Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+30%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+30MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 302,6492024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,7392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+76 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, WVOne 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 | 46,707 | 88,643 | 138,531 | ||
| R | 45,228 | 80,040 | 128,014 | ||
| R | 35,023 | 74,974 | 116,172 | ||
| R | 41,680 | 62,743 | 107,133 | ||
| R | 44,960 | 59,438 | 106,167 | ||
| R | 34,903 | 62,721 | 98,536 | ||
| R | 28,957 | 45,206 | 76,252 | ||
| R | 26,731 | 33,892 | 67,798 | ||
| R | 25,508 | 33,696 | 71,581 | ||
| R | 22,266 | 39,675 | 62,337 | ||
| R | 20,967 | 43,474 | 64,690 | ||
| R | 22,495 | 35,689 | 61,164 | ||
| R | 26,047 | 31,498 | 57,545 | ||
| R | 15,680 | 38,202 | 54,594 | ||
| R | 17,210 | 25,517 | 52,246 | ||
| D | 30,306 | 20,079 | 50,385 | ||
| R | 24,073 | 28,949 | 53,022 | ||
| R | 18,315 | 31,472 | 49,787 | ||
| R | 20,882 | 28,501 | 49,467 | ||
| R | 18,489 | 20,088 | 38,770 | ||
| R | 18,079 | 20,681 | 38,760 | ||
| D | 24,069 | 20,179 | 44,331 | ||
| D | 24,006 | 19,759 | 43,862 | ||
| D | 19,737 | 17,381 | 37,537 | ||
| R | 10,114 | 23,420 | 33,668 | ||
| R | 9,905 | 14,770 | 26,951 | ||
| R | 11,963 | 15,833 | 28,285 | ||
| D | 9,246 | 9,103 | 18,830 | ||
| D | 12,629 | 3,868 | 16,685 | ||
| D | 11,945 | 8,327 | 7,285 | ||
| D | 13,584 | 8,226 | 7,025 | ||
| D | 8,459 | 8,348 | 6,547 | ||
| R | 6,899 | 9,032 | 16,383 | ||
| R | 7,382 | 7,542 | 15,198 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.2%
Irish
12.3%
English
12.3%
American
6.2%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
2.2%
Polish
1.8%
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: 40.2 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,739
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$78,739
West Virginia$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.7%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Straddling the Potomac, this two-state metro has shifted sharply toward Republican margins over the past decade, driven by working-class suburban growth in Berkeley County, WV, and slower population gains on the Maryland side.
The Democratic margin in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV peaked at seventy-six points in 1904. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $78,739 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% 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 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia voted Republican by 30.3 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 138,531 votes cast, 46,707 went Democratic and 88,643 went Republican.
What is Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia 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 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia?
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia has a population of 302,649 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia?
Median household income in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia is $78,739 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.