSports52.50×
03Texas Tech Red Raiders baseballSports36.44×
04Texas A&M Aggies baseballSports28.00×
05Mississippi State Bulldogs baseballSports27.50×
06Bryce HarperSports21.30×
07Washington CapitalsSports16.78×
08Kyle LarsonSports15.67×
09Max ScherzerSports14.48×
10Dirt track racingCars & Mobility12.07×
11USA BaseballSports10.10×
12Baltimore OriolesSports7.33×
13SunocoCars & Mobility6.42×
14Kyle BuschSports5.92×
15Haul truckCars & Mobility5.77×
16MLB.comSports4.94×
17Atlanta BravesSports4.23×
18O'Reilly Auto PartsCars & Mobility3.88×
19Hand toolHome & Garden3.32×
20AutoZoneCars & Mobility3.20×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Washington Nationals audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the Washington Nationals audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.68×
Community OrientationOPEN1.37×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.37×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the Washington Nationals audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE0.80×
IndulgenceJOY0.82×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.84×
0×1.00× baseline2×
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Source & method

Source
Rascasse Solution, own modelling
What “fans” means here
Estimated number of people in United States with measurable interest in Washington Nationals over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several teams count for each of them.
Data basis
Anonymised behavioural signals: search demand, social media signals, sponsorship and event data. Not a survey.
Period
10/2025 – 09/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q3/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q3/2026, rascasse.com/explore/us/washington-nationals-4229” · Methodology