HarrisDemocratic68.9%63,454TrumpRepublican28.4%26,145KennedyIndependent1.0%889
D+40.5- Lead
- 37,309
- Total
- 92,097
- vs nation
- D+42.0
- Turnout
- 73.7%
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Contests in this Place (87 available)
President34 · 1892–2024 · 3 mapped
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1892–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 73.7% of 124,907 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic69.5%62,171TrumpRepublican28.6%25,579OtherAll other candidates2.0%1,748
D+40.9- Lead
- 36,592
- Total
- 89,498
- vs nation
- D+36.4
- Turnout
- 75.8%
ClintonDemocratic63.7%49,341TrumpRepublican33.1%25,614SteinGreen1.0%769
D+30.6- Lead
- 23,727
- Total
- 77,420
- vs nation
- D+28.6
- Turnout
- 70.3%
ObamaDemocratic64.8%48,774RomneyRepublican33.5%25,178OtherAll other candidates1.7%1,270
D+31.4- Lead
- 23,596
- Total
- 75,222
- vs nation
- D+27.5
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic62.2%43,635McCainRepublican36.7%25,732OtherAll other candidates1.1%759
D+25.5- Lead
- 17,903
- Total
- 70,126
- vs nation
- D+18.3
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic50.4%29,354BushRepublican48.8%28,442OtherAll other candidates0.8%445
D+1.6- Lead
- 912
- Total
- 58,241
- vs nation
- D+4.0
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic49.1%21,873BushRepublican48.8%21,768NaderGreen1.7%755
D+0.2- Lead
- 105
- Total
- 44,592
- vs nation
- R+0.3
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic44.4%15,890DoleRepublican48.7%17,432PerotReform6.5%2,333
R+4.3- Lead
- 1,542
- Total
- 35,823
- vs nation
- R+12.8
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+40.5MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 170,5272024 5-year
- Population density
- 372 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 458 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $122,8162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 32.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 48.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49.1 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36.0 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Suffolk city, VA · twin score 94.8
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
- 2024 turnout
- 73.7%92,097 participants ÷ 124,907 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +31.1 ptsPresidential-dependent
- Drop-off vs state
- +6.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 42.6%–51.3%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92,097 | 124,907 ± 1,076 | 73.7% | Audited | C/A | |
| 2022Mid | 55,042 | 123,068 ± 1,069 | 44.7% | Audited | A/A |
| 90,430 | 119,289 ± 997 | 75.8% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 65,553 | 116,037 ± 740 | 56.5% | Audited | A/A |
| 78,843 | 112,198 ± 719 | 70.3% | Audited | A/A | |
| 75,222 | 105,334 | 71.4% | Derived | — | |
| 70,126 | 99,122 | 70.7% | Derived | — | |
| 58,241 | 92,910 extrapolated | 62.7% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 156/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
34 precincts · 92,097 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -01-00101-001 | 4,126 | 2,089 | 168 | 6,383 | 64.6% | 32.7% | D+31.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -06-00106-001 | 3,989 | 1,412 | 156 | 5,557 | 71.8% | 25.4% | D+46.4 |
| Precinct -06-01106-011 | 4,208 | 895 | 147 | 5,250 | 80.2% | 17.0% | D+63.1 |
| Precinct -07-00307-003 | 3,972 | 1,070 | 129 | 5,171 | 76.8% | 20.7% | D+56.1 |
| Precinct -08-00308-003 | 3,981 | 797 | 120 | 4,898 | 81.3% | 16.3% | D+65.0 |
| Precinct -06-01006-010 | 3,860 | 566 | 119 | 4,545 | 84.9% | 12.5% | D+72.5 |
| Precinct -06-00406-004 | 3,490 | 632 | 117 | 4,239 | 82.3% | 14.9% | D+67.4 |
| Precinct -01-00201-002 | 1,909 | 2,193 | 128 | 4,230 | 45.1% | 51.8% | R+6.7 |
| Precinct -06-00306-003 | 3,062 | 549 | 90 | 3,701 | 82.7% | 14.8% | D+67.9 |
| Precinct -06-00206-002 | 2,220 | 900 | 63 | 3,183 | 69.7% | 28.3% | D+41.5 |
| Precinct -08-00208-002 | 2,018 | 858 | 72 | 2,948 | 68.5% | 29.1% | D+39.3 |
| Precinct -06-01306-013 | 2,534 | 347 | 62 | 2,943 | 86.1% | 11.8% | D+74.3 |
| Precinct -06-00506-005 | 2,334 | 272 | 66 | 2,672 | 87.4% | 10.2% | D+77.2 |
| Precinct -05-00105-001 | 940 | 1,568 | 65 | 2,573 | 36.5% | 60.9% | R+24.4 |
| Precinct -06-00806-008 | 1,882 | 399 | 61 | 2,342 | 80.4% | 17.0% | D+63.3 |
| Precinct -09-00109-001 | 1,325 | 864 | 59 | 2,248 | 58.9% | 38.4% | D+20.5 |
| Precinct -06-00706-007 | 1,716 | 362 | 74 | 2,152 | 79.7% | 16.8% | D+62.9 |
| Precinct -06-00606-006 | 1,569 | 516 | 65 | 2,150 | 73.0% | 24.0% | D+49.0 |
| Precinct -08-00108-001 | 1,014 | 1,046 | 61 | 2,121 | 47.8% | 49.3% | R+1.5 |
| Precinct -10-00110-001 | 1,199 | 794 | 71 | 2,064 | 58.1% | 38.5% | D+19.6 |
| Precinct -06-01406-014 | 1,524 | 427 | 60 | 2,011 | 75.8% | 21.2% | D+54.5 |
| Precinct -04-00104-001 | 578 | 1,284 | 42 | 1,904 | 30.4% | 67.4% | R+37.1 |
| Precinct -07-00207-002 | 1,397 | 423 | 70 | 1,890 | 73.9% | 22.4% | D+51.5 |
| Precinct -09-00209-002 | 869 | 946 | 58 | 1,873 | 46.4% | 50.5% | R+4.1 |
| Precinct -03-00103-001 | 751 | 921 | 38 | 1,710 | 43.9% | 53.9% | R+9.9 |
| Precinct -04-00204-002 | 522 | 1,035 | 45 | 1,602 | 32.6% | 64.6% | R+32.0 |
| Precinct -06-00906-009 | 1,347 | 213 | 39 | 1,599 | 84.2% | 13.3% | D+70.9 |
| Precinct -06-01606-016 | 1,342 | 205 | 49 | 1,596 | 84.1% | 12.8% | D+71.2 |
| Precinct -08-00408-004 | 900 | 667 | 29 | 1,596 | 56.4% | 41.8% | D+14.6 |
| Precinct -02-00102-001 | 498 | 675 | 37 | 1,210 | 41.2% | 55.8% | R+14.6 |
| Precinct -06-01506-015 | 770 | 219 | 43 | 1,032 | 74.6% | 21.2% | D+53.4 |
| Precinct -06-01206-012 | 777 | 200 | 17 | 994 | 78.2% | 20.1% | D+58.0 |
| Precinct -07-00107-001 | 429 | 474 | 51 | 954 | 45.0% | 49.7% | R+4.7 |
| Precinct -08-00508-005 | 402 | 335 | 19 | 756 | 53.2% | 44.3% | D+8.9 |
presidential history
Party record book
Charles County, MD · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles · 30 with a vote-share denominator · 31 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
69.5%
62,171 votes · D+40.9
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 68.9%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
67.3%
9,665 votes · R+36.0
Runner-up · George H. W. Bush, 1988 · 63.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
63,454votes
68.9% of the vote · D+40.5
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 62,171 votes
Republican
George W. Bush2004
28,442votes
48.8% of the vote · D+1.6
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 26,145 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
+42.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+40.5 · U.S. R+1.5
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +36.4 pts
Republican
Thomas E. Dewey1944
+26.5pts R vs U.S.
Place R+19.0 · U.S. D+7.5
Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +24.8 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DKevin HarrisState Senate · 27
DArthur EllisState Senate · 28
DDarrell OdomState House · 27A
DC.T. WilsonState House · 28
DDebra DavisState House · 28
DEdith PattersonState House · 28
Seats representing Charles County, MD. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 2 state senate and 2 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+41.5
Presidential vote · 2024D+40.5
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.0 points.
131,197 registered voters · 2026
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+1,644 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +13,890 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $66,653 in average income, against $90,645 for residents who stayed — 26% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+54.1 on average — 14 points more Democratic-leaning than Charles County, MD itself (D+40.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Prince George's County, MD2,187D+74.8
- District of Columbia, DC335D+83.8
- St. Mary's County, MD326R+17.0
- Fairfax County, VA235D+34.7
- Anne Arundel County, MD212D+13.8
- Montgomery County, MD193D+52.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Prince George's County, MD1,208
- St. Mary's County, MD462
- District of Columbia, DC205
- Anne Arundel County, MD176
- Fairfax County, VA160
- Calvert County, MD159
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +987 |
| 2012 | +238 |
| 2013 | +984 |
| 2014 | +695 |
| 2015 | +181 |
| 2016 | +700 |
| 2017 | +1,355 |
| 2018 | +1,303 |
| 2019 | +1,043 |
| 2021 | +1,499 |
| 2022 | +669 |
| 2023 | +1,152 |
| 2024 | +1,440 |
| 2025 | +1,644 |
Charles County's transformation from a conservative rural county to one of Maryland's most Democratic—driven by suburban growth and a majority-Black population now exceeding 45%—makes it one of the clearest examples of exurban demographic realignment on the East Coast.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 49.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 36.0 points in 1972. The 2024 margin was 40.5 points.
A population of 170,527, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $122,816 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Suffolk city and Chesapeake city.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Suffolk city
Virginia
94.8twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% Black≠ % Catholic
Chesapeake city
Virginia
93.1twin score
12-yr trendelasticitypopulation scale≠ 2024 margin
Newport News city
Virginia
90.7twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ median income
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.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Charles County, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charles County, Maryland voted Democratic by 40.5 points (D+40.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 92,097 votes cast, 63,454 went Democratic and 26,145 went Republican.
When did Charles County, Maryland last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Charles County, Maryland voted Republican was 1996.
How many people live in Charles County, Maryland?
Charles County, Maryland has a population of 170,527 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charles County, Maryland?
Median household income in Charles County, Maryland is $122,816 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Charles County, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Charles County, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.