Maryland, Maryland: Urban anchor state. In 2024, voted D+28%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+28MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 6,206,0112024 5-year
- Median household income
- $103,6782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 48.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 29.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+79 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+24 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Browse all of Maryland
Constituent county margins for Maryland, MDOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1,890,323 | 1,033,380 | 3,023,318 | ||
| D | 1,985,023 | 976,417 | 3,037,510 | ||
| D | 1,677,928 | 943,169 | 2,736,720 | ||
| D | 1,677,844 | 971,869 | 2,707,327 | ||
| D | 1,629,467 | 959,862 | 2,631,593 | ||
| D | 1,334,493 | 1,024,703 | 2,386,678 | ||
| D | 1,145,782 | 813,797 | 2,025,480 | ||
| D | 966,207 | 681,530 | 1,780,870 | ||
| D | 988,571 | 707,094 | 1,985,046 | ||
| R | 826,304 | 876,167 | 1,714,358 | ||
| R | 787,935 | 879,918 | 1,675,873 | ||
| D | 726,161 | 680,606 | 1,540,496 | ||
| D | 759,612 | 672,661 | 1,432,273 | ||
| R | 505,781 | 829,305 | 1,353,812 | ||
| D | 538,310 | 517,995 | 1,235,039 | ||
| D | 730,912 | 385,495 | 1,116,457 | ||
| D | 565,808 | 489,538 | 1,055,349 | ||
| R | 372,613 | 559,738 | 932,351 | ||
| R | 395,337 | 499,424 | 902,074 | ||
| R | 286,521 | 294,814 | 594,259 | ||
| D | 315,490 | 292,949 | 608,439 | ||
| D | 384,546 | 269,534 | 660,104 | ||
| D | 389,612 | 231,435 | 624,896 | ||
| D | 314,314 | 184,184 | 511,054 | ||
| R | 223,626 | 301,479 | 528,348 | ||
| R | 148,072 | 162,414 | 358,630 | ||
| R | 180,626 | 236,117 | 428,442 | ||
| D | 138,359 | 117,347 | 262,039 | ||
| D | 238,533 | 54,956 | 231,981 | ||
| — | 224,224 | 115,908 | 6,112 | ||
| — | 264,434 | 109,497 | 5,281 | ||
| — | 122,238 | 136,185 | 1,437 | ||
| R | 104,746 | 136,978 | 250,877 | ||
| D | 113,866 | 92,736 | 213,302 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 54.6% | 42.8% | 3,021,378 |
| 2022 | O | 0.0% | 34.1% | 2,002,336 |
| 2018 | D | 64.9% | 30.3% | 2,299,889 |
| 2016 | D | 60.9% | 35.7% | 2,726,170 |
| 2012 | D | 56.0% | 26.3% | 2,633,234 |
| 2010 | D | 62.2% | 35.8% | 1,833,858 |
| 2006 | D | 54.2% | 44.2% | 1,781,139 |
| 2004 | D | 64.8% | 33.7% | 2,321,931 |
| 2000 | D | 63.2% | 36.7% | 1,946,898 |
| 1998 | D | 70.5% | 29.5% | 1,507,447 |
| 1994 | D | 59.1% | 40.9% | 1,369,101 |
| 1992 | D | 71.0% | 29.0% | 1,841,298 |
| 1988 | D | 61.8% | 38.2% | 1,617,065 |
| 1986 | D | 60.7% | 39.3% | 1,112,637 |
| 1982 | D | 63.5% | 36.5% | 1,114,690 |
| 1980 | R | 33.8% | 66.2% | 1,286,088 |
| 1976 | D | 56.6% | 38.9% | 1,365,290 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.4%
Irish
9.3%
English
8.5%
Italian
4.4%
American
4.1%
Polish
2.6%
Scottish
0.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$103,678
Maryland ranks near the middle of US counties.
Maryland$103,678
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.7%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.9%
speak English only
Spanish9.6%
Other Indo-European4.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.8%
Other languages2.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Maryland is a political anchor of the Mid-Atlantic. Its population of 6,206,011 and its concentration of urban, diverse, and college-educated voters have made it a Democratic stronghold for decades running.
The Democratic margin in Maryland has been steady. It reached its modern peak at seventy-nine points in 1912; the 2024 margin was twenty-eight points, still in line with the state's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $103,678, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Maryland, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland, Maryland voted Democratic by 28.3 points (D+28), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,023,318 votes cast, 1,890,323 went Democratic and 1,033,380 went Republican.
What is Maryland, Maryland's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Maryland, Maryland as a "Urban anchor" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Maryland, Maryland last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Maryland, Maryland voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Maryland, Maryland?
Maryland, Maryland has a population of 6,206,011 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland, Maryland?
Median household income in Maryland, Maryland is $103,678 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maryland, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.