2024 presidential election
Elkridge
HarrisD+39.7
Constituent county margins for Elkridge, MDOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 68.3% | 8,143 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 28.5% | 3,404 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.2% | 383 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +11.4% |
| 2012 | +15.1% |
| 2016 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +43.2% |
| 2024 | +39.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 8,143 | 3,404 | 11,930 | ||
| D | 7,856 | 3,063 | 11,091 | ||
| D | 6,019 | 3,177 | 9,910 | ||
| D | 3,913 | 2,885 | 6,798 | ||
| D | 3,528 | 2,796 | 6,447 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | ElkridgeCity | MarylandState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 35.9% | 48.2% | 61.0% |
| Black | 31.0% | 29.4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 22.4% | 6.6% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 7.2% | 8.5% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 3.5% | 7.4% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.2% | 12.5% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $139,913 | $103,678 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 7.6% | 9.5% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 34.4 | 39.5 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 7.9% | 8.5% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 15.2% | 16.6% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 58.9% | 43.4% | 35.7% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 27.6% | 21.1% | 22.3% |
| Other Indo-European | 5.2% | 2.5% | 2.0% |
| Other Asian & Pacific Island | 4.9% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Spanish | 4.6% | 9.6% | 13.6% |
| Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese) | 3.7% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 11.9% | German 11.4% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Irish 10.2% | Irish 9.3% | English 9.5% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | English 9.4% | English 8.5% | Irish 9.4% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 16.8%County context | 14.7% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 11.1%County context | 11.2% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 57.0%County context | 56.6% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 7.5%County context | 6.6% | 5.2% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.9%
Irish
10.2%
English
9.4%
Italian
5.3%
Polish
3.2%
American
2.9%
Scottish
1.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 34.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$139,913
Elkridge$139,913
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.5%
Working age (18–64)4.8%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
72.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European5.2%
Other Asian & Pacific Island4.9%
Spanish4.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)3.7%
Other languages3.3%
Korean3.0%
Vietnamese0.8%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.5%
Arabic0.5%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted57.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
Elkridge sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.2 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.7 points.
A population of 26,283, a 36% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $139,913 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Elkridge, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Elkridge, Maryland voted Democratic by 39.7 points (D+39.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,930 votes cast, 8,143 went Democratic and 3,404 went Republican.
What is Elkridge, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Elkridge, Maryland in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Elkridge, Maryland?
Elkridge, Maryland has a population of 26,283 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elkridge, Maryland?
Median household income in Elkridge, Maryland is $139,913 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Elkridge, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Elkridge, Maryland from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.