Cambridge, MD, Maryland: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+15%. Democratic peak: D+58 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+15MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 32,7542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,8392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 24.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+58 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Cambridge, MD, MDOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,954 | 9,390 | 16,772 | ||
| R | 6,857 | 8,764 | 15,977 | ||
| R | 6,245 | 8,413 | 15,104 | ||
| R | 7,257 | 7,976 | 15,444 | ||
| R | 6,912 | 8,168 | 15,274 | ||
| R | 5,411 | 7,801 | 13,339 | ||
| R | 5,232 | 5,847 | 11,392 | ||
| D | 4,613 | 4,337 | 10,054 | ||
| R | 3,933 | 4,934 | 10,957 | ||
| R | 3,709 | 6,343 | 10,140 | ||
| R | 3,160 | 6,699 | 9,981 | ||
| R | 4,908 | 5,160 | 10,550 | ||
| R | 4,528 | 4,768 | 9,296 | ||
| R | 2,136 | 6,859 | 9,149 | ||
| R | 2,714 | 4,183 | 10,114 | ||
| R | 4,564 | 5,327 | 9,891 | ||
| D | 4,964 | 4,626 | 9,590 | ||
| R | 3,733 | 5,809 | 9,542 | ||
| R | 4,823 | 5,524 | 10,499 | ||
| D | 4,507 | 3,751 | 8,351 | ||
| D | 4,764 | 4,241 | 9,005 | ||
| D | 6,088 | 3,953 | 10,128 | ||
| D | 5,293 | 3,735 | 9,039 | ||
| D | 4,547 | 3,466 | 8,052 | ||
| R | 2,180 | 6,333 | 8,535 | ||
| R | 3,047 | 3,356 | 6,612 | ||
| R | 3,950 | 4,218 | 8,210 | ||
| D | 2,750 | 2,468 | 5,320 | ||
| D | 5,485 | 2,387 | 5,329 | ||
| — | 4,869 | 2,769 | 89 | ||
| — | 6,242 | 2,680 | 102 | ||
| — | 2,733 | 3,366 | 15 | ||
| R | 2,638 | 3,048 | 5,835 | ||
| R | 2,015 | 2,365 | 4,597 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.5%
German
12.1%
American
10.2%
Irish
9.8%
Italian
3.3%
Polish
2.3%
French
1.5%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.5 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,839
Cambridge, MD ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cambridge, MD$61,839
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.4%
Working age (18–64)13.8%
Seniors (65+)14.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.3%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cambridge, MD sits in the Mid-Atlantic. For most of the post-war period it was a Democratic metro — its working-class profile gave it the same political habits as much of its region. That identity has shifted decisively in the last twenty years.
The Democratic margin in Cambridge, MD peaked at fifty-eight points in 1912. By 2000 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifteen points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $61,839 sits well below state and national norms, and 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cambridge, MD, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cambridge, MD, Maryland voted Republican by 14.5 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,772 votes cast, 6,954 went Democratic and 9,390 went Republican.
What is Cambridge, MD, Maryland's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Cambridge, MD, Maryland as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cambridge, MD, Maryland last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cambridge, MD, Maryland voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Cambridge, MD, Maryland?
Cambridge, MD, Maryland has a population of 32,754 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cambridge, MD, Maryland?
Median household income in Cambridge, MD, Maryland is $61,839 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Cambridge, MD, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cambridge, MD, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.