† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
3 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupHagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVUnited States
German20.2%12.5%
Irish12.3%9.4%
English12.3%9.5%
American6.2%5.3%
Italian4.0%4.8%
Scottish2.2%1.3%
Polish1.8%2.2%
French1.4%1.6%
African American†7.6%9.9%
African0.4%0.5%
Jamaican0.4%0.4%
Ghanaian0.2%—
Mexican1.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran0.8%0.7%
Dominican0.7%0.7%
Guatemalan0.7%0.5%
Honduran0.3%0.3%
Spaniard0.2%—
Filipino0.3%0.9%
Chinese0.2%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
United States
Median age
40.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
United States
Median household income
$78,739
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
United States
Catholic
5.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
67.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.4%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−1.1%
1896
−13.0%
1900
−20.4%
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
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
33.7%Harris46,707
64.0%Trump88,643
0.6%Kennedy811 +11
R+30.3
R+3.1
R+28.8
138,531
All 14 candidates in 2024 · 12 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.0%88,643
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic33.7%46,707
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.6%811
Jill Ellen SteinIndependent0.6%771
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%648
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.4%620
OtherAll other candidates0.2%285
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%17
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%12
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%11
Brian Larry KienitzIndependent0.0%2
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.0%2
John ChengIndependent0.0%1
Jokie Beckett Jr.Independent0.0%1
R
35.3%Biden45,228
62.5%Trump80,040
2.1%
R+27.2
D+7.2
R+31.6
128,014
R
30.1%Clinton35,023
64.5%Trump74,974
5.3%
R+34.4
R+14.7
R+36.5
116,172
R
38.9%Obama41,680
58.6%Romney62,743
2.5%
R+19.7
R+6.0
R+23.5
107,133
R
42.3%Obama44,960
56.0%McCain59,438
1.7%
R+13.6
D+14.6
R+20.9
106,167
R
35.4%Kerry34,903
63.7%Bush62,721
0.9%
R+28.2
R+6.9
R+25.8
98,536
R
38.0%Gore28,957
59.3%Bush45,206
2.7%
R+21.3
R+10.7
R+21.8
76,252
R
39.4%Clinton26,731
50.0%Dole33,892
10.6%
R+10.6
D+0.9
R+19.1
67,798
R
35.6%Clinton25,508
47.1%Bush33,696
17.3%
R+11.4
D+16.5
R+17.0
71,581
R
35.7%Dukakis22,266
63.6%Bush39,675
0.6%
R+27.9
D+6.9
R+20.2
62,337
R
32.4%Mondale20,967
67.2%Reagan43,474
0.4%
R+34.8
R+13.2
R+16.6
64,690
R
36.8%Carter22,495
58.3%Reagan35,689
4.9%
R+21.6
R+12.1
R+11.8
61,164
R
45.3%Carter26,047
54.7%Ford31,498
0.0%
R+9.5
D+31.8
R+11.5
57,545
R
28.7%McGovern15,680
70.0%Nixon38,202
1.3%
R+41.3
R+25.4
R+18.1
54,594
R
32.9%Humphrey17,210
48.8%Nixon25,517
18.2%
R+15.9
R+36.2
R+15.2
52,246
D
60.1%Johnson30,306
39.9%Goldwater20,079
0.0%
D+20.3
D+29.5
R+2.3
50,385
R
45.4%Kennedy24,073
54.6%Nixon28,949
0.0%
R+9.2
D+17.2
R+9.4
53,022
R
36.8%Stevenson18,315
63.2%Eisenhower31,472
0.0%
R+26.4
R+11.0
R+11.0
49,787
R
42.2%Stevenson20,882
57.6%Eisenhower28,501
0.2%
R+15.4
R+11.3
R+4.6
49,467
R
47.7%Truman18,489
51.8%Dewey20,088
0.5%
R+4.1
D+2.6
R+8.6
38,770
R
46.6%Roosevelt18,079
53.4%Dewey20,681
0.0%
R+6.7
R+15.5
R+14.2
38,760
D
54.3%Roosevelt24,069
45.5%Willkie20,179
0.2%
D+8.8
R+0.9
R+1.2
44,331
D
54.7%Roosevelt24,006
45.0%Landon19,759
0.2%
D+9.7
D+3.4
R+14.6
43,862
D
52.6%Roosevelt19,737
46.3%Hoover17,381
1.1%
D+6.3
D+45.8
R+11.5
37,537
R
30.0%Smith10,114
69.6%Hoover23,420
0.4%
R+39.5
R+21.5
R+22.1
33,668
R
36.8%Davis9,905
54.8%Coolidge14,770
8.4%
R+18.1
R+4.4
D+7.1
26,951
R
42.3%Cox11,963
56.0%Harding15,833
1.7%
R+13.7
R+14.4
D+12.5
28,285
D
49.1%Wilson9,246
48.3%Hughes9,103
2.6%
D+0.8
R+51.7
R+2.4
18,830
D
75.7%Wilson12,629
23.2%Taft3,868
1.1%
D+52.5
D+2.8
D+33.0
16,685
D
164.0%Bryan11,945
114.3%Taft8,327
0.0%
D+49.7
R+26.6
D+59.2
7,285
D
193.4%Parker13,584
117.1%Roosevelt8,226
0.0%
D+76.3
D+96.7
D+95.9
7,025
R
118.1%Bryan7,735
138.6%McKinley9,072
0.0%
R+20.4
R+7.4
R+12.9
6,547
R
42.1%Bryan6,899
55.1%McKinley9,032
2.8%
R+13.0
R+12.0
R+6.9
16,383
R
48.6%Cleveland7,382
49.6%Harrison7,542
1.8%
R+1.1
—
R+2.7
15,198
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+18.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+30.3
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 12 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,110
2012
+562
2013
+622
2014
+954
2015
+777
2016
+1,803
2017
+1,790
2018
+2,373
2019
+2,094
2021
+3,793
2022
+3,636
2023
+3,856
2024
+4,253
2025
+4,089
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 76.3 points in 1904 and a Republican high of 41.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.3 points.
A population of 302,649, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,739 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Winchester, VA-WV and York-Hanover, PA.
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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+30.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 138,531 votes cast, 46,707 went Democratic and 88,643 went Republican.
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 34 presidential elections in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
