Allegany County, Maryland: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+44 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 67,4522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,6032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Moniteau County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Allegany CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Allegany County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −9.3% |
| 1896 | −16.1% |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | −8.1% |
| 1920 | −23.6% |
| 1924 | −28.1% |
| 1928 | −36.3% |
| 1932 | −3.3% |
| 1936 | +27.3% |
| 1940 | +10.9% |
| 1944 | −0.8% |
| 1948 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | −13.8% |
| 1956 | −30.5% |
| 1960 | −19.9% |
| 1964 | +24.5% |
| 1968 | −1.0% |
| 1972 | −30.8% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −17.0% |
| 1984 | −27.6% |
| 1988 | −19.0% |
| 1992 | −7.7% |
| 1996 | −4.3% |
| 2000 | −14.3% |
| 2004 | −28.1% |
| 2008 | −25.9% |
| 2012 | −31.6% |
| 2016 | −44.1% |
| 2020 | −38.3% |
| 2024 | −40.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,231 | 22,141 | 32,137 | ||
| R | 9,158 | 20,886 | 30,641 | ||
| R | 7,875 | 21,270 | 30,369 | ||
| R | 9,805 | 19,230 | 29,850 | ||
| R | 10,693 | 18,405 | 29,742 | ||
| R | 10,576 | 18,980 | 29,855 | ||
| R | 10,894 | 14,656 | 26,371 | ||
| R | 11,025 | 12,136 | 26,001 | ||
| R | 11,501 | 13,862 | 30,595 | ||
| R | 11,844 | 17,462 | 29,503 | ||
| R | 11,143 | 19,763 | 31,223 | ||
| R | 12,167 | 17,512 | 31,484 | ||
| D | 15,967 | 15,435 | 31,402 | ||
| R | 10,808 | 20,687 | 32,048 | ||
| R | 13,227 | 13,561 | 31,910 | ||
| D | 20,425 | 12,384 | 32,809 | ||
| R | 13,701 | 20,489 | 34,190 | ||
| R | 10,775 | 20,239 | 31,014 | ||
| R | 14,529 | 19,186 | 33,762 | ||
| D | 14,398 | 14,375 | 29,335 | ||
| R | 15,345 | 15,589 | 30,934 | ||
| D | 18,456 | 14,804 | 33,448 | ||
| D | 19,721 | 11,191 | 31,203 | ||
| R | 12,033 | 12,911 | 26,322 | ||
| R | 9,026 | 19,443 | 28,703 | ||
| R | 4,442 | 9,042 | 16,370 | ||
| R | 5,643 | 9,595 | 16,725 | ||
| R | 4,859 | 5,760 | 11,172 | ||
| — | 10,593 | 1,396 | 8,593 | ||
| — | 9,289 | 4,791 | 624 | ||
| — | 10,880 | 5,232 | 731 | ||
| — | 4,527 | 5,944 | 126 | ||
| R | 3,907 | 5,464 | 9,680 | ||
| R | 3,638 | 4,415 | 8,312 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.2%
English
13.2%
Irish
12.7%
American
5.9%
Italian
3.4%
Scottish
3.0%
Polish
1.5%
African American
5.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,603
Allegany County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Allegany County$59,603
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Allegany County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.8%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)13.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.4%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored by Cumberland in the Appalachian Ridge and Valley region, Allegany County has shifted steadily rightward over two decades, recording an R+40.2 presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest in a state that Democrats carried by double digits.
The Republican margin here reached forty-four points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.
A population of 67,452, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,603 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Moniteau County and Whitley County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Allegany County, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Allegany County, Maryland voted Republican by 40.2 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,137 votes cast, 9,231 went Democratic and 22,141 went Republican.
What is Allegany County, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Allegany County, Maryland in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 county has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Allegany County, Maryland last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Allegany County, Maryland voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Allegany County, Maryland?
Allegany County, Maryland has a population of 67,452 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Allegany County, Maryland?
Median household income in Allegany County, Maryland is $59,603 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Allegany County, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Allegany County, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.