Maryland — Elections 1876–2024

Maryland: state. In 2024, voted D+28%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+28MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic 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

2024 presidential election

Maryland

HarrisD+28

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	62.5%	1,890,323
Donald TrumpRepublican	34.2%	1,033,380
OtherAll other candidates	3.3%	99,615

D+60

R+60

24 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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	+9.9%
1896	−12.8%
1900	No data
1904	No data
1908	No data
1912	+79.1%
1916	+8.0%
1920	−13.0%
1924	−4.0%
1928	−14.7%
1932	+25.5%
1936	+25.3%
1940	+17.4%
1944	+3.7%
1948	−1.4%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−20.1%
1960	+7.2%
1964	+30.9%
1968	+1.6%
1972	−23.9%
1976	+6.1%
1980	+3.0%
1984	−5.5%
1988	−2.9%
1992	+14.2%
1996	+16.0%
2000	+16.4%
2004	+13.0%
2008	+25.4%
2012	+26.1%
2016	+26.8%
2020	+33.2%
2024	+28.3%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+28.3%	1,890,323	1,033,380	3,023,318
2020	D	+33.2%	1,985,023	976,417	3,037,510
2016	D	+26.8%	1,677,928	943,169	2,736,720
2012	D	+26.1%	1,677,844	971,869	2,707,327
2008	D	+25.4%	1,629,467	959,862	2,631,593
2004	D	+13.0%	1,334,493	1,024,703	2,386,678
2000	D	+16.4%	1,145,782	813,797	2,025,480
1996	D	+16.0%	966,207	681,530	1,780,870
1992	D	+14.2%	988,571	707,094	1,985,046
1988	R	−2.9%	826,304	876,167	1,714,358
1984	R	−5.5%	787,935	879,918	1,675,873
1980	D	+3.0%	726,161	680,606	1,540,496
1976	D	+6.1%	759,612	672,661	1,432,273
1972	R	−23.9%	505,781	829,305	1,353,812
1968	D	+1.6%	538,310	517,995	1,235,039
1964	D	+30.9%	730,912	385,495	1,116,457
1960	D	+7.2%	565,808	489,538	1,055,349
1956	R	−20.1%	372,613	559,738	932,351
1952	R	−11.5%	395,337	499,424	902,074
1948	R	−1.4%	286,521	294,814	594,259
1944	D	+3.7%	315,490	292,949	608,439
1940	D	+17.4%	384,546	269,534	660,104
1936	D	+25.3%	389,612	231,435	624,896
1932	D	+25.5%	314,314	184,184	511,054
1928	R	−14.7%	223,626	301,479	528,348
1924	R	−4.0%	148,072	162,414	358,630
1920	R	−13.0%	180,626	236,117	428,442
1916	D	+8.0%	138,359	117,347	262,039
1912	D	+79.1%	238,533	54,956	231,981
1908	—	No data	224,224	115,908	6,112
1904	—	No data	264,434	109,497	5,281
1900	—	No data	122,238	136,185	1,437
1896	R	−12.8%	104,746	136,978	250,877
1892	D	+9.9%	113,866	92,736	213,302
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
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

2024 ACS

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.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 39.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.1%

75–84

2.8%

4.5%

65–74

5.3%

6.4%

55–64

6.9%

6.1%

45–54

6.5%

6.7%

35–44

6.9%

6.5%

25–34

6.6%

4.3%

18–24

4.2%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$103,678

Maryland ranks near the middle of US counties.

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

9.5%

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.

2024 ACS

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.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

15.3%

Other Christian

8.7%

Non-Christian

5.3%

Methodist

5.1%

Baptist

3.9%

Mainline Protestant

3.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Maryland sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-nine points in 1912 and a Republican high of twenty-four points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-eight points.

A population of 6,206,011, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,678 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Maryland vote in 2024?

In 2024, 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's political typology?

Akashic places Maryland in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.

When did Maryland last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Maryland voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in 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?

Median household income in 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?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Anne Arundel County, MD	D +25,675
Prince George's County, MD	R +21,381
Baltimore County, MD	D +15,133

Maryland has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential elections — D+28 in 2024.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

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