The Washington Post Audience in United States

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The Washington Post has an estimated audience of 18,987,096 people in United States. 49.1% are female, 50.9% are male, average age 44.1. Top regions: California, Virginia, Maryland. Top brand affinities: Drudge Report, CNN, Business English, Language school, Chase (bank).

The average The Washington Post fan in United States is 44.1 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in California. The audience is concentrated in California, Virginia, Maryland. Top brand affinities include Drudge Report, CNN, Business English, with strongest over-indexing on Drudge Report (6.36× the country average). Demographically, the The Washington Post audience skews balanced with an average age of 44.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Convenience Orientation, Career Orientation. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 50 regions tracked by Rascasse.

Category: News · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine · Subtype: Newspaper

Demographics of The Washington Post fans

Demographic split for The Washington Post audience in United States
MetricValue
Female49.1%
Male50.9%
Average age44.1
Estimated audience size18,987,096

Audience persona

The typical The Washington Post fan in United States is balanced, around 44.1 years old, with strong Convenience Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Drudge Report.

Top regions in United States

Top regions ranked by reach for The Washington Post in United States
RegionReachAffinity
California1,633,4850.78×
Virginia1,265,9182.74×
Maryland1,259,5593.86×
New York1,109,7691.05×
Florida1,053,7410.82×
Texas727,1070.45×
Pennsylvania641,673
Massachusetts560,9561.5×
North Carolina482,4370.84×
Illinois452,1010.71×
New Jersey444,9250.92×
Washington431,2261.13×
Washington, District of Columbia411,2037.21×
Ohio366,7660.63×
Michigan285,3930.57×
Oregon274,9901.26×
Colorado274,3950.92×
Georgia272,7590.47×
Arizona245,5820.63×
Tennessee214,8950.56×
Wisconsin208,7030.73×
Minnesota200,6370.74×
South Carolina195,2520.68×
Connecticut174,0240.91×
Indiana168,4490.49×
New Mexico150,0921.58×
Kentucky146,5690.62×
Missouri145,8850.48×
Kansas138,3190.92×
Alabama121,6050.46×
Louisiana111,0840.45×
Maine108,5071.6×
Utah101,6970.6×
Iowa93,2320.6×
New Hampshire87,6061.17×
Nevada82,6650.45×
Oklahoma80,9650.38×
Delaware80,8251.54×
Hawaii69,5180.85×
Arkansas67,6830.43×
Rhode Island64,0411.06×
West Virginia63,6440.72×
Nebraska53,7670.56×
Vermont52,8811.59×
Mississippi44,2150.28×
Idaho42,0050.44×
Montana41,5240.79×
Alaska36,0520.89×
North Dakota11,8940.3×
Wyoming11,6600.41×

Top brand affinities

Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for The Washington Post audience
BrandAffinityCategory
Drudge Report6.36×Sports
CNN2.08×Movies & TV
Business English12×Business & Career
Language school10.09×Kids & Family
Chase (bank)2.69×Business & Career
Wikipedia2.46×Internet & Social Media
International education9.15×Business & Career
Fox News Channel1.53×Movies & TV
The Gilded Age2.67×Movies & TV
Foreign language8.5×Business & Career
The Huffington Post4.66×News
Activism2.55×Politics & Society
Yahoo! Finance2.29×Business & Career
Enterprise Rent-A-Car2.88×Cars & Mobility
MSN1.86×News
United States Postal Service1.86×Business & Career
Election2.55×Politics & Society
The New York Times2.99×News
Political campaign3.92×Politics & Society
Fundraising2.66×Business & Career

Psychographic profile

Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Top personality traits over-indexed by The Washington Post audience
TraitClusterScore
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.17
Career OrientationPOWER1.13
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.11
IndividualismJOY1.08
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.08
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.08

Worldwide distribution

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for The Washington Post
CountryShare
United States71.3%
Canada2.9%
United Kingdom2.8%

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Frequently asked questions

How many fans does The Washington Post have in United States?

The Washington Post has an estimated audience of 18,987,096 people in United States, concentrated in California and Virginia.

What is the gender split and age of The Washington Post fans?

49.1% of The Washington Post fans are female, 50.9% are male, with an average age of 44.1 years.

Which brands do The Washington Post fans like most?

The Washington Post fans show strongest brand affinity for Drudge Report (6.36×), CNN (2.08×), and Business English (12×) over the country average.

Where do The Washington Post fans live in United States?

The Washington Post fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach 1,633,485), Virginia (reach 1,265,918), and Maryland (reach 1,259,559). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

What other brands do The Washington Post fans also like?

Beyond The Washington Post itself, the audience over-indexes on CNN (2.08×), Business English (12×), Language school (10.09×), and Chase (bank) (2.69×) compared to the United States average.

How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United States who actively search for The Washington Post. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.