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Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD·Maryland

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential elections — D+23 in 2024.

Anchor metro where dense urban cores pull against affluent suburban corridors

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MD
LatestD+23in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population2,849,4362024 ACS

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland: Diversifying Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+23%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+23MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
2,849,4362024 5-year
Median household income
$103,5252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
53.5%2024 5-year
Black
28.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+83 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+24 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
HarrisD+23
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2024 presidential margin by county for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, MDA map of the constituent counties of Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, MD, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Queen Anne's County, MD · R+28Carroll County, MD · R+25Harford County, MD · R+14Baltimore city, MD · D+72Anne Arundel County, MD · D+14Baltimore County, MD · D+24Howard County, MD · D+41
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic59.9%852,369
Donald TrumpRepublican36.6%521,384
OtherAll other candidates3.4%48,867
D+60
R+60
7 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +23.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+23.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+15.2%
1896−15.4%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+82.5%
1916+10.3%
1920−15.3%
1924−3.3%
1928−8.3%
1932+30.7%
1936+30.9%
1940+21.5%
1944+9.3%
1948+1.9%
1952−7.5%
1956−21.7%
1960+11.6%
1964+34.9%
1968+6.2%
1972−24.0%
1976+7.2%
1980+10.2%
1984−4.8%
1988−2.9%
1992+13.0%
1996+12.2%
2000+11.3%
2004+5.7%
2008+16.8%
2012+18.0%
2016+18.3%
2020+26.0%
2024+23.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+23.3%
852,369521,3841,422,620
D
+26.0%
878,185507,6761,423,875
D
+18.3%
733,718497,6371,292,656
D
+18.0%
746,052513,1641,290,428
D
+16.8%
725,858513,8111,263,858
D
+5.7%
602,806536,5651,154,390
D
+11.3%
529,648418,775982,136
D
+12.2%
449,711344,488865,311
D
+13.0%
489,922359,0981,003,874
R
−2.9%
417,858443,183867,309
R
−4.8%
411,432453,257869,474
D
+10.2%
418,928335,428820,916
D
+7.2%
405,269351,057756,326
R
−24.0%
263,239432,723706,822
D
+6.2%
306,922266,165661,502
D
+34.9%
430,088207,772637,910
D
+11.6%
346,805274,819621,626
R
−21.7%
222,012345,148567,160
R
−7.5%
260,178302,776568,764
D
+1.9%
190,316183,020383,507
D
+9.3%
215,526178,937394,463
D
+21.5%
262,062168,611435,032
D
+30.9%
270,795142,332415,719
D
+30.7%
215,095111,909336,583
R
−8.3%
161,022190,301353,510
R
−3.3%
87,81095,132221,266
R
−15.3%
115,489158,881283,028
D
+10.3%
91,04373,635168,263
D
+82.5%
150,46028,664147,563
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140,73473,5103,740
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No data
163,02666,5263,062
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No data
76,40283,1941,094
R
−15.4%
62,61786,525154,863
D
+15.2%
72,95253,223129,385
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.3%
Irish
11.0%
English
9.0%
Italian
5.4%
American
4.2%
Polish
3.4%
Scottish
1.0%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.1%
75–84
2.8%
4.5%
65–74
5.4%
6.3%
55–64
6.9%
5.8%
45–54
6.3%
6.7%
35–44
7.1%
6.7%
25–34
7.0%
4.3%
18–24
4.2%
8.3%
5–17
8.0%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$103,525
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks near the middle of US counties.
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$103,525
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.8%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.3%
speak English only
Spanish5.4%
Other Indo-European3.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.3%
Other languages2.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
12.9%
Other Christian
8.7%
Non-Christian
5.2%
Methodist
4.5%
Mainline Protestant
3.4%
Baptist
3.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Baltimore city's majority-Black electorate and its surrounding Anne Arundel and Howard County suburbs produce some of Maryland's sharpest intra-metro contrasts, with presidential margins swinging 40+ points between jurisdictions.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-three points in 1912 and a Republican high of twenty-four points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points.

A population of 2,849,436, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,525 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland voted Democratic by 23.3 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,422,620 votes cast, 852,369 went Democratic and 521,384 went Republican.
What is Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland in the "Diversifying Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland?
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland has a population of 2,849,436 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland?
Median household income in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland is $103,525 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.