† 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
GroupSouth LaurelMarylandUnited States
African American†48.7%23.6%9.9%
Nigerian2.9%1.1%0.2%
African2.3%1.2%0.5%
Jamaican1.8%0.7%0.4%
Ethiopian0.7%0.7%—
Ghanaian0.6%0.3%—
Haitian0.6%0.3%0.3%
Sierra Leonean0.4%——
Salvadoran8.5%3.5%0.7%
Mexican3.1%2.0%11.3%
Guatemalan2.9%1.2%0.5%
Honduran1.3%0.7%0.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%1.2%1.8%
Dominican0.8%0.5%0.7%
Nicaraguan0.4%——
Colombian0.3%0.4%0.4%
American3.4%4.1%5.3%
German3.0%11.4%12.5%
Irish2.7%9.3%9.4%
English2.4%8.5%9.5%
Italian1.4%4.4%4.8%
Polish0.6%2.6%2.2%
French0.5%1.1%1.6%
Scottish0.5%1.1%1.3%
Asian Indian1.5%1.7%1.4%
Filipino1.4%0.9%0.9%
Chinese0.9%1.3%1.3%
Vietnamese0.5%0.4%0.6%
Korean0.5%0.8%0.4%
Pakistani0.3%0.3%—
Afghan0.3%——
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
South Laurel
Maryland
United States
Median age
36.2
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
6.0%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.8%
16.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
South Laurel
Maryland
United States
Median household income
$88,933
$103,678
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.8%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
40.2%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
South Laurel
Maryland
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
34.3%
21.1%
22.3%
Spanish
17.3%
9.6%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
2.8%
1.3%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.9%
2.5%
2.0%
Other languages
9.1%
2.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
South Laurel
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.
South Laurel, Maryland
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+51.5%
2008
+70.1%
2012
+72.5%
2016
+73.9%
2020
+75.6%
2024
+64.5%
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, 2020 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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
80.7%Harris10,298
16.2%Trump2,070
3.1%
D+64.5
R+11.1
D+66.0
12,758
D
87.5%Biden10,270
11.9%Trump1,394
0.6%
D+75.6
D+1.7
D+71.2
11,738
D
84.8%Clinton9,307
10.9%Trump1,194
4.3%
D+73.9
D+1.5
D+71.8
10,974
D
85.7%Obama9,525
13.2%Romney1,471
1.1%
D+72.5
D+2.4
D+68.6
11,113
D
84.7%Obama8,877
14.6%McCain1,528
0.7%
D+70.1
D+18.6
D+62.8
10,483
D
75.4%Kerry6,968
23.9%Bush2,207
0.8%
D+51.5
—
D+54.0
9,246
South Laurel sits along the Maryland–Anne Arundel county line, drawing a majority-minority population that skews younger and renter-heavy — demographics that historically track toward lower midterm turnout but strong presidential-cycle participation.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 75.6 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 11.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 64.5 points.
A population of 29,272, a 12% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,933 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Laurel and Landover.
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, South Laurel, Maryland voted Democratic by 64.5 points (D+64.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 12,758 votes cast, 10,298 went Democratic and 2,070 went Republican.
How many people live in South Laurel, Maryland?
South Laurel, Maryland has a population of 29,272 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Laurel, Maryland?
Median household income in South Laurel, Maryland is $88,933 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of South Laurel, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in South Laurel, Maryland from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
