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1892–2024
Akashic
Salisbury
presidential margin
2008R+8.62012R+10.52016R+19.02020R+10.62024R+11.8
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+11.8
2024
median income$78,114U.S. $80,734 · MD $103,678
median age47.0U.S. 39.1
poverty rate12.2%U.S. 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)30.8%U.S. 35.6%
non-english11.6%U.S. 22.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish14.3%
English13.7%
German13.6%
African American†13.9%
Haitian1.4%
African0.4%
Mexican2.8%
Guatemalan2.3%
Puerto Rican1.2%
Filipino0.3%
Chinese0.2%
Korean0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline10.7%
Black Protestant2.0%
Other Christian0.8%
Muslim0.3%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Salisbury, Maryland

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SalisburyTrumpR+11.8
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2024 presidential margin by county for Salisbury, MDA map of the constituent counties of Salisbury, MD, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Somerset County, MD · R+17.3Dorchester County, MD · R+14.5Wicomico County, MD · R+5.4Sussex County, DE · R+11.0Worcester County, MD · R+21.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.0%139,917
Kamala HarrisDemocratic43.2%109,788
Jill SteinGreen1.8%4,636
D+60
R+60
5 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (5 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Salisbury, MD — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Dorchester County, MDRepublicanR+14.5
Somerset County, MDRepublicanR+17.3
Sussex County, DERepublicanR+11.0
Wicomico County, MDRepublicanR+5.4
Worcester County, MDRepublicanR+21.9
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
43.2%Harris109,788
55.0%Trump139,917
1.8%Stein4,636
−11.8%
254,341
R
43.9%Biden102,394
54.5%Trump127,248
1.6%Jorgensen3,741
−10.6%
233,383
R
38.7%Clinton77,577
57.7%Trump115,773
3.6%Johnson7,292
−19.0%
200,642
R
44.0%Obama83,121
54.5%Romney102,852
1.5%Johnson2,771
−10.5%
188,744
R
45.1%Obama82,800
53.7%McCain98,600
1.1%Nader2,066
−8.6%
183,466
R
39.5%Kerry64,328
59.6%Bush97,035
0.9%Nader1,454
−20.1%
162,817
R
45.4%Gore62,614
51.6%Bush71,156
2.9%Nader4,061
−6.2%
137,831
D
45.2%Clinton51,251
43.9%Dole49,751
11.0%Perot12,450
+1.3%
113,452
R
37.1%Clinton43,838
41.9%Bush49,621
21.0%Perot24,830
−4.9%
118,289
R
37.3%Dukakis37,324
62.3%Bush62,396
0.4%Paul377
−25.0%
100,097
R
32.7%Mondale31,158
67.0%Reagan63,876
0.4%Bergland355
−34.3%
95,389
R
43.5%Carter37,849
51.2%Reagan44,535
5.3%Anderson4,623
−7.7%
87,007
R
49.6%Carter40,040
50.0%Ford40,359
0.4%McCarthy363
−0.4%
80,762
R
30.5%McGovern23,104
68.4%Nixon51,864
1.2%Schmitz873
−37.9%
75,841
R
31.7%Humphrey24,142
45.8%Nixon34,878
22.5%Wallace17,120
−14.1%
76,140
D
54.2%Johnson39,470
45.6%Goldwater33,208
0.1%Hass97
+8.6%
72,775
R
48.1%Kennedy35,081
51.6%Nixon37,695
0.3%Byrd229
−3.6%
73,005
R
40.8%Stevenson28,320
59.1%Eisenhower41,042
0.2%Andrews112
−18.3%
69,474
R
44.1%Stevenson32,414
55.3%Eisenhower40,636
0.6%Hallinan453
−11.2%
73,503
R
48.4%Truman26,837
51.0%Dewey28,251
0.6%Thurmond353
−2.6%
55,441
R
48.9%Roosevelt26,854
51.0%Dewey27,984
0.1%Thomas73
−2.1%
54,911
D
55.0%Roosevelt34,232
44.4%Willkie27,636
0.5%Thomas327
+10.6%
62,195
D
53.8%Roosevelt33,048
45.8%Landon28,152
0.4%Lemke240
+8.0%
61,440
D
57.5%Roosevelt32,464
42.1%Hoover23,763
0.4%Thomas229
+15.4%
56,456
R
34.2%Smith17,831
65.6%Hoover34,216
0.3%Thomas151
−31.4%
52,198
D
49.6%Davis23,650
48.4%Coolidge23,054
2.0%La Follette952
+1.3%
47,656
R
48.6%Cox23,762
51.0%Harding24,938
0.4%Debs215
−2.4%
48,915
D
50.3%Wilson15,707
47.8%Hughes14,923
1.9%Benson587
+2.5%
31,217
D
76.2%Wilson22,293
38.2%Taft11,176
0.0%
+38.0%
29,275
D
181.4%Bryan20,836
125.2%Taft14,385
0.0%
+56.2%
11,488
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224.2%Parker24,409
123.1%Roosevelt13,398
0.0%
No data
10,886
R
146.8%Bryan13,923
155.9%McKinley14,783
0.0%
−9.1%
9,482
R
45.5%Bryan12,149
50.2%McKinley13,411
4.3%Palmer1,159
−4.7%
26,719
D
49.8%Cleveland11,919
45.4%Harrison10,879
4.8%Weaver1,155
+4.3%
23,953
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −11.8% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−11.8%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+4.3%
1896−4.7%
1900−9.1%
1904No data
1908+56.2%
1912+38.0%
1916+2.5%
1920−2.4%
1924+1.3%
1928−31.4%
1932+15.4%
1936+8.0%
1940+10.6%
1944−2.1%
1948−2.6%
1952−11.2%
1956−18.3%
1960−3.6%
1964+8.6%
1968−14.1%
1972−37.9%
1976−0.4%
1980−7.7%
1984−34.3%
1988−25.0%
1992−4.9%
1996+1.3%
2000−6.2%
2004−20.1%
2008−8.6%
2012−10.5%
2016−19.0%
2020−10.6%
2024−11.8%
DemocraticRepublican

The Salisbury market covers Maryland's lower Eastern Shore — Somerset, Dorchester, Wicomico, and Worcester counties — plus Sussex County, Delaware. Once narrowly Republican (R+0.4 in 1976), it has voted Republican by double digits in each election from 2004 through 2024 (R+11.9 in 2024). Its median age was 47 in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 56.2 points in 1908 and a Republican high of 37.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.8 points.

A population of 471,816, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,114 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wilmington and Fort Myers-Naples.

Political twins — media markets

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

Wilmington
North Carolina
66.3twin score
median age2000 margin% Asian≠ elasticity
Fort Myers-Naples
Florida
59.8twin score
2004 marginItalian ancestry% Asian≠ median age
Traverse City-Cadillac
Michigan
58.2twin score
median ageelasticity% Evangelical≠ % 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 Salisbury, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Salisbury, Maryland voted Republican by 11.8 points (R+11.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 254,341 votes cast, 109,788 went Democratic and 139,917 went Republican.
When did Salisbury, Maryland last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Salisbury, Maryland voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Salisbury, Maryland?
Salisbury, Maryland has a population of 471,816 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Salisbury, Maryland?
Median household income in Salisbury, Maryland is $78,114 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Salisbury, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Salisbury, Maryland from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.