† 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
GroupSmithsburgMarylandUnited States
German25.0%11.4%12.5%
Irish12.8%9.3%9.4%
English12.4%8.5%9.5%
American6.6%4.1%5.3%
Italian4.5%4.4%4.8%
Scottish2.2%1.1%1.3%
Polish2.1%2.6%2.2%
French1.3%1.1%1.6%
African American†1.7%23.6%9.9%
Puerto Rican1.7%1.2%1.8%
Mexican1.5%2.0%11.3%
Salvadoran1.0%3.5%0.7%
Dominican0.9%0.5%0.7%
Guatemalan0.9%1.2%0.5%
Honduran0.5%0.7%0.3%
Spaniard0.3%——
Filipino0.3%0.9%0.9%
Chinese0.2%1.3%1.3%
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
Smithsburg
Maryland
United States
Median age
33.6
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.3%
16.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Smithsburg
Maryland
United States
Median household income
$100,673
$103,678
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.7%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.0%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Smithsburg
Maryland
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.3%
21.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.8%
9.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Smithsburg
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.
Smithsburg, Maryland
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−33.1%
2008
−17.4%
2012
−25.9%
2016
−39.6%
2020
−31.5%
2024
−30.7%
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
R
33.6%Harris540
64.2%Trump1,033
2.2%
R+30.7
D+0.8
R+29.2
1,608
R
33.6%Biden464
65.1%Trump899
1.3%
R+31.5
D+8.1
R+36.0
1,381
R
27.1%Clinton420
66.8%Trump1,033
6.1%
R+39.6
R+13.7
R+41.7
1,547
R
35.7%Obama491
61.6%Romney847
2.6%
R+25.9
R+8.5
R+29.8
1,374
R
40.4%Obama530
57.8%McCain758
1.8%
R+17.4
D+15.7
R+24.7
1,311
R
33.1%Kerry411
66.2%Bush822
0.6%
R+33.1
—
R+30.7
1,241
Smithsburg sits in the Appalachian foothills of Washington County, a reliably conservative-leaning jurisdiction where Republican candidates have routinely posted double-digit margins in recent statewide cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 39.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.7 points.
A population of 3,115, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,673 describe the city.
In 2024, Smithsburg, Maryland voted Republican by 30.7 points (R+30.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,608 votes cast, 540 went Democratic and 1,033 went Republican.
How many people live in Smithsburg, Maryland?
Smithsburg, Maryland has a population of 3,115 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Smithsburg, Maryland?
Median household income in Smithsburg, Maryland is $100,673 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Smithsburg, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Smithsburg, Maryland from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
