Salisbury, Maryland: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+12%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 1908.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+12MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 471,8162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,1142024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 16.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+56 in 1908MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Salisbury, 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 | 109,769 | 139,876 | 254,047 | ||
| R | 102,394 | 127,248 | 233,383 | ||
| R | 77,577 | 115,773 | 200,642 | ||
| R | 83,121 | 102,852 | 188,744 | ||
| R | 82,800 | 98,600 | 183,466 | ||
| R | 64,328 | 97,035 | 162,817 | ||
| R | 62,614 | 71,156 | 137,831 | ||
| D | 51,251 | 49,751 | 113,452 | ||
| R | 43,838 | 49,621 | 118,289 | ||
| R | 37,324 | 62,396 | 100,097 | ||
| R | 31,158 | 63,876 | 95,389 | ||
| R | 37,849 | 44,535 | 87,007 | ||
| R | 40,040 | 40,359 | 80,762 | ||
| R | 23,104 | 51,864 | 75,841 | ||
| R | 24,142 | 34,878 | 76,140 | ||
| D | 39,470 | 33,208 | 72,775 | ||
| R | 35,081 | 37,695 | 73,005 | ||
| R | 28,320 | 41,042 | 69,474 | ||
| R | 32,414 | 40,636 | 73,503 | ||
| R | 26,837 | 28,251 | 55,441 | ||
| R | 26,854 | 27,984 | 54,911 | ||
| D | 34,232 | 27,636 | 62,195 | ||
| D | 33,048 | 28,152 | 61,440 | ||
| D | 32,464 | 23,763 | 56,456 | ||
| R | 17,831 | 34,216 | 52,198 | ||
| D | 23,650 | 23,054 | 47,656 | ||
| R | 23,762 | 24,938 | 48,915 | ||
| D | 15,707 | 14,923 | 31,217 | ||
| D | 22,293 | 11,176 | 29,275 | ||
| D | 20,836 | 14,385 | 11,488 | ||
| — | 24,409 | 13,398 | 10,886 | ||
| R | 13,923 | 14,783 | 9,482 | ||
| R | 12,149 | 13,411 | 26,719 | ||
| D | 11,919 | 10,879 | 23,953 | ||
| R | 3,982 | 4,046 | 8,139 | ||
| D | 4,447 | 3,018 | 7,475 | ||
| D | 3,993 | 3,373 | 7,449 | ||
| D | 3,490 | 2,763 | 6,253 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
14.3%
English
13.7%
German
13.6%
American
7.6%
Italian
6.8%
Polish
3.1%
Scottish
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: 47.0 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
$78,114
Salisbury ranks near the middle of US counties.
Salisbury$78,114
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.4%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.4%
speak English only
Spanish7.0%
Other Indo-European3.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Salisbury sits in the Mid-Atlantic. For most of the post-war period it was a Democratic market — 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 Salisbury peaked at fifty-six points in 1908. By 2000 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twelve points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $78,114 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 Salisbury, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Salisbury, Maryland voted Republican by 11.9 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 254,047 votes cast, 109,769 went Democratic and 139,876 went Republican.
What is Salisbury, Maryland's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Salisbury, Maryland as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Salisbury, Maryland last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Salisbury, Maryland voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Salisbury, Maryland?
Salisbury, Maryland has a population of 471,816 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Salisbury, Maryland?
Median household income in Salisbury, Maryland is $78,114 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Salisbury, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Salisbury, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.