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Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV·West Virginia

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+30 in 2024.

A border metro where Maryland and West Virginia politics collide

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WV
LatestR+30in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population302,6492024 ACS

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+30%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+30MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
302,6492024 5-year
Median household income
$78,7392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.5%2024 5-year
Black
9.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+76 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
TrumpR+30
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2024 presidential margin by county for Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, WVA map of the constituent counties of Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, WV, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Washington County, MD · R+23Berkeley County, WV · R+36Morgan County, WV · R+56
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican64.0%88,643
Kamala HarrisDemocratic33.7%46,707
OtherAll other candidates2.3%3,181
D+60
R+60
3 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: −30.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−30.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−1.1%
1896−13.0%
1900+1.7%
1904+76.3%
1908+49.7%
1912+52.5%
1916+0.8%
1920−13.7%
1924−18.1%
1928−39.5%
1932+6.3%
1936+9.7%
1940+8.8%
1944−6.7%
1948−4.1%
1952−15.4%
1956−26.4%
1960−9.2%
1964+20.3%
1968−15.9%
1972−41.3%
1976−9.5%
1980−21.6%
1984−34.8%
1988−27.9%
1992−11.4%
1996−10.6%
2000−21.3%
2004−28.2%
2008−13.6%
2012−19.7%
2016−34.4%
2020−27.2%
2024−30.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−30.3%
46,70788,643138,531
R
−27.2%
45,22880,040128,014
R
−34.4%
35,02374,974116,172
R
−19.7%
41,68062,743107,133
R
−13.6%
44,96059,438106,167
R
−28.2%
34,90362,72198,536
R
−21.3%
28,95745,20676,252
R
−10.6%
26,73133,89267,798
R
−11.4%
25,50833,69671,581
R
−27.9%
22,26639,67562,337
R
−34.8%
20,96743,47464,690
R
−21.6%
22,49535,68961,164
R
−9.5%
26,04731,49857,545
R
−41.3%
15,68038,20254,594
R
−15.9%
17,21025,51752,246
D
+20.3%
30,30620,07950,385
R
−9.2%
24,07328,94953,022
R
−26.4%
18,31531,47249,787
R
−15.4%
20,88228,50149,467
R
−4.1%
18,48920,08838,770
R
−6.7%
18,07920,68138,760
D
+8.8%
24,06920,17944,331
D
+9.7%
24,00619,75943,862
D
+6.3%
19,73717,38137,537
R
−39.5%
10,11423,42033,668
R
−18.1%
9,90514,77026,951
R
−13.7%
11,96315,83328,285
D
+0.8%
9,2469,10318,830
D
+52.5%
12,6293,86816,685
D
+49.7%
11,9458,3277,285
D
+76.3%
13,5848,2267,025
D
+1.7%
8,4598,3486,547
R
−13.0%
6,8999,03216,383
R
−1.1%
7,3827,54215,198
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.2%
Irish
12.3%
English
12.3%
American
6.2%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
2.2%
Polish
1.8%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
2.2%
75–84
2.8%
5.1%
65–74
5.4%
6.7%
55–64
6.8%
6.6%
45–54
6.2%
6.9%
35–44
6.4%
7.0%
25–34
6.4%
4.1%
18–24
3.6%
8.4%
5–17
8.0%
2.8%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,739
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$78,739
West Virginia$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
11.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.7%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
10.4%
Mainline Protestant
6.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.4%
Methodist
5.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.2%
Baptist
1.7%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Straddling the Potomac, this two-state metro has shifted sharply toward Republican margins over the past decade, driven by working-class suburban growth in Berkeley County, WV, and slower population gains on the Maryland side.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-six points in 1904 and a Republican high of forty-one points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty points.

A population of 302,649, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,739 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia voted Republican by 30.3 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 138,531 votes cast, 46,707 went Democratic and 88,643 went Republican.
What is Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia in the "Industrial Catholic 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 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia?
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia has a population of 302,649 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia?
Median household income in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia is $78,739 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.