Thursday’s price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.213, a slight increase from Wednesday. It was the third straight day that the cost of gas increased, following weeks of falling prices throughout the nation. Gas is significantly cheaper than last year when a gallon of regular gas was $3.838. 

Gas prices remain 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.

Despite the recent trend of decreases, gas prices have fluctuated throughout the year and vary significantly among states. 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 Washington, D.C., and the Delmarva region.

Delaware

Delaware no longer has the cheapest gas in the Delmarva region. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Delaware soared on Thursday to $3.099. This was a significant increase from yesterday when it cost people in the state only $2.973 per gallon. Thursday’s pricing was also higher than a week ago when gas cost $2.983 a gallon and a month ago when gas was $3.195.

Maryland

A gallon of regular gas in Maryland on Thursday was $3.18. Like Delaware, this was rather significant jump in one day. On Wednesday, a gallon of regular gas in Maryland was $3.075. Gas prices in Maryland are only slightly less expensive than a week ago, when a gallon of regular gas was $3.079. However, because of the weeks of decreasing gas prices in the country, the cost of gas on Thursday is much more affordable than a month ago, when the price was $3.283.

Virginia

Virginia is now the state with the cheapest gas in the Delmarva area. The price for a gallon of regular gas in the state on Thursday is $3.022. This also represented an increase from Wednesday, however, only slightly, with yesterday’s price at $3.012 per gallon. This was the same price as a week ago in Virginia. A month ago, gas in the state cost $3.223 per gallon.

Washington, D.C.

Unlike the other states in the area, gas prices in the nation’s capital decreased on Thursday with a new price of $3.318 per gallon. This was slightly less expensive than yesterday’s price of $3.323. A week ago, gas in the nation’s capital was $3.39 and a month ago, gas cost $3.602 per gallon.

Mississippi

Mississippi remains the state with the most affordable gas in the country, coming in with a price of $2.711 on Thursday. This was the same price as Wednesday in the state. Gas prices are slightly less expensive in Mississippi than a week ago, when gas was $2.721. It is also less expensive today to fill up with regular than it was a month ago in the state when a gallon of regular gas cost $2.896.

California

California is the state with the most expensive gas prices in the nation on Thursday, coming in at $4.715 per gallon for regular gas. This is a slight decrease from Wednesday’s price of $4.725 per gallon. Gas prices have fluctuated quite a bit in the Golden State in recent weeks. A week ago, it cost $4.769 for a gallon of gas in the state, but a month ago, regular gas was cheaper than Thursday’s price, when it cost residents only $4.605 per gallon.