Worcester County, Maryland: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 53,7002024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,7452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Toombs County, GA · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Worcester CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Worcester 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 | +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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,431 | 19,632 | 32,881 | ||
| R | 12,560 | 18,571 | 31,691 | ||
| R | 9,753 | 17,210 | 27,947 | ||
| R | 11,014 | 15,951 | 27,420 | ||
| R | 11,374 | 15,607 | 27,346 | ||
| R | 9,648 | 15,349 | 25,229 | ||
| R | 9,389 | 10,742 | 20,753 | ||
| R | 7,587 | 7,621 | 16,931 | ||
| R | 6,040 | 7,237 | 16,559 | ||
| R | 4,787 | 8,430 | 13,262 | ||
| R | 3,770 | 8,208 | 12,014 | ||
| R | 4,195 | 5,362 | 10,236 | ||
| R | 4,076 | 4,647 | 8,723 | ||
| R | 1,792 | 5,584 | 7,424 | ||
| R | 2,046 | 3,541 | 7,458 | ||
| D | 3,713 | 2,973 | 6,686 | ||
| R | 3,347 | 3,976 | 7,323 | ||
| R | 2,570 | 4,465 | 7,035 | ||
| R | 2,708 | 4,681 | 7,415 | ||
| R | 2,281 | 2,673 | 4,993 | ||
| R | 2,613 | 3,018 | 5,631 | ||
| D | 3,388 | 3,135 | 6,606 | ||
| D | 3,567 | 3,106 | 6,698 | ||
| D | 3,593 | 2,178 | 5,802 | ||
| R | 2,116 | 4,005 | 6,134 | ||
| D | 5,964 | 3,744 | 9,778 | ||
| D | 3,676 | 3,090 | 6,847 | ||
| D | 2,138 | 1,520 | 3,827 | ||
| D | 3,618 | 757 | 3,247 | ||
| — | 3,608 | 1,974 | 115 | ||
| — | 4,690 | 1,450 | 158 | ||
| — | 2,449 | 1,991 | 3 | ||
| D | 1,961 | 1,756 | 4,123 | ||
| D | 1,826 | 1,247 | 3,584 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.2%
English
15.5%
Irish
14.4%
Italian
8.2%
American
5.2%
Polish
3.7%
Scottish
1.9%
African American
9.8%
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: 50.7 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
$81,745
Worcester County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Worcester County$81,745
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Worcester 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
9.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)6.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.7%
Spanish2.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached eighty-eight points in 1912; the Republican margin reached fifty-one points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-two points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $81,745, and a 10% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Toombs County and Horry County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Worcester County, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Worcester County, Maryland voted Republican by 21.9 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,881 votes cast, 12,431 went Democratic and 19,632 went Republican.
What is Worcester County, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Worcester County, Maryland in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 10 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Worcester County, Maryland last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Worcester County, Maryland voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Worcester County, Maryland?
Worcester County, Maryland has a population of 53,700 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Worcester County, Maryland?
Median household income in Worcester County, Maryland is $81,745 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Worcester County, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Worcester County, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.