Garrett County, Maryland: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+54%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 28,6152024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,6882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Grant County, WV · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Garrett CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Garrett 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 | −7.9% |
| 1896 | −23.0% |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +91.1% |
| 1916 | −26.3% |
| 1920 | −43.5% |
| 1924 | −32.6% |
| 1928 | −57.4% |
| 1932 | −15.0% |
| 1936 | −10.9% |
| 1940 | −21.9% |
| 1944 | −35.9% |
| 1948 | −29.6% |
| 1952 | −37.1% |
| 1956 | −46.2% |
| 1960 | −36.4% |
| 1964 | −1.5% |
| 1968 | −30.8% |
| 1972 | −55.5% |
| 1976 | −16.4% |
| 1980 | −32.4% |
| 1984 | −49.1% |
| 1988 | −44.3% |
| 1992 | −27.0% |
| 1996 | −23.3% |
| 2000 | −43.6% |
| 2004 | −46.4% |
| 2008 | −40.1% |
| 2012 | −50.3% |
| 2016 | −59.3% |
| 2020 | −55.9% |
| 2024 | −53.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,456 | 11,983 | 15,838 | ||
| R | 3,281 | 12,002 | 15,611 | ||
| R | 2,567 | 10,776 | 13,850 | ||
| R | 3,124 | 9,743 | 13,157 | ||
| R | 3,736 | 8,903 | 12,872 | ||
| R | 3,291 | 9,085 | 12,484 | ||
| R | 2,872 | 7,514 | 10,655 | ||
| R | 3,121 | 5,400 | 9,786 | ||
| R | 2,856 | 5,714 | 10,580 | ||
| R | 2,557 | 6,665 | 9,282 | ||
| R | 2,386 | 7,042 | 9,477 | ||
| R | 2,708 | 5,475 | 8,545 | ||
| R | 3,332 | 4,640 | 7,972 | ||
| R | 1,510 | 5,480 | 7,154 | ||
| R | 1,933 | 4,021 | 6,772 | ||
| R | 3,515 | 3,624 | 7,139 | ||
| R | 2,357 | 5,057 | 7,414 | ||
| R | 2,045 | 5,555 | 7,600 | ||
| R | 2,281 | 4,980 | 7,279 | ||
| R | 1,909 | 3,536 | 5,496 | ||
| R | 1,961 | 4,162 | 6,123 | ||
| R | 2,805 | 4,387 | 7,230 | ||
| R | 3,252 | 4,057 | 7,373 | ||
| R | 2,232 | 3,048 | 5,443 | ||
| R | 1,168 | 4,371 | 5,577 | ||
| R | 1,226 | 2,594 | 4,198 | ||
| R | 1,070 | 2,805 | 3,993 | ||
| R | 1,031 | 1,808 | 2,954 | ||
| D | 3,316 | 655 | 2,920 | ||
| — | 3,063 | 1,121 | 140 | ||
| — | 3,580 | 2,051 | 65 | ||
| — | 1,283 | 2,259 | 8 | ||
| R | 1,277 | 2,058 | 3,392 | ||
| R | 1,323 | 1,556 | 2,960 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.3%
Irish
13.4%
English
13.1%
American
7.0%
Italian
3.5%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
1.7%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 48.3 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
$67,688
Garrett County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Garrett County$67,688
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Garrett 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
11.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.4%
Working age (18–64)10.7%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.1%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Garrett County, tucked into Maryland's westernmost corner and separated from the rest of the state by mountain ridges, has delivered some of the widest Republican presidential margins in the mid-Atlantic, reflecting its rural, resource-economy roots.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-nine points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-four points.
A population of 28,615, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,688 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grant County and Perry County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Garrett County, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Garrett County, Maryland voted Republican by 53.8 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,838 votes cast, 3,456 went Democratic and 11,983 went Republican.
What is Garrett County, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Garrett 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 1 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did Garrett County, Maryland last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Garrett County, Maryland voted Democratic was 1912.
How many people live in Garrett County, Maryland?
Garrett County, Maryland has a population of 28,615 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Garrett County, Maryland?
Median household income in Garrett County, Maryland is $67,688 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Garrett County, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Garrett County, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.