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      Maryland

      D+28.5↓ R+4.7 vs 2020· Latest: 2024

      Leans Democratic — voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1992

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      Key Insights

      • Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
      • Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 28.5% margin
      • Has flipped parties 12 times since 1868

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      Who lives in Maryland? 6,206,011 residents as of the 2020 Census.

      Demographics

      Maryland vs National

      Population

      Total Population
      6.2M
      National: 334.9M
      Share of US Population
      1.85%
      National: 100%
      Voting Age Population
      75.8%
      National: 75.7%

      Language at Home

      Non-English at Home
      21.1%
      National: 22.2%
      English Only
      78.9%
      National: 77.8%

      Economic

      Median Household Income
      $106,179
      National: $83,960
      Poverty Rate
      9.5%
      National: 12.5%
      College Degree
      43.5%
      National: 35.6%
      Homeownership
      67.6%
      National: 65.2%

      Age & Other

      Median Age
      39.5 yrs
      National: 39.1 yrs
      Age 18-29
      14.8%
      National: 15.7%
      Age 65+
      16.7%
      National: 17.0%
      Foreign Born
      16.6%
      National: 14.1%

      Who Lives Here

      Maryland — Census ACS 2024

      White (Non-Hispanic) 46.6%Black 29.4%Hispanic 12.5%Asian 6.6%Multiracial 4.5%Native American 0.4%
      GroupMarylandNational
      ▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)
      46.6%57.4%
      ▶Black(15)
      29.4%12.2%
      ▶Hispanic / Latino(20)
      12.5%19.3%
      ▶Asian(6)
      6.6%6.0%
      Multiracial / Other
      4.5%4.0%
      ▶Middle Eastern / North African(10)
      0.9%0.9%
      ▶Native American / Alaska Native(2)
      0.4%0.9%

      Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

      Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

      MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

      Religious Adherents

      Population that are religious adherents:
      43.3%(2.7M people)
      U.S. Religion Census 2020
      Tradition% of AdherentsUS Average
      Catholic
      33.8%—
      Evangelical Protestant
      26.2%—
      Other
      16.0%—
      Mainline Protestant
      14.8%—
      Black Protestant
      7.9%—
      LDS (Mormon)
      1.6%—
      Orthodox Christian
      1.3%—
      Click tradition names to expand denominations. Percentages show share of religious adherents (not total population).

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