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Wicomico County, MD

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1892–2024.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

English13.0%8.5%9.5%

Irish11.6%9.3%9.4%

German11.2%11.4%12.5%

American6.9%4.1%5.3%

Italian4.6%4.4%4.8%

Polish2.1%2.6%2.2%

French1.6%1.1%1.6%

Scottish1.5%1.1%1.3%

African American†21.1%23.6%9.9%

Haitian4.3%0.3%0.3%

African0.4%1.2%0.5%

Jamaican0.2%0.7%0.4%

Mexican3.0%2.0%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.9%1.2%1.8%

Dominican0.6%0.5%0.7%

Guatemalan0.5%1.2%0.5%

Honduran0.3%0.7%0.3%

Spaniard0.3%——

Salvadoran0.2%3.5%0.7%

Korean0.7%0.8%0.4%

Chinese0.4%1.3%1.3%

Pakistani0.4%0.3%—

Filipino0.3%0.9%0.9%

Taiwanese0.3%——

Asian Indian0.2%1.7%1.4%

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	Wicomico County	Maryland	United States
Median age	36.2	39.5	39.1
Age 18–24	14.1%	8.5%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	16.7%	16.6%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Wicomico County	Maryland	United States
Median household income	$76,210	$103,678	$84,427
Poverty rate	13.9%	9.5%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	29.5%	43.5%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	Wicomico County	Maryland	United States
Owner-occupied homes	62.3%	67.6%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	37.7%	32.4%	34.8%
Median home value	$254,700	$419,900	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,327	$1,705	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	50.0%	51.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	8.3%	7.7%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	Wicomico County	Maryland	United States
Mean commute	23.0 min	31.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	6.0%	12.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	79.1%	64.7%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.3%	4.2%	3.2%
Works from home	7.9%	19.3%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	Wicomico County	Maryland	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	13.9%	21.1%	22.3%
Spanish	5.5%	9.6%	13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)	3.9%	1.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2.1%	2.5%	2.0%

Religious landscape

Measure	Wicomico County	Maryland	United States
Catholic	7.2%	14.7%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	15.8%	11.2%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	59.5%	56.6%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	11.2%	6.6%	5.2%

Origins and service

Measure	Wicomico County	Maryland	United States
Foreign-born residents	9.4%	16.6%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	4.4%	9.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	5.0%	7.5%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	5.9%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.447	0.456	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

2024 turnout 61.0% of 76,902 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic45.9%21,513TrumpRepublican51.3%24,065KennedyIndependent1.2%544

R+5.4

Lead: 2,552
Total: 46,912
vs nation: R+4.0
Turnout: 61.0%

BidenDemocratic47.7%22,054TrumpRepublican49.6%22,944OtherAll other candidates2.6%1,218

R+1.9

Lead: 890
Total: 46,216
vs nation: R+6.4
Turnout: 61.3%

ClintonDemocratic43.0%18,050TrumpRepublican52.9%22,198SteinGreen1.0%432

R+9.9

Lead: 4,148
Total: 41,977
vs nation: R+12.0
Turnout: 57.5%

ObamaDemocratic46.5%19,635RomneyRepublican51.5%21,764OtherAll other candidates2.0%860

R+5.0

Lead: 2,129
Total: 42,259
vs nation: R+8.9
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic46.4%19,436McCainRepublican52.2%21,849OtherAll other candidates1.4%567

R+5.8

Lead: 2,413
Total: 41,852
vs nation: R+13.0
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic40.4%15,137BushRepublican58.7%21,998OtherAll other candidates1.0%368

R+18.3

Lead: 6,861
Total: 37,503
vs nation: R+15.8
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic45.5%14,469BushRepublican51.4%16,338NaderGreen2.4%762

R+5.9

Lead: 1,869
Total: 31,795
vs nation: R+6.4
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic45.1%12,303DoleRepublican46.5%12,687PerotReform7.9%2,160

R+1.4

Lead: 384
Total: 27,286
vs nation: R+9.9
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+5.4MIT Election Lab
Population: 104,9142024 5-year
Population density: 280 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 374 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $76,2102024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 57.9%2024 5-year
Black: 26.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+54.5 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+40.4 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Chesapeake city, VA · twin score 93.3

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 61.0%46,912 participants ÷ 76,902 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +20.8 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off versus state: -4.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 40.2%–44.5%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	42,930	74,621	57.5%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	34,112	75,312	45.3%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	46,676	76,125	61.3%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	31,003	76,542	40.5%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	46,912	76,902	61.0%	C/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
2024: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 156/228.

presidential history

Party record book

Wicomico County, MD · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles · 31 with a vote-share denominator · 31 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

64.1%

6,895 votes · D+28.7

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 61.1%

Republican

Richard Nixon1972

69.7%

13,115 votes · R+40.4

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 66.3%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

22,054votes

47.7% of the vote · R+1.9

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 21,513 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

24,065votes

51.3% of the vote · R+5.4

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 22,944 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

James M. Cox1920

+35.1pts D vs U.S.

Place D+8.9 · U.S. R+26.2

Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1912 · +34.9 pts

Republican

George H. W. Bush1988

+18.9pts R vs U.S.

Place R+26.6 · U.S. R+7.7

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · +17.3 pts

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	43.6%19,248	56.4%24,946	44,194
2020	R	45.4%20,552	54.6%24,724	45,276
2018	R	47.3%15,654	52.7%17,433	33,087

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2026D+1.8

Presidential vote · 2024R+5.4

Wicomico County, MD registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 7.3-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.

67,874 registered voters · 2026

Democratic37.9%Republican36.1%Unaffiliated23.9%Other2.1%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

−167 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −771 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $51,337 in average income, against $69,622 for residents who stayed — 26% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+4.5 on average — about the same lean as Wicomico County, MD (R+5.4).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Worcester County, MD379R+21.9
Sussex County, DE360R+11.0
Somerset County, MD223R+17.3
Baltimore County, MD85D+24.3
Dorchester County, MD82R+14.5
Anne Arundel County, MD66D+13.8

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Sussex County, DE357
Worcester County, MD309
Somerset County, MD243
Dorchester County, MD84
Anne Arundel County, MD64
Baltimore County, MD63

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in Wicomico County, MD in Wicomico County, MD: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+267
2012	−241
2013	−330
2014	−50
2015	−201
2016	−192
2017	−335
2018	+351
2019	+186
2021	+272
2022	+111
2023	−233
2024	−209
2025	−167

Wicomico sits at the commercial hub of Maryland's Eastern Shore, anchored by Salisbury's healthcare and retail economy. Once reliably competitive, it has shifted toward Republican margins in most statewide contests since the mid-2000s.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 40.4 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.4 points.

A population of 104,914, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,210 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chesapeake city and Chatham County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Chesapeake city

Virginia

93.3twin score

12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectoryelasticity≠ median income

Chatham County

Georgia

91.6twin score

12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectory% Black≠ African American ancestry

Suffolk city

Virginia

90.8twin score

12-yr trendelasticity2020–2024 trajectory≠ % Black

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Wicomico County, Maryland vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wicomico County, Maryland voted Republican by 5.4 points (R+5.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,912 votes cast, 21,513 went Democratic and 24,065 went Republican.

When did Wicomico County, Maryland last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Wicomico County, Maryland voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Wicomico County, Maryland?

Wicomico County, Maryland has a population of 104,914 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Wicomico County, Maryland?

Median household income in Wicomico County, Maryland is $76,210 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.

What is the political history of Wicomico County, Maryland?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wicomico County, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.

Measure

Wicomico County

Maryland

United States

Median age

36.2

39.5

39.1

Age 18–24

14.1%

8.5%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

16.7%

16.6%

17.2%

Measure

Wicomico County

Maryland

United States

Median household income

$76,210

$103,678

$84,427

Poverty rate

13.9%

9.5%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

29.5%

43.5%

35.6%

Measure

Wicomico County

Maryland

United States

Owner-occupied homes

62.3%

67.6%

65.2%

Renter-occupied homes

37.7%

32.4%

34.8%

Median home value

$254,700

$419,900

$332,700

Median gross rent (monthly)

$1,327

$1,705

$1,413

Renters paying 30%+ of income

50.0%

51.5%

51.1%

Vacant housing units

8.3%

7.7%

10.1%

Measure

Wicomico County

Maryland

United States

Mean commute

23.0 min

31.1 min

26.4 min

Commutes 60 minutes or more

6.0%

12.7%

8.6%

Drives alone to work

79.1%

64.7%

68.8%

Takes public transit

0.3%

4.2%

3.2%

Works from home

7.9%

19.3%

15.1%

Measure

Wicomico County

Maryland

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

13.9%

21.1%

22.3%

Spanish

5.5%

9.6%

13.6%

French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)

3.9%

1.3%

0.7%

Other Indo-European

2.1%

2.5%

2.0%

Measure

Wicomico County

Maryland

United States

Catholic

7.2%

14.7%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

15.8%

11.2%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

59.5%

56.6%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

11.2%

6.6%

5.2%

Measure

Wicomico County

Maryland

United States

Foreign-born residents

9.4%

16.6%

14.1%

Naturalized citizens

4.4%

9.1%

7.4%

Not U.S. citizens

5.0%

7.5%

6.8%

Veterans (18+)

5.9%

6.8%

6.2%

Income inequality (Gini)

0.447

0.456

0.483

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+5.4MIT Election Lab

Population

104,9142024 5-year

Population density

280 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line

Land area

374 sq miTIGER/Line

Median household income

$76,2102024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

57.9%2024 5-year

Black

26.5%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

7.1%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+54.5 in 1912MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+40.4 in 1972MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Chesapeake city, VA · twin score 93.3

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

42,930

74,621

57.5%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

34,112

75,312

45.3%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

46,676

76,125

61.3%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

31,003

76,542

40.5%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

46,912

76,902

61.0%

C/A

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

43.6%19,248

56.4%24,946

44,194

2020

45.4%20,552

54.6%24,724

45,276

2018

47.3%15,654

52.7%17,433

33,087

Frequently asked questions

How did Wicomico County, Maryland vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wicomico County, Maryland voted Republican by 5.4 points (R+5.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,912 votes cast, 21,513 went Democratic and 24,065 went Republican.

When did Wicomico County, Maryland last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Wicomico County, Maryland voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Wicomico County, Maryland?

Wicomico County, Maryland has a population of 104,914 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Wicomico County, Maryland?

Median household income in Wicomico County, Maryland is $76,210 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.

What is the political history of Wicomico County, Maryland?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wicomico County, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.

President margin by year

President results by year

Key facts

Party record book

Highest vote share

Most votes

Best relative to the U.S.

U.S. House

Registered voters

Who moves in and out

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Compare two places, side by side

Frequently asked questions

President margin by year

President results by year

Key facts

Party record book

Highest vote share

Most votes

Best relative to the U.S.

U.S. House

Registered voters

Who moves in and out

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Compare two places, side by side

Frequently asked questions