Salisbury, MD, Maryland: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+8%. Democratic peak: D+44 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 129,7362024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,0542024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 29.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Salisbury, 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 | 25,567 | 29,870 | 57,049 | ||
| R | 26,295 | 28,683 | 56,363 | ||
| R | 22,246 | 27,539 | 51,768 | ||
| R | 24,875 | 26,806 | 52,658 | ||
| R | 24,215 | 26,886 | 51,776 | ||
| R | 19,171 | 26,882 | 46,497 | ||
| R | 18,254 | 19,947 | 39,399 | ||
| D | 15,860 | 15,606 | 34,455 | ||
| R | 14,691 | 17,010 | 38,208 | ||
| R | 12,324 | 20,494 | 32,920 | ||
| R | 10,599 | 20,632 | 31,302 | ||
| R | 12,773 | 14,541 | 28,842 | ||
| R | 12,884 | 13,791 | 26,675 | ||
| R | 7,546 | 17,457 | 25,264 | ||
| R | 7,711 | 11,536 | 25,502 | ||
| D | 13,222 | 10,603 | 23,825 | ||
| R | 11,298 | 12,701 | 23,999 | ||
| R | 8,320 | 14,147 | 22,467 | ||
| R | 9,829 | 13,174 | 23,068 | ||
| D | 8,527 | 8,191 | 16,815 | ||
| R | 8,799 | 8,830 | 17,629 | ||
| D | 11,550 | 8,695 | 20,402 | ||
| D | 11,389 | 9,315 | 20,871 | ||
| D | 11,706 | 7,487 | 19,300 | ||
| R | 6,372 | 10,994 | 17,428 | ||
| D | 5,971 | 5,834 | 12,253 | ||
| R | 7,688 | 7,883 | 15,663 | ||
| D | 5,170 | 4,903 | 10,325 | ||
| D | 7,639 | 3,566 | 9,325 | ||
| — | 7,346 | 3,772 | 261 | ||
| — | 9,070 | 3,353 | 153 | ||
| — | 4,377 | 4,465 | 6 | ||
| R | 3,724 | 4,066 | 8,173 | ||
| D | 3,799 | 3,120 | 7,246 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.3%
Irish
10.4%
German
10.2%
American
9.4%
Italian
4.1%
Polish
2.0%
French
1.4%
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: 36.6 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
$74,054
Salisbury, MD ranks near the middle of US counties.
Salisbury, MD$74,054
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.1%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)13.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European5.2%
Spanish4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Salisbury anchors the Delmarva Peninsula's commercial and healthcare hub, drawing retirees from the Mid-Atlantic corridor while its poultry-processing workforce adds a growing Latino demographic that has gradually shifted the area's electoral composition.
The Democratic margin in Salisbury, MD has rarely exceeded forty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-nine points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by eight points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a 14% poverty rate, and a median household income of $74,054 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Salisbury, MD, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Salisbury, MD, Maryland voted Republican by 7.5 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 57,049 votes cast, 25,567 went Democratic and 29,870 went Republican.
What is Salisbury, MD, Maryland's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Salisbury, MD, Maryland as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Salisbury, MD, Maryland last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Salisbury, MD, Maryland voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Salisbury, MD, Maryland?
Salisbury, MD, Maryland has a population of 129,736 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Salisbury, MD, Maryland?
Median household income in Salisbury, MD, Maryland is $74,054 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Salisbury, MD, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Salisbury, MD, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.