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Olney·Maryland

Olney delivered D+40.2 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
MD
Olney
HarrisD+40.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic68.8%14,549
Donald TrumpRepublican28.6%6,043
OtherAll other candidates2.6%559
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +40.2% in 2024.+40.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+25.2%
2012+23.7%
2016+38.1%
2020+45.0%
2024+40.2%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
68.8%Harris14,549
28.6%Trump6,043
2.6%
+40.2%
21,151
D
72.0%Biden15,756
27.0%Trump5,907
1.0%incl. Jorgensen
+45.0%
21,871
D
65.7%Clinton15,071
27.6%Trump6,338
6.6%incl. Johnson
+38.1%
22,934
D
61.9%Obama12,300
38.1%Romney7,585
0.0%
+23.7%
19,885
D
62.1%Obama11,829
36.9%McCain7,034
1.0%
+25.2%
19,060

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. 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.
IndicatorOlneyCityMarylandStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White56.9%48.2%61.0%
Black14.5%29.4%12.2%
Asian11.6%6.6%6.0%
Two or more races12.7%8.5%12.6%
Other race4.3%7.4%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino12.1%12.5%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$171,458$103,678$84,427
Poverty rate4.3%9.5%12.5%
Median age41.639.539.1
Age 18–247.7%8.5%9.2%
Age 65 and older17.0%16.6%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)60.6%43.5%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home43.0%21.1%22.3%
Spanish17.7%9.6%13.6%
Other Indo-European5.6%2.5%2.0%
Other languages4.9%2.5%0.8%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)3.7%1.2%1.1%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 7.9%German 11.4%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 7.6%Irish 9.3%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 7.0%English 8.5%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic27.7%County context14.7%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant8.7%County context11.2%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed46.5%County context56.6%51.5%
Mainline Protestant6.1%County context6.6%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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
7.9%
Irish
7.6%
English
7.0%
Italian
3.9%
American
2.8%
Polish
2.5%
Russian
1.9%
French
1.4%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Ethiopian
2.4%
African
1.4%
Jamaican
0.8%
Nigerian
0.6%
Ghanaian
0.5%
Haitian
0.5%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
0.2%
West Indian
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Salvadoran
7.0%
Mexican
1.6%
Guatemalan
1.6%
Honduran
1.4%
Peruvian
1.3%
Puerto Rican
1.1%
Colombian
1.0%
Dominican
0.7%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
3.9%
Chinese
3.9%
Korean
1.7%
Filipino
1.4%
Vietnamese
1.2%
Pakistani
0.5%
Japanese
0.4%
Nepalese
0.3%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Maya
0.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
57.0%
speak English only
Spanish17.7%
Other Indo-European5.6%
Other languages4.9%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)3.7%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)2.8%
Other Asian & Pacific Island2.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.4%
Korean1.3%
Vietnamese1.0%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1.0%
Arabic0.6%
German or other West Germanic0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
27.7%
Evangelical Protestant
8.7%
Mainline Protestant
6.1%
Muslim
3.1%
Jewish
2.5%
Latter-day Saints
1.2%
Hindu
1.1%
Orthodox Christian
0.8%
Buddhist
0.8%
Other Christian
0.7%
Black Protestant
0.4%
Other faiths
0.4%
Unaffiliated or not counted46.5%
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.

Olney sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.2 points.

A population of 35,797, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $171,458 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Olney, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Olney, Maryland voted Democratic by 40.2 points (D+40.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 21,151 votes cast, 14,549 went Democratic and 6,043 went Republican.
What is Olney, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Olney, 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 Olney, Maryland?
Olney, Maryland has a population of 35,797 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Olney, Maryland?
Median household income in Olney, Maryland is $171,458 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Olney, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Olney, 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.