Cecil County, Maryland
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 4.1pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 80.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(17) | 5.6% |
▶Black / African American(13) | 7.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.2% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.6% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3) | 0.1% |
Multiracial / Other | 5.5% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 11.6% | 38.8% |
| Mainline Protestant | 6.2% | 20.9% |
| Catholic | 5.8% | 19.6% |
| Other | 4.1% | 13.7% |
| Black Protestant | 2.1% | 7.0% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 0.5% | 1.8% |
| Non-religious | 70.2% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+30.8 |
| 2020 | Trump+26.6 |
| 2016 | Trump+34.0 |
| 2012 | Romney+19.4 |
| 2008 | McCain+14.6 |
| 2004 | Bush+20.9 |
| 2000 | Bush+11.0 |
| 1996 | Dole+3.0 |
| 1992 | Bush+2.0 |
Cecil, Maryland is a county that has a population of 104,960. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+30.8. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.4% | 64.1% | R+30.8 | R+4.1 |
| 2020 | 35.4% | 62.0% | R+26.6 | D+7.4 |
| 2016 | 30.5% | 64.5% | R+34.0 | R+14.6 |
| 2012 | 39.0% | 58.4% | R+19.4 | R+4.9 |
| 2008 | 41.6% | 56.1% | R+14.6 | D+6.3 |
| 2004 | 39.0% | 59.9% | R+20.9 | R+9.9 |
| 2000 | 42.7% | 53.7% | R+11.0 | R+7.9 |
| 1996 | 41.5% | 44.5% | R+3.0 | R+1.0 |
| 1992 | 37.5% | 39.5% | R+2.0 | D+23.6 |
| 1988 | 36.9% | 62.5% | R+25.6 | D+6.7 |
| 1984 | 33.6% | 65.9% | R+32.3 | R+23.1 |
| 1980 | 42.1% | 51.3% | R+9.2 | R+15.9 |
| 1976 | 53.3% | 46.7% | D+6.7 | D+50.4 |
| 1972 | 27.1% | 70.8% | R+43.8 | R+30.1 |
| 1968 | 31.8% | 45.5% | R+13.7 | R+32.8 |
| 1964 | 59.6% | 40.4% | D+19.1 | D+28.8 |
| 1960 | 45.2% | 54.8% | R+9.7 | D+9.1 |
| 1956 | 40.6% | 59.4% | R+18.8 | R+11.4 |
| 1952 | 46.2% | 53.6% | R+7.4 | R+12.9 |
| 1948 | 52.5% | 46.9% | D+5.5 | — |
What defines Cecil?
Cecil voted overwhelmingly Republican in 2024. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, revealing how its political character has evolved over more than a century.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Republican in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 30.8% margin
- Turnout increased by 6.7 percentage points since the previous presidential election