Gas prices decreased slightly to start October with the national average for a gallon of regular gas on Tuesday falling to $3.204, according to AAA.
This was a slight decrease from Monday’s price of $3.216 per gallon. Gas prices are slightly lower than last week when it cost $3.21 for a gallon of regular gas.
Gas prices rose slightly last week after weeks of decreases at the pumps. However, gas prices have decreased somewhat since the weekend as the cost of gas continues to fluctuate. Mississippi, a state that overwhelmingly voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020, has the lowest price for a gallon of regular gas in the country at $2.682 per gallon. California, a state that voted for the Democratic candidate in the last two elections, has the most expensive gas in the country, coming in with the hefty price of $4.683 per gallon.
The price of gas remains a vital topic heading into the 2024 presidential election. With President Joe Biden deciding not to seek reelection, Vice President Kamala Harris, now the Democratic presidential nominee, has to indicate how she will address the country’s gas prices and energy costs and how both affect the economy and people’s finances. Overall, gas prices remain higher than when Trump was in office.
Click here to see the cost of gas in different states throughout the country. Read below to see the prices for a gallon of regular-grade gas in and around Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Gas prices increased very slightly on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. A gallon of regular gas now costs residents $3.305. On Monday, the gas price in the nation’s capital was $3.304. Both prices are less expensive than the cost of a gallon of regular gas over the weekend when it was $3.312. Prices are also cheaper than a week ago when regular gas was $3.354 per gallon. And despite this slight increase, gas prices are much more affordable today than a month ago, when the average price for a gallon of regular gas in Washington was $3.593.
Virginia
Gas prices in Virginia decreased on Tuesday, with the average price for a gallon of gas falling to under $3 per gallon threshold at $2.997. The state’s price has fluctuated over the last week. Yesterday, a gallon of regular gas was $3.006 while a week ago, the price was $2.996 per gallon. Tuesday’s price was much more affordable than a month ago in Virginia when the price of regular gas was $3.203 per gallon.
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Maryland
Gas prices also fell in Maryland on Tuesday after dramatically increasing over the last week. Regular gas now costs residents $3.244 per gallon, over 17 cents higher than last week, when gas was $3.07. Weeks of falling prices in the state were negated by the increases in gas costs the last few days. On Tuesday, regular gas cost almost as much as it did a month ago in Maryland, when a gallon of regular gas was $3.263.
Delaware
After prices surged in Delaware on Monday, the price of regular gas slightly decreased on Tuesday, falling to $3.187 per gallon. This was a drop from Monday when gas was $3.193 per gallon. Nevertheless, despite this drop, the price of gas is more than 21 cents higher than it was a week ago, when regular gas was $2.973 per gallon. The First State used to be the least expensive in the Delmarva region, but recent increases have changed that. Tuesday’s price is more expensive than what it cost for a gallon of regular gas a month ago when it was $3.171.