Wicomico County, Maryland: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+5%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+5MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 104,9142024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,2102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 26.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Calvert County, MD · similarity 0.96
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wicomico CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wicomico 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 | +22.1% |
| 1896 | +5.0% |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +54.5% |
| 1916 | +12.6% |
| 1920 | +8.9% |
| 1924 | +7.8% |
| 1928 | −18.2% |
| 1932 | +28.7% |
| 1936 | +22.9% |
| 1940 | +20.5% |
| 1944 | +5.9% |
| 1948 | +3.4% |
| 1952 | −21.3% |
| 1956 | −27.9% |
| 1960 | −8.2% |
| 1964 | +7.7% |
| 1968 | −18.0% |
| 1972 | −40.4% |
| 1976 | −5.6% |
| 1980 | −8.2% |
| 1984 | −32.7% |
| 1988 | −26.6% |
| 1992 | −6.9% |
| 1996 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −5.9% |
| 2004 | −18.3% |
| 2008 | −5.8% |
| 2012 | −5.0% |
| 2016 | −9.9% |
| 2020 | −1.9% |
| 2024 | −5.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 21,513 | 24,065 | 46,912 | ||
| R | 22,054 | 22,944 | 46,216 | ||
| R | 18,050 | 22,198 | 41,977 | ||
| R | 19,635 | 21,764 | 42,259 | ||
| R | 19,436 | 21,849 | 41,852 | ||
| R | 15,137 | 21,998 | 37,503 | ||
| R | 14,469 | 16,338 | 31,795 | ||
| R | 12,303 | 12,687 | 27,286 | ||
| R | 11,481 | 13,560 | 30,272 | ||
| R | 9,413 | 16,272 | 25,755 | ||
| R | 8,160 | 16,124 | 24,332 | ||
| R | 9,431 | 11,229 | 21,905 | ||
| R | 9,412 | 10,537 | 19,949 | ||
| R | 5,510 | 13,115 | 18,815 | ||
| R | 5,392 | 8,707 | 18,455 | ||
| D | 8,695 | 7,448 | 16,143 | ||
| R | 7,350 | 8,671 | 16,021 | ||
| R | 5,289 | 9,377 | 14,666 | ||
| R | 5,878 | 9,061 | 14,965 | ||
| D | 5,415 | 5,062 | 10,516 | ||
| D | 5,674 | 5,040 | 10,714 | ||
| D | 7,198 | 4,741 | 12,012 | ||
| D | 7,273 | 4,545 | 11,913 | ||
| D | 6,895 | 3,812 | 10,755 | ||
| R | 4,095 | 5,923 | 10,033 | ||
| D | 3,068 | 2,604 | 5,943 | ||
| D | 5,054 | 4,225 | 9,309 | ||
| D | 3,285 | 2,539 | 5,922 | ||
| D | 5,182 | 2,038 | 5,772 | ||
| — | 4,900 | 2,751 | 158 | ||
| — | 5,374 | 2,179 | 128 | ||
| — | 2,793 | 2,376 | 0 | ||
| D | 2,253 | 2,022 | 4,622 | ||
| D | 2,317 | 1,427 | 4,026 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.0%
Irish
11.6%
German
11.2%
American
6.9%
Italian
4.6%
Polish
2.1%
French
1.6%
African American
21.4%
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: 36.2 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
$76,210
Wicomico County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Wicomico County$76,210
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Wicomico County ranks in the top 25% 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
13.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.4%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European6.4%
Spanish5.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wicomico sits at the commercial hub of Maryland's Eastern Shore, anchored by Salisbury's healthcare and retail economy. Once reliably competitive, it has shifted toward Republican margins in most statewide contests since the mid-2000s.
The Democratic margin here reached fifty-four points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was five points.
A population of 104,914, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,210 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Calvert County and Putnam County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wicomico County, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wicomico County, Maryland voted Republican by 5.4 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,912 votes cast, 21,513 went Democratic and 24,065 went Republican.
What is Wicomico County, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Wicomico 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 12 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Wicomico County, Maryland last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wicomico County, Maryland voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Wicomico County, Maryland?
Wicomico County, Maryland has a population of 104,914 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wicomico County, Maryland?
Median household income in Wicomico County, Maryland is $76,210 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Wicomico County, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wicomico County, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.