† 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
GroupPoolesvilleMarylandUnited States
German14.9%11.4%12.5%
Irish14.3%9.3%9.4%
English13.2%8.5%9.5%
Italian7.3%4.4%4.8%
American5.3%4.1%5.3%
Polish4.7%2.6%2.2%
Russian3.6%——
French2.6%1.1%1.6%
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%—
Salvadoran2.9%3.5%0.7%
Mexican0.7%2.0%11.3%
Guatemalan0.7%1.2%0.5%
Honduran0.6%0.7%0.3%
Peruvian0.5%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.5%1.2%1.8%
Colombian0.4%0.4%0.4%
Dominican0.3%0.5%0.7%
African American†1.3%23.6%9.9%
Ethiopian0.3%0.7%—
African0.2%1.2%0.5%
Maya0.6%——
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
Poolesville
Maryland
United States
Median age
41.9
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.2%
16.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Poolesville
Maryland
United States
Median household income
$205,919
$103,678
$84,427
Poverty rate
2.8%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
63.7%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Poolesville
Maryland
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
16.8%
21.1%
22.3%
Spanish
6.5%
9.6%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
7.5%
2.5%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.1%
1.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Poolesville
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.
Poolesville, Maryland
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−9.6%
2008
+4.0%
2012
+2.8%
2016
+16.9%
2020
+25.0%
2024
+25.2%
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
61.1%Harris2,234
35.9%Trump1,312
3.0%
D+25.2
D+0.2
D+26.7
3,656
D
61.9%Biden2,165
36.8%Trump1,289
1.3%
D+25.0
D+8.1
D+20.6
3,500
D
54.8%Clinton2,334
37.9%Trump1,613
7.3%
D+16.9
D+14.1
D+14.8
4,260
D
50.4%Obama1,714
47.6%Romney1,618
2.0%
D+2.8
R+1.1
R+1.0
3,401
D
51.3%Obama1,511
47.3%McCain1,394
1.4%
D+4.0
D+13.6
R+3.3
2,946
R
44.5%Kerry1,318
54.1%Bush1,603
1.4%
R+9.6
—
R+7.2
2,962
Poolesville anchors a state-designated agricultural reserve in western Montgomery County, keeping its population modest despite the county's broader suburban expansion. That tension between preservation policy and development demand shapes local civic debate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.2 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 9.6 points in 2004. The 2024 margin was 25.2 points.
A population of 5,764, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $205,919 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Difficult Run and South Run.
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, Poolesville, Maryland voted Democratic by 25.2 points (D+25.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,656 votes cast, 2,234 went Democratic and 1,312 went Republican.
When did Poolesville, Maryland last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Poolesville, Maryland voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Poolesville, Maryland?
Poolesville, Maryland has a population of 5,764 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Poolesville, Maryland?
Median household income in Poolesville, Maryland is $205,919 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Poolesville, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Poolesville, Maryland from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
