Montgomery County, Maryland: New American county. In 2024, voted D+53%. Democratic peak: D+74 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+53MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,065,9492024 5-year
- Median household income
- $132,4502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 42.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 18.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+74 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+25 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Alexandria city, VA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Montgomery CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Montgomery 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 | +13.0% |
| 1896 | +3.5% |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +73.7% |
| 1916 | +13.0% |
| 1920 | +2.7% |
| 1924 | +7.5% |
| 1928 | −16.0% |
| 1932 | +26.5% |
| 1936 | +13.2% |
| 1940 | +4.6% |
| 1944 | −14.2% |
| 1948 | −23.0% |
| 1952 | −25.3% |
| 1956 | −14.0% |
| 1960 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | +32.5% |
| 1968 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | −14.0% |
| 1976 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | −7.4% |
| 1984 | −0.3% |
| 1988 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | +22.1% |
| 1996 | +24.2% |
| 2000 | +29.0% |
| 2004 | +33.1% |
| 2008 | +44.6% |
| 2012 | +43.9% |
| 2016 | +56.6% |
| 2020 | +59.6% |
| 2024 | +52.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 386,581 | 112,637 | 519,221 | ||
| D | 419,569 | 101,222 | 533,743 | ||
| D | 357,837 | 92,704 | 468,680 | ||
| D | 323,400 | 123,353 | 455,992 | ||
| D | 314,444 | 118,608 | 439,261 | ||
| D | 273,936 | 136,334 | 415,225 | ||
| D | 232,453 | 124,580 | 371,688 | ||
| D | 198,807 | 117,730 | 334,898 | ||
| D | 199,757 | 119,705 | 362,613 | ||
| D | 165,187 | 154,191 | 320,896 | ||
| R | 146,036 | 146,924 | 293,870 | ||
| R | 105,822 | 125,515 | 266,151 | ||
| D | 131,098 | 122,674 | 253,772 | ||
| R | 100,228 | 133,090 | 235,557 | ||
| D | 92,026 | 84,651 | 191,403 | ||
| D | 103,113 | 52,554 | 155,667 | ||
| D | 66,025 | 62,679 | 128,704 | ||
| R | 42,606 | 56,501 | 99,107 | ||
| R | 28,381 | 47,805 | 76,653 | ||
| R | 14,336 | 23,174 | 38,407 | ||
| R | 15,324 | 20,400 | 35,724 | ||
| D | 15,177 | 13,831 | 29,521 | ||
| D | 13,246 | 10,133 | 23,532 | ||
| D | 9,882 | 5,698 | 15,763 | ||
| R | 6,739 | 9,318 | 16,139 | ||
| D | 6,639 | 5,675 | 12,894 | ||
| D | 6,277 | 5,948 | 12,402 | ||
| D | 3,805 | 2,913 | 6,854 | ||
| D | 6,275 | 1,675 | 6,241 | ||
| — | 5,882 | 3,351 | 119 | ||
| — | 7,151 | 2,711 | 89 | ||
| — | 3,677 | 3,354 | 18 | ||
| D | 3,456 | 3,219 | 6,846 | ||
| D | 3,383 | 2,584 | 6,155 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
7.9%
Irish
7.6%
English
7.0%
Italian
3.9%
American
2.8%
Polish
2.5%
French
1.4%
African American
14.9%
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: 40.2 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
$132,450
Montgomery County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Montgomery County$132,450
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Montgomery 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
7.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.0%
Working age (18–64)6.8%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
57.0%
speak English only
Spanish17.7%
Other Indo-European10.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander9.4%
Other languages5.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to federal contractors, biotech corridors, and one of the most educated workforces in the country, Montgomery County has delivered Democratic presidential margins above 50 points in recent cycles, anchoring Maryland's statewide results.
Montgomery County has leaned Democratic in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of seventy-four points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved seven points toward the Republican candidate — part of the sharpest rightward shift recorded among any group of places in the country.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $132,450, and a population of 1,065,949. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Alexandria city and Contra Costa County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Montgomery County, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Montgomery County, Maryland voted Democratic by 52.8 points (D+53), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 519,221 votes cast, 386,581 went Democratic and 112,637 went Republican.
What is Montgomery County, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Montgomery County, Maryland in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. 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 23 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did Montgomery County, Maryland last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Montgomery County, Maryland voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Montgomery County, Maryland?
Montgomery County, Maryland has a population of 1,065,949 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Montgomery County, Maryland?
Median household income in Montgomery County, Maryland is $132,450 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Montgomery County, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Montgomery County, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.