Frederick County, Maryland: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+9%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+9MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 287,0482024 5-year
- Median household income
- $122,0022024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 67.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+75 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Kent County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Frederick CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Frederick County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −9.5% |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +74.9% |
| 1916 | +3.1% |
| 1920 | −10.3% |
| 1924 | −4.1% |
| 1928 | −25.7% |
| 1932 | +19.7% |
| 1936 | +6.0% |
| 1940 | +3.5% |
| 1944 | −14.3% |
| 1948 | −16.2% |
| 1952 | −29.9% |
| 1956 | −30.8% |
| 1960 | −15.0% |
| 1964 | +22.2% |
| 1968 | −20.3% |
| 1972 | −40.7% |
| 1976 | −10.5% |
| 1980 | −21.5% |
| 1984 | −37.6% |
| 1988 | −31.1% |
| 1992 | −14.6% |
| 1996 | −14.4% |
| 2000 | −18.6% |
| 2004 | −20.3% |
| 2008 | −1.0% |
| 2012 | −3.1% |
| 2016 | −2.4% |
| 2020 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | +8.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 82,409 | 68,753 | 156,114 | ||
| D | 77,675 | 63,682 | 145,615 | ||
| R | 56,522 | 59,522 | 123,222 | ||
| R | 55,146 | 58,798 | 117,115 | ||
| R | 54,013 | 55,170 | 111,186 | ||
| R | 39,503 | 59,934 | 100,594 | ||
| R | 30,725 | 45,350 | 78,661 | ||
| R | 25,081 | 34,494 | 65,303 | ||
| R | 21,848 | 31,290 | 64,691 | ||
| R | 17,061 | 32,575 | 49,867 | ||
| R | 13,411 | 29,606 | 43,113 | ||
| R | 13,629 | 22,033 | 39,130 | ||
| R | 14,542 | 17,941 | 32,483 | ||
| R | 8,235 | 19,907 | 28,651 | ||
| R | 8,316 | 13,649 | 26,313 | ||
| D | 14,548 | 9,264 | 23,812 | ||
| R | 9,910 | 13,408 | 23,319 | ||
| R | 7,619 | 14,387 | 22,006 | ||
| R | 7,851 | 14,562 | 22,451 | ||
| R | 7,142 | 9,934 | 17,197 | ||
| R | 8,528 | 11,367 | 19,895 | ||
| D | 11,255 | 10,485 | 21,833 | ||
| D | 10,722 | 9,500 | 20,286 | ||
| D | 10,686 | 7,144 | 18,024 | ||
| R | 7,406 | 12,569 | 20,089 | ||
| R | 7,740 | 8,441 | 17,106 | ||
| R | 7,747 | 9,559 | 17,518 | ||
| D | 6,094 | 5,725 | 12,026 | ||
| D | 11,316 | 2,813 | 11,360 | ||
| — | 10,956 | 5,158 | 192 | ||
| — | 12,457 | 5,788 | 164 | ||
| — | 5,820 | 6,391 | 30 | ||
| R | 5,214 | 6,352 | 11,940 | ||
| D | 5,643 | 5,502 | 11,434 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.7%
Irish
12.9%
English
12.4%
Italian
5.9%
American
4.7%
Polish
3.1%
Scottish
2.3%
African American
8.4%
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
$122,002
Frederick County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Frederick County$122,002
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Frederick 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
6.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.8%
Working age (18–64)5.5%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.3%
speak English only
Spanish9.0%
Other Indo-European3.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%
Other languages1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Frederick's population has grown roughly 20% since 2010, driven by spillover from the D.C. metro corridor, and that demographic churn has steadily eroded the Republican margins that once made it reliably red in statewide contests.
The Democratic margin here reached seventy-five points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nine points.
A population of 287,048, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $122,002 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kent County and Gwinnett County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Frederick County, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Frederick County, Maryland voted Democratic by 8.7 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 156,114 votes cast, 82,409 went Democratic and 68,753 went Republican.
What is Frederick County, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Frederick 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 9 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Frederick County, Maryland last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Frederick County, Maryland voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Frederick County, Maryland?
Frederick County, Maryland has a population of 287,048 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Frederick County, Maryland?
Median household income in Frederick County, Maryland is $122,002 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Frederick County, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Frederick County, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.