† 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
GroupSevernMarylandUnited States
German9.5%11.4%12.5%
Irish8.6%9.3%9.4%
English7.8%8.5%9.5%
Italian3.9%4.4%4.8%
American2.6%4.1%5.3%
Polish2.2%2.6%2.2%
Scottish1.3%1.1%1.3%
French1.0%1.1%1.6%
African American†29.3%23.6%9.9%
Nigerian1.6%1.1%0.2%
African1.2%1.2%0.5%
Jamaican0.8%0.7%0.4%
Ethiopian0.4%0.7%—
Ghanaian0.4%0.3%—
Mexican2.2%2.0%11.3%
Salvadoran2.1%3.5%0.7%
Puerto Rican2.0%1.2%1.8%
Guatemalan0.8%1.2%0.5%
Peruvian0.5%0.3%—
Colombian0.4%0.4%0.4%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Honduran0.3%0.7%0.3%
Filipino2.3%0.9%0.9%
Asian Indian1.6%1.7%1.4%
Chinese1.2%1.3%1.3%
Korean1.0%0.8%0.4%
Pakistani0.6%0.3%—
Vietnamese0.4%0.4%0.6%
Nepalese0.4%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
Severn
Maryland
United States
Median age
36.5
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.0%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.7%
16.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Severn
Maryland
United States
Median household income
$134,423
$103,678
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.7%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
46.1%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Severn
Maryland
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
22.9%
21.1%
22.3%
Spanish
8.1%
9.6%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.6%
2.5%
2.0%
Korean
1.7%
0.6%
0.3%
Other languages
3.8%
2.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Severn
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.
Severn, Maryland
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+8.5%
2008
+19.1%
2012
+22.3%
2016
+28.3%
2020
+39.1%
2024
+38.0%
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
67.6%Harris19,458
29.6%Trump8,516
2.8%
D+38.0
R+1.1
D+39.5
28,780
D
68.8%Biden18,687
29.7%Trump8,066
1.6%
D+39.1
D+10.8
D+34.6
27,175
D
60.8%Clinton13,327
32.4%Trump7,115
6.8%
D+28.3
D+6.0
D+26.2
21,933
D
59.9%Obama12,591
37.6%Romney7,901
2.6%
D+22.3
D+3.2
D+18.4
21,033
D
58.9%Obama12,077
39.9%McCain8,170
1.2%
D+19.1
D+10.5
D+11.8
20,495
D
53.7%Kerry9,975
45.2%Bush8,392
1.0%
D+8.5
—
D+11.0
18,559
Severn is an unincorporated community whose population surpasses many Maryland municipalities, drawing heavily from military and federal-contractor households tied to the NSA and Fort Meade complex nearby.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.0 points.
A population of 58,402, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $134,423 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Odenton and Kirkland.
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, Severn, Maryland voted Democratic by 38.0 points (D+38.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 28,780 votes cast, 19,458 went Democratic and 8,516 went Republican.
How many people live in Severn, Maryland?
Severn, Maryland has a population of 58,402 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Severn, Maryland?
Median household income in Severn, Maryland is $134,423 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Severn, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Severn, Maryland from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
