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1876–2024
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County·Maryland

Anne Arundel County votes the way the country votes.

A Navy-anchored swing corridor that has drifted steadily toward Democrats

18762024·38 elections
Anne Arundel County, Maryland · Pubdog (talk) · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+14
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
598,166
2024 ACS
Most similar
Douglas County
GA · similarity 0.97
195 precincts · 311,572 votes cast
Harris · D+14
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+13.8%
171,945128,892311,572
2020D
+14.5%
172,823127,821309,617
2016D
+2.3%
128,419122,403264,565
2012R
−0.1%
126,635126,832260,155
2008R
−1.8%
125,015129,682259,619
2004R
−12.5%
103,324133,231239,667
2000R
−7.3%
89,624104,209200,657
1996R
−6.7%
72,14783,574171,685
1992R
−6.9%
68,62981,467185,634
1988R
−27.8%
55,44098,540155,101
1984R
−32.7%
47,56594,171142,591
1980R
−14.2%
50,78069,443131,632
1976R
−6.1%
54,35161,353115,704
1972R
−46.0%
26,08271,70799,239
1968R
−14.4%
25,38136,55777,625
1964D
+17.4%
37,98126,72564,706
1960R
−8.0%
26,06330,59556,658
1956R
−28.6%
15,88828,62244,510
1952R
−22.3%
14,73923,27338,300
1948R
−11.1%
8,71310,97320,274
1944R
−2.8%
10,26910,86021,129
1940D
+17.5%
13,1169,20422,405
1936D
+14.7%
11,4138,47820,033
1932D
+25.0%
9,7615,77815,933
1928R
−23.6%
6,25910,14516,486
1924D
+1.2%
3,7663,6708,255
1920R
−10.1%
5,0536,19911,370
1916D
+19.8%
4,1112,7057,116
1912D
+63.7%
6,4352,2226,614
1908D
+100.0%
5,9803,43574
1904D
+100.0%
7,4462,849130
1900R
−100.0%
3,2974,0451
1896R
−12.1%
3,1454,0307,343
1892D
+9.5%
3,3982,8006,319
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.6%
African American
14.3%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
15.4%
Other Christian
6.2%
Methodist
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
3.3%
Baptist
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Non-Christian
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to the U.S. Naval Academy and a dense ring of Annapolis suburbs, Anne Arundel has shifted 14 points toward Democrats over two decades while retaining a large population of military-connected and working-class voters that keeps margins competitive in down-ballot races.

The Democratic margin in Anne Arundel County has rarely exceeded 100 points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded 100 points. 2024 delivered the county to the Democratic candidate by fourteen points.

Anne Arundel County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a 6% poverty rate, and a median household income of $124,911 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Douglas County and Winchester city.