Calvert County, Maryland: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+11%. Democratic peak: D+44 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+11MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 94,3132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $133,9222024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lowndes County, GA · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Calvert CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Calvert County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | −9.8% |
| 1896 | −18.5% |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +43.9% |
| 1916 | −3.3% |
| 1920 | −17.0% |
| 1924 | −11.1% |
| 1928 | −28.8% |
| 1932 | −4.0% |
| 1936 | −5.3% |
| 1940 | +1.9% |
| 1944 | −17.0% |
| 1948 | −1.8% |
| 1952 | −11.2% |
| 1956 | −16.9% |
| 1960 | +7.7% |
| 1964 | +30.8% |
| 1968 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | −28.2% |
| 1976 | +14.7% |
| 1980 | −6.4% |
| 1984 | −20.6% |
| 1988 | −26.3% |
| 1992 | −6.1% |
| 1996 | −6.4% |
| 2000 | −10.1% |
| 2004 | −17.9% |
| 2008 | −6.3% |
| 2012 | −7.5% |
| 2016 | −17.0% |
| 2020 | −5.6% |
| 2024 | −10.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 23,438 | 29,361 | 54,191 | ||
| R | 22,587 | 25,346 | 49,112 | ||
| R | 18,225 | 26,176 | 46,714 | ||
| R | 20,529 | 23,952 | 45,518 | ||
| R | 20,299 | 23,095 | 44,057 | ||
| R | 15,967 | 23,017 | 39,351 | ||
| R | 12,986 | 16,004 | 29,806 | ||
| R | 10,008 | 11,509 | 23,566 | ||
| R | 8,619 | 10,026 | 23,249 | ||
| R | 6,376 | 10,956 | 17,397 | ||
| R | 5,455 | 8,303 | 13,840 | ||
| R | 4,745 | 5,440 | 10,870 | ||
| D | 4,626 | 3,439 | 8,065 | ||
| R | 2,232 | 4,024 | 6,344 | ||
| D | 2,032 | 1,946 | 5,449 | ||
| D | 3,335 | 1,765 | 5,100 | ||
| D | 2,535 | 2,173 | 4,708 | ||
| R | 1,966 | 2,764 | 4,730 | ||
| R | 2,209 | 2,769 | 5,012 | ||
| R | 1,851 | 1,919 | 3,805 | ||
| R | 1,549 | 2,184 | 3,733 | ||
| D | 2,149 | 2,067 | 4,246 | ||
| R | 1,872 | 2,082 | 3,979 | ||
| R | 1,696 | 1,838 | 3,577 | ||
| R | 1,144 | 2,085 | 3,262 | ||
| R | 1,242 | 1,564 | 2,893 | ||
| R | 1,230 | 1,741 | 3,001 | ||
| R | 910 | 975 | 1,957 | ||
| D | 1,813 | 1,035 | 1,773 | ||
| — | 1,792 | 714 | 29 | ||
| — | 2,319 | 1,030 | 22 | ||
| — | 865 | 1,414 | 4 | ||
| R | 881 | 1,294 | 2,233 | ||
| R | 942 | 1,153 | 2,163 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.3%
German
15.0%
Irish
14.2%
Italian
5.6%
American
4.7%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
2.2%
African American
9.8%
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: 40.8 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
$133,922
Calvert County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Calvert County$133,922
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Calvert 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
3.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 182.6%
Working age (18–64)4.2%
Seniors (65+)5.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Calvert sits along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, its population swelled by Washington–Baltimore commuters. Once competitive, it has shifted decisively rightward since 2000, posting an R+10.9 margin in 2024.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached forty-four points in 1912; the Republican margin reached twenty-nine points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eleven points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $133,922, and a 4% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lowndes County and Putnam County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Calvert County, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Calvert County, Maryland voted Republican by 10.9 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 54,191 votes cast, 23,438 went Democratic and 29,361 went Republican.
What is Calvert County, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Calvert County, Maryland in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 6 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Calvert County, Maryland last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Calvert County, Maryland voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Calvert County, Maryland?
Calvert County, Maryland has a population of 94,313 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Calvert County, Maryland?
Median household income in Calvert County, Maryland is $133,922 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Calvert County, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Calvert County, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.