† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupAshton-Sandy SpringMarylandUnited States
German12.8%11.4%12.5%
Irish12.3%9.3%9.4%
English11.4%8.5%9.5%
Italian6.3%4.4%4.8%
American4.5%4.1%5.3%
Polish4.1%2.6%2.2%
Russian3.1%——
French2.3%1.1%1.6%
African American†7.2%23.6%9.9%
Ethiopian1.6%0.7%—
African0.9%1.2%0.5%
Jamaican0.5%0.7%0.4%
Nigerian0.4%1.1%0.2%
Ghanaian0.3%0.3%—
Haitian0.3%0.3%0.3%
Asian Indian2.0%1.7%1.4%
Chinese2.0%1.3%1.3%
Korean0.9%0.8%0.4%
Filipino0.7%0.9%0.9%
Vietnamese0.6%0.4%0.6%
Pakistani0.3%0.3%—
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
Nepalese0.2%0.2%—
Salvadoran3.3%3.5%0.7%
Mexican0.8%2.0%11.3%
Guatemalan0.8%1.2%0.5%
Honduran0.7%0.7%0.3%
Peruvian0.6%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.5%1.2%1.8%
Colombian0.5%0.4%0.4%
Dominican0.3%0.5%0.7%
Maya1.3%——
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
Ashton-Sandy Spring
Maryland
United States
Median age
48.6
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
9.0%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
27.9%
16.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ashton-Sandy Spring
Maryland
United States
Median household income
$174,063
$103,678
$84,427
Poverty rate
1.9%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
66.1%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ashton-Sandy Spring
Maryland
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.4%
21.1%
22.3%
Spanish
8.4%
9.6%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.7%
1.3%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
2.6%
2.5%
2.0%
Arabic
2.2%
0.4%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ashton-Sandy Spring
Maryland
United States
Catholic
—
14.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
56.6%
51.5%
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.
Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+6.6%
2008
+20.2%
2012
+16.2%
2016
+28.7%
2020
+41.6%
2024
+41.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
69.2%Harris2,412
27.6%Trump962
3.2%
D+41.6
D+0.1
D+43.1
3,484
D
70.2%Biden2,531
28.7%Trump1,033
1.1%
D+41.6
D+12.8
D+37.1
3,605
D
60.8%Clinton1,981
32.1%Trump1,046
7.0%
D+28.7
D+12.5
D+26.6
3,256
D
57.1%Obama1,715
40.9%Romney1,228
2.0%
D+16.2
R+4.0
D+12.4
3,004
D
59.5%Obama1,620
39.4%McCain1,071
1.1%
D+20.2
D+13.6
D+12.9
2,721
D
52.7%Kerry1,411
46.1%Bush1,234
1.1%
D+6.6
—
D+9.1
2,675
Ashton-Sandy Spring sits at the northern fringe of Montgomery County, where low-density residential development gives way to open land — a transition zone that tends to track closely with countywide voting patterns rather than carving out a distinct electoral identity.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.6 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 41.6 points.
A population of 5,630, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $174,063 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Long Branch and Darnestown.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
How did Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland voted Democratic by 41.6 points (D+41.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,484 votes cast, 2,412 went Democratic and 962 went Republican.
How many people live in Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland?
Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland has a population of 5,630 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland?
Median household income in Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland is $174,063 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
