Worcester County, Maryland
Precinct data
Results by precinct
20 precincts · 32,881 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -7-17-1 | 1,647 | 2,968 | 118 | 4,733 | 34.8% | 62.7% | R+27.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1-11-1 | 1,284 | 2,107 | 87 | 3,478 | 36.9% | 60.6% | R+23.7 |
| Precinct -3-13-1 | 988 | 2,321 | 87 | 3,396 | 29.1% | 68.3% | R+39.3 |
| Precinct -6-16-1 | 1,202 | 1,966 | 67 | 3,235 | 37.2% | 60.8% | R+23.6 |
| Precinct -5-15-1 | 1,206 | 1,539 | 64 | 2,809 | 42.9% | 54.8% | R+11.9 |
| Precinct -5-25-2 | 963 | 1,309 | 72 | 2,344 | 41.1% | 55.8% | R+14.8 |
| Precinct -4-24-2 | 749 | 1,038 | 38 | 1,825 | 41.0% | 56.9% | R+15.8 |
| Precinct -3-23-2 | 546 | 1,076 | 52 | 1,674 | 32.6% | 64.3% | R+31.7 |
| Precinct -6-36-3 | 505 | 1,103 | 36 | 1,644 | 30.7% | 67.1% | R+36.4 |
| Precinct -4-14-1 | 505 | 822 | 33 | 1,360 | 37.1% | 60.4% | R+23.3 |
| Precinct -2-52-5 | 791 | 495 | 36 | 1,322 | 59.8% | 37.4% | D+22.4 |
| Precinct -4-44-4 | 310 | 760 | 23 | 1,093 | 28.4% | 69.5% | R+41.2 |
| Precinct -2-22-2 | 544 | 332 | 27 | 903 | 60.2% | 36.8% | D+23.5 |
| Precinct -1-21-2 | 219 | 527 | 17 | 763 | 28.7% | 69.1% | R+40.4 |
| Precinct -2-12-1 | 326 | 182 | 13 | 521 | 62.6% | 34.9% | D+27.6 |
| Precinct -2-42-4 | 283 | 160 | 17 | 460 | 61.5% | 34.8% | D+26.7 |
| Precinct -6-26-2 | 109 | 291 | 8 | 408 | 26.7% | 71.3% | R+44.6 |
| Precinct -2-32-3 | 98 | 276 | 5 | 379 | 25.9% | 72.8% | R+47.0 |
| Precinct -4-34-3 | 64 | 244 | 11 | 319 | 20.1% | 76.5% | R+56.4 |
| Precinct -3-33-3 | 92 | 117 | 6 | 215 | 42.8% | 54.4% | R+11.6 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +16.2% |
| 1896 | +5.0% |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +88.1% |
| 1916 | +16.1% |
| 1920 | +8.6% |
| 1924 | +22.7% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +24.4% |
| 1936 | +6.9% |
| 1940 | +3.8% |
| 1944 | −7.2% |
| 1948 | −7.9% |
| 1952 | −26.6% |
| 1956 | −26.9% |
| 1960 | −8.6% |
| 1964 | +11.1% |
| 1968 | −20.0% |
| 1972 | −51.1% |
| 1976 | −6.5% |
| 1980 | −11.4% |
| 1984 | −36.9% |
| 1988 | −27.5% |
| 1992 | −7.2% |
| 1996 | −0.2% |
| 2000 | −6.5% |
| 2004 | −22.6% |
| 2008 | −15.5% |
| 2012 | −18.0% |
| 2016 | −26.7% |
| 2020 | −19.0% |
| 2024 | −21.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 5.6 points more Democratic.
44,462 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+376 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +5,357 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $90,073 in average income, against $95,392 for residents who stayed — 6% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+7.3 on average — 29 points more Democratic-leaning than Worcester County, MD itself (R+21.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Wicomico County, MD309R+5.4
- Sussex County, DE137R+11.0
- Baltimore County, MD125D+24.3
- Anne Arundel County, MD99D+13.8
- Montgomery County, MD64D+52.8
- Accomack County, VA60R+13.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Wicomico County, MD379
- Sussex County, DE209
- Baltimore County, MD60
- Somerset County, MD53
- Anne Arundel County, MD49
- Accomack County, VA45
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 | +128 |
| 2012 | +183 |
| 2013 | +110 |
| 2014 | +137 |
| 2015 | +58 |
| 2016 | +202 |
| 2017 | +370 |
| 2018 | +525 |
| 2019 | +576 |
| 2021 | +1,209 |
| 2022 | +747 |
| 2023 | +424 |
| 2024 | +312 |
| 2025 | +376 |
Worcester County anchors Maryland's Atlantic coast, home to Ocean City's tourism economy. Despite sitting in a heavily Democratic state, it has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 20 points in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 88.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 51.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.9 points.
A population of 53,700, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,745 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cape May County and Indian River County.
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Worcester County, Maryland. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/24047/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.