† 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
GroupCumberlandMarylandUnited States
German24.3%11.4%12.5%
English13.2%8.5%9.5%
Irish12.7%9.3%9.4%
American5.9%4.1%5.3%
Italian3.4%4.4%4.8%
Scottish3.0%1.1%1.3%
Polish1.5%2.6%2.2%
Welsh1.5%——
African American†3.8%23.6%9.9%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran0.5%3.5%0.7%
Mexican0.4%2.0%11.3%
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
Cumberland
Maryland
United States
Median age
41.1
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
10.6%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.2%
16.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Cumberland
Maryland
United States
Median household income
$48,162
$103,678
$84,427
Poverty rate
25.1%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.7%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Cumberland
Maryland
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.0%
21.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
9.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Cumberland
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.
Cumberland, Maryland
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−7.6%
2008
−6.1%
2012
−8.9%
2016
−25.1%
2020
−18.6%
2024
−21.6%
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
R
37.9%Harris3,081
59.5%Trump4,837
2.6%
R+21.6
R+3.0
R+20.1
8,132
R
40.1%Biden3,132
58.7%Trump4,587
1.2%
R+18.6
D+6.4
R+23.1
7,812
R
34.2%Clinton2,551
59.2%Trump4,421
6.6%
R+25.1
R+16.1
R+27.2
7,462
R
44.2%Obama3,413
53.1%Romney4,102
2.7%
R+8.9
R+2.8
R+12.8
7,726
R
45.7%Obama3,778
51.7%McCain4,282
2.6%
R+6.1
D+1.5
R+13.4
8,276
R
45.2%Kerry3,750
52.8%Bush4,380
2.1%
R+7.6
—
R+5.1
8,301
Nestled in the Potomac River valley, Cumberland has shed roughly half its mid-century population as manufacturing declined, producing a working-class electorate that has swung sharply toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 25.1 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.6 points.
A population of 18,804, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,162 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sweet Home and Salem.
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.
In 2024, Cumberland, Maryland voted Republican by 21.6 points (R+21.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,132 votes cast, 3,081 went Democratic and 4,837 went Republican.
How many people live in Cumberland, Maryland?
Cumberland, Maryland has a population of 18,804 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cumberland, Maryland?
Median household income in Cumberland, Maryland is $48,162 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Cumberland, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Cumberland, Maryland from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
