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Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

7 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German13.3%11.4%12.5%

Irish11.0%9.3%9.4%

English9.0%8.5%9.5%

Italian5.4%4.4%4.8%

American4.2%4.1%5.3%

Polish3.4%2.6%2.2%

Scottish1.4%1.1%1.3%

French1.1%1.1%1.6%

African American†24.3%23.6%9.9%

Nigerian1.1%1.1%0.2%

African1.0%1.2%0.5%

Jamaican0.6%0.7%0.4%

Ethiopian0.3%0.7%—

Ghanaian0.2%0.3%—

Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%0.2%—

Mexican1.6%2.0%11.3%

Salvadoran1.4%3.5%0.7%

Puerto Rican1.3%1.2%1.8%

Guatemalan0.5%1.2%0.5%

Honduran0.5%0.7%0.3%

Cuban0.3%—0.7%

Dominican0.3%0.5%0.7%

Colombian0.2%0.4%0.4%

Asian Indian1.6%1.7%1.4%

Chinese1.1%1.3%1.3%

Korean0.8%0.8%0.4%

Filipino0.7%0.9%0.9%

Pakistani0.4%0.3%—

Vietnamese0.3%0.4%0.6%

Nepalese0.2%0.2%—

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	Maryland	United States
Median age	39.1	39.5	39.1
Age 18–24	8.5%	8.5%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	16.7%	16.6%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	Maryland	United States
Median household income	$103,525	$103,678	$84,427
Poverty rate	9.8%	9.5%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	44.0%	43.5%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	Maryland	United States
Owner-occupied homes	66.9%	67.6%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	33.1%	32.4%	34.8%
Median home value	$391,300	$419,900	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,611	$1,705	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	51.9%	51.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	6.8%	7.7%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	Maryland	United States
Mean commute	29.4 min	31.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	10.3%	12.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	67.3%	64.7%	68.8%
Takes public transit	3.3%	4.2%	3.2%
Works from home	18.2%	19.3%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	Maryland	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	14.7%	21.1%	22.3%
Spanish	5.4%	9.6%	13.6%
Other Indo-European	2.3%	2.5%	2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)	1.0%	1.2%	1.1%
Other languages	1.7%	2.5%	0.8%

Religious landscape

Measure	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	Maryland	United States
Catholic	12.4%	14.7%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	10.6%	11.2%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	60.7%	56.6%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	6.0%	6.6%	5.2%

Origins and service

Measure	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	Maryland	United States
Foreign-born residents	11.6%	16.6%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	6.8%	9.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	4.8%	7.5%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.8%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.460	0.456	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Vote totals, margins, and source status

HarrisDemocratic59.9%852,369TrumpRepublican36.6%521,384SteinIndependent1.0%14,904

D+23.3

Lead: 330,985
Total: 1,422,620
vs nation: D+24.7

BidenDemocratic61.7%878,185TrumpRepublican35.7%507,676OtherAll other candidates2.7%38,014

D+26.0

Lead: 370,509
Total: 1,423,875
vs nation: D+21.6

ClintonDemocratic56.8%733,718TrumpRepublican38.5%497,637OtherAll other candidates4.7%61,301

D+18.3

Lead: 236,081
Total: 1,292,656
vs nation: D+16.2

ObamaDemocratic57.8%746,052RomneyRepublican39.8%513,164OtherAll other candidates2.4%31,212

D+18.0

Lead: 232,888
Total: 1,290,428
vs nation: D+14.2

ObamaDemocratic57.4%725,858McCainRepublican40.7%513,811OtherAll other candidates1.9%24,189

D+16.8

Lead: 212,047
Total: 1,263,858
vs nation: D+9.5

KerryDemocratic52.2%602,806BushRepublican46.5%536,565OtherAll other candidates1.3%15,019

D+5.7

Lead: 66,241
Total: 1,154,390
vs nation: D+8.2

GoreDemocratic53.9%529,648BushRepublican42.6%418,775OtherAll other candidates3.4%33,713

D+11.3

Lead: 110,873
Total: 982,136
vs nation: D+10.8

ClintonDemocratic52.0%449,711DoleRepublican39.8%344,488OtherAll other candidates8.2%71,112

D+12.2

Lead: 105,223
Total: 865,311
vs nation: D+3.6

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+23.3MIT Election Lab
Population: 2,849,4362024 5-year
Population density: 1,095 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 2,601 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $103,5252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 52.2%2024 5-year
Black: 28.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+82.5 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+24.0 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · twin score 96.4

presidential history

Party record book

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles · 30 with a vote-share denominator · 31 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

67.4%

430,088 votes · D+34.9

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 65.1%

Republican

Richard Nixon1972

61.2%

432,723 votes · R+24.0

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 60.9%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

878,185votes

61.7% of the vote · D+26.0

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 852,369 votes

Republican

George W. Bush2004

536,565votes

46.5% of the vote · D+5.7

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 521,384 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Woodrow Wilson1912

+63.0pts D vs U.S.

Place D+82.5 · U.S. D+19.5

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · +24.7 pts

Republican

William McKinley1896

+9.4pts R vs U.S.

Place R+15.4 · U.S. R+6.1

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · +6.3 pts

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	61.7%823,516	38.3%512,159	1,335,675
2020	D	58.4%599,900	41.6%427,463	1,027,363
2018	D	62.8%658,734	37.2%390,741	1,049,475

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2026D+24.5

Presidential vote · 2024D+23.3

Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.3 points.

2,034,908 registered voters · 2026

Democratic49.8%Republican25.2%Unaffiliated23.1%Other1.9%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net domestic migration over time

−5,138 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −110,776 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Domestic migration in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+97
2012	+1,614
2013	−2,585
2014	−5,723
2015	−9,000
2016	−12,135
2017	−9,945
2018	−9,175
2019	−10,899
2021	−7,111
2022	−17,391
2023	−15,077
2024	−8,308
2025	−5,138

Baltimore city's majority-Black electorate and its surrounding Anne Arundel and Howard County suburbs produce some of Maryland's sharpest intra-metro contrasts, with presidential margins swinging 40+ points between jurisdictions.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 82.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 24.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.3 points.

A population of 2,849,436, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,525 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV and Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

96.4twin score

2020–2024 trajectorypopulation scale12-yr trend≠ median income

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

92.7twin score

population scale2020–2024 trajectory% Black≠ median income

Columbus, OH

92.5twin score

population scale2016–2024 trajectory≠ 2000 margin

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland vote in 2024?

In 2024, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland voted Democratic by 23.3 points (D+23.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,422,620 votes cast, 852,369 went Democratic and 521,384 went Republican.

When did Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland?

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland has a population of 2,849,436 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland?

Median household income in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland is $103,525 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.

What is the political history of Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland?

Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.

Measure

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Maryland

United States

Median age

39.1

39.5

39.1

Age 18–24

8.5%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

16.7%

16.6%

17.2%

Measure

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Maryland

United States

Median household income

$103,525

$103,678

$84,427

Poverty rate

9.8%

9.5%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

44.0%

43.5%

35.6%

Measure

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Maryland

United States

Owner-occupied homes

66.9%

67.6%

65.2%

Renter-occupied homes

33.1%

32.4%

34.8%

Median home value

$391,300

$419,900

$332,700

Median gross rent (monthly)

$1,611

$1,705

$1,413

Renters paying 30%+ of income

51.9%

51.5%

51.1%

Vacant housing units

6.8%

7.7%

10.1%

Measure

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Maryland

United States

Mean commute

29.4 min

31.1 min

26.4 min

Commutes 60 minutes or more

10.3%

12.7%

8.6%

Drives alone to work

67.3%

64.7%

68.8%

Takes public transit

3.3%

4.2%

3.2%

Works from home

18.2%

19.3%

15.1%

Measure

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Maryland

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

14.7%

21.1%

22.3%

Spanish

5.4%

9.6%

13.6%

Other Indo-European

2.3%

2.5%

2.0%

Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)

1.0%

1.2%

1.1%

Other languages

1.7%

2.5%

0.8%

Measure

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Maryland

United States

Catholic

12.4%

14.7%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

10.6%

11.2%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

60.7%

56.6%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

6.0%

6.6%

5.2%

Measure

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Maryland

United States

Foreign-born residents

11.6%

16.6%

14.1%

Naturalized citizens

6.8%

9.1%

7.4%

Not U.S. citizens

4.8%

7.5%

6.8%

Veterans (18+)

6.8%

6.2%

Income inequality (Gini)

0.460

0.456

0.483

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

D+23.3MIT Election Lab

Population

2,849,4362024 5-year

Population density

1,095 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line

Land area

2,601 sq miTIGER/Line

Median household income

$103,5252024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

52.2%2024 5-year

Black

28.4%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

8.2%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+82.5 in 1912MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+24.0 in 1972MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · twin score 96.4

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

61.7%823,516

38.3%512,159

1,335,675

2020

58.4%599,900

41.6%427,463

1,027,363

2018

62.8%658,734

37.2%390,741

1,049,475