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1876–2024
Salisbury·Maryland

Salisbury has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+12 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MD
LatestR+12in 2024
TypologyRealigning Affluent Suburbcluster typology
Population471,8162024 ACS

Salisbury, Maryland: Realigning Affluent Suburb market. In 2024, voted R+12%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 1908.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+12MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
Population
471,8162024 5-year
Median household income
$78,1142024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
69.3%2024 5-year
Black
16.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+56 in 1908MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+38 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Salisbury
TrumpR+12
—
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).Wicomico County, MD · R+5Worcester County, MD · R+22Somerset County, MD · R+17Dorchester County, MD · R+15Sussex County, DE · R+11
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.1%139,876
Kamala HarrisDemocratic43.2%109,769
OtherAll other candidates1.7%4,402
D+60
R+60
5 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: −11.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−11.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+11.6%
1880+8.3%
1884+19.1%
1888−0.8%
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%
2024−11.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−11.9%
109,769139,876254,047
R
−10.6%
102,394127,248233,383
R
−19.0%
77,577115,773200,642
R
−10.5%
83,121102,852188,744
R
−8.6%
82,80098,600183,466
R
−20.1%
64,32897,035162,817
R
−6.2%
62,61471,156137,831
D
+1.3%
51,25149,751113,452
R
−4.9%
43,83849,621118,289
R
−25.0%
37,32462,396100,097
R
−34.3%
31,15863,87695,389
R
−7.7%
37,84944,53587,007
R
−0.4%
40,04040,35980,762
R
−37.9%
23,10451,86475,841
R
−14.1%
24,14234,87876,140
D
+8.6%
39,47033,20872,775
R
−3.6%
35,08137,69573,005
R
−18.3%
28,32041,04269,474
R
−11.2%
32,41440,63673,503
R
−2.6%
26,83728,25155,441
R
−2.1%
26,85427,98454,911
D
+10.6%
34,23227,63662,195
D
+8.0%
33,04828,15261,440
D
+15.4%
32,46423,76356,456
R
−31.4%
17,83134,21652,198
D
+1.3%
23,65023,05447,656
R
−2.4%
23,76224,93848,915
D
+2.5%
15,70714,92331,217
D
+38.0%
22,29311,17629,275
D
+56.2%
20,83614,38511,488
—
No data
24,40913,39810,886
R
−9.1%
13,92314,7839,482
R
−4.7%
12,14913,41126,719
D
+4.3%
11,91910,87923,953
R
−0.8%
3,9824,0468,139
D
+19.1%
4,4473,0187,475
D
+8.3%
3,9933,3737,449
D
+11.6%
3,4902,7636,253

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
14.3%
English
13.7%
German
13.6%
American
7.6%
Italian
6.8%
Polish
3.1%
Scottish
1.4%
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: 47.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.4%
3.6%
75–84
4.1%
7.4%
65–74
8.5%
7.1%
55–64
8.0%
5.1%
45–54
5.3%
5.2%
35–44
5.3%
5.4%
25–34
5.1%
4.1%
18–24
4.3%
7.2%
5–17
6.9%
2.6%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,114
Salisbury ranks near the middle of US counties.
Salisbury$78,114
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
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.4%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.4%
speak English only
Spanish7.0%
Other Indo-European3.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
12.9%
Methodist
10.4%
Other Christian
7.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.1%
Baptist
2.2%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Salisbury sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-six points in 1908 and a Republican high of thirty-eight points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twelve points.

A population of 471,816, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,114 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Salisbury, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Salisbury, Maryland voted Republican by 11.9 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 254,047 votes cast, 109,769 went Democratic and 139,876 went Republican.
What is Salisbury, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Salisbury, Maryland in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" 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 market has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
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 38 presidential elections in Salisbury, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The market's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.