† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupEllicott CityMarylandUnited States
German13.2%11.4%12.5%
Irish11.3%9.3%9.4%
English10.4%8.5%9.5%
Italian5.9%4.4%4.8%
Polish3.5%2.6%2.2%
American3.2%4.1%5.3%
Scottish1.9%1.1%1.3%
Russian1.4%——
Asian Indian10.6%1.7%1.4%
Korean6.4%0.8%0.4%
Chinese6.2%1.3%1.3%
Pakistani1.6%0.3%—
Vietnamese1.3%0.4%0.6%
Filipino1.1%0.9%0.9%
Bangladeshi0.5%——
Nepalese0.5%0.2%—
African American†6.4%23.6%9.9%
Nigerian0.7%1.1%0.2%
African0.5%1.2%0.5%
Ethiopian0.4%0.7%—
Jamaican0.3%0.7%0.4%
Ghanaian0.2%0.3%—
Mexican0.9%2.0%11.3%
Salvadoran0.8%3.5%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.6%1.2%1.8%
Honduran0.4%0.7%0.3%
Guatemalan0.2%1.2%0.5%
Colombian0.2%0.4%0.4%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Dominican0.2%0.5%0.7%
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
Ellicott City
Maryland
United States
Median age
43.2
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.0%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.5%
16.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ellicott City
Maryland
United States
Median household income
$156,964
$103,678
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.8%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
68.8%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ellicott City
Maryland
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
33.9%
21.1%
22.3%
Other Indo-European
8.7%
2.5%
2.0%
Korean
6.4%
0.6%
0.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
5.0%
1.2%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
5.3%
1.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ellicott City
Maryland
United States
Catholic
—
14.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
56.6%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Ellicott City, Maryland
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−4.4%
2008
+8.5%
2012
+11.4%
2016
+27.4%
2020
+38.5%
2024
+36.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
66.4%Harris26,965
29.8%Trump12,103
3.8%
D+36.6
R+1.9
D+38.1
40,602
D
68.5%Biden27,984
30.1%Trump12,277
1.4%
D+38.5
D+11.1
D+34.0
40,823
D
59.7%Clinton19,013
32.3%Trump10,292
8.0%
D+27.4
D+16.0
D+25.3
31,842
D
54.4%Obama18,386
43.0%Romney14,546
2.6%
D+11.4
D+2.9
D+7.5
33,806
D
53.4%Obama17,927
45.0%McCain15,082
1.6%
D+8.5
D+12.9
D+1.2
33,549
R
47.0%Kerry14,867
51.5%Bush16,271
1.5%
R+4.4
—
R+2.0
31,614
Ellicott City anchors one of Maryland's most affluent and highly educated suburban corridors, where shifting white-collar demographics have steadily widened Democratic margins over the past three election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.5 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 4.4 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.6 points.
A population of 75,257, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $156,964 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cary and Ilchester.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Ellicott City, Maryland voted Democratic by 36.6 points (D+36.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 40,602 votes cast, 26,965 went Democratic and 12,103 went Republican.
When did Ellicott City, Maryland last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Ellicott City, Maryland voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Ellicott City, Maryland?
Ellicott City, Maryland has a population of 75,257 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ellicott City, Maryland?
Median household income in Ellicott City, Maryland is $156,964 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Ellicott City, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ellicott City, Maryland from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
