Anne Arundel County, Maryland: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+14%. Democratic peak: D+64 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+14MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 598,1662024 5-year
- Median household income
- $124,9112024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 17.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+64 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Douglas County, GA · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Anne Arundel CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Anne Arundel 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 | +9.5% |
| 1896 | −12.1% |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +63.7% |
| 1916 | +19.8% |
| 1920 | −10.1% |
| 1924 | +1.2% |
| 1928 | −23.6% |
| 1932 | +25.0% |
| 1936 | +14.7% |
| 1940 | +17.5% |
| 1944 | −2.8% |
| 1948 | −11.1% |
| 1952 | −22.3% |
| 1956 | −28.6% |
| 1960 | −8.0% |
| 1964 | +17.4% |
| 1968 | −14.4% |
| 1972 | −46.0% |
| 1976 | −6.1% |
| 1980 | −14.2% |
| 1984 | −32.7% |
| 1988 | −27.8% |
| 1992 | −6.9% |
| 1996 | −6.7% |
| 2000 | −7.3% |
| 2004 | −12.5% |
| 2008 | −1.8% |
| 2012 | −0.1% |
| 2016 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | +14.5% |
| 2024 | +13.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 171,945 | 128,892 | 311,572 | ||
| D | 172,823 | 127,821 | 309,617 | ||
| D | 128,419 | 122,403 | 264,565 | ||
| R | 126,635 | 126,832 | 260,155 | ||
| R | 125,015 | 129,682 | 259,619 | ||
| R | 103,324 | 133,231 | 239,667 | ||
| R | 89,624 | 104,209 | 200,657 | ||
| R | 72,147 | 83,574 | 171,685 | ||
| R | 68,629 | 81,467 | 185,634 | ||
| R | 55,440 | 98,540 | 155,101 | ||
| R | 47,565 | 94,171 | 142,591 | ||
| R | 50,780 | 69,443 | 131,632 | ||
| R | 54,351 | 61,353 | 115,704 | ||
| R | 26,082 | 71,707 | 99,239 | ||
| R | 25,381 | 36,557 | 77,625 | ||
| D | 37,981 | 26,725 | 64,706 | ||
| R | 26,063 | 30,595 | 56,658 | ||
| R | 15,888 | 28,622 | 44,510 | ||
| R | 14,739 | 23,273 | 38,300 | ||
| R | 8,713 | 10,973 | 20,274 | ||
| R | 10,269 | 10,860 | 21,129 | ||
| D | 13,116 | 9,204 | 22,405 | ||
| D | 11,413 | 8,478 | 20,033 | ||
| D | 9,761 | 5,778 | 15,933 | ||
| R | 6,259 | 10,145 | 16,486 | ||
| D | 3,766 | 3,670 | 8,255 | ||
| R | 5,053 | 6,199 | 11,370 | ||
| D | 4,111 | 2,705 | 7,116 | ||
| D | 6,435 | 2,222 | 6,614 | ||
| — | 5,980 | 3,435 | 74 | ||
| — | 7,446 | 2,849 | 130 | ||
| — | 3,297 | 4,045 | 1 | ||
| R | 3,145 | 4,030 | 7,343 | ||
| D | 3,398 | 2,800 | 6,319 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.6%
Irish
13.1%
English
11.9%
Italian
6.0%
American
4.0%
Polish
3.3%
Scottish
2.0%
African American
14.3%
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: 39.0 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
$124,911
Anne Arundel County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Anne Arundel County$124,911
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Anne Arundel County ranks in the top 0.5% 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
5.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.8%
Working age (18–64)5.5%
Seniors (65+)7.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.1%
speak English only
Spanish6.9%
Other Indo-European2.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%
Other languages1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to the U.S. Naval Academy and a dense ring of Annapolis suburbs, Anne Arundel has shifted 14 points toward Democrats over two decades while retaining a large population of military-connected and working-class voters that keeps margins competitive in down-ballot races.
The Democratic margin here reached sixty-four points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fourteen points.
A population of 598,166, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $124,911 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Douglas County and Winchester city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Anne Arundel County, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Anne Arundel County, Maryland voted Democratic by 13.8 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 311,572 votes cast, 171,945 went Democratic and 128,892 went Republican.
What is Anne Arundel County, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Anne Arundel County, Maryland in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 11 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Anne Arundel County, Maryland last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Anne Arundel County, Maryland voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Anne Arundel County, Maryland?
Anne Arundel County, Maryland has a population of 598,166 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Anne Arundel County, Maryland?
Median household income in Anne Arundel County, Maryland is $124,911 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Anne Arundel County, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Anne Arundel County, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.