2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 124,764 | 49,425 | 182,291 | |
| 2020 | D | 129,433 | 48,390 | 183,062 | |
| 2016 | D | 102,597 | 47,484 | 158,673 | |
| 2012 | D | 91,393 | 57,758 | 153,108 | |
| 2008 | D | 87,120 | 55,393 | 145,233 | |
| 2004 | D | 72,257 | 59,724 | 133,810 | |
| 2000 | D | 58,556 | 49,809 | 112,779 | |
| 1996 | D | 47,569 | 40,849 | 95,508 | |
| 1992 | D | 44,763 | 38,594 | 99,798 | |
| 1988 | R | 34,007 | 44,153 | 78,530 | |
| 1984 | R | 25,713 | 35,641 | 61,688 | |
| 1980 | R | 20,702 | 24,272 | 51,599 | |
| 1976 | R | 20,533 | 21,200 | 41,733 | |
| 1972 | R | 10,668 | 19,265 | 30,316 | |
| 1968 | R | 5,752 | 9,957 | 18,505 | |
| 1964 | D | 8,185 | 6,833 | 15,018 | |
| 1960 | R | 5,412 | 7,051 | 12,465 | |
| 1956 | R | 3,599 | 6,534 | 10,133 | |
| 1952 | R | 3,693 | 5,497 | 9,302 | |
| 1948 | R | 2,725 | 3,113 | 6,028 | |
| 1944 | R | 3,140 | 3,344 | 6,484 | |
| 1940 | D | 3,957 | 3,082 | 7,069 | |
| 1936 | D | 4,138 | 2,638 | 6,825 | |
| 1932 | D | 4,161 | 1,970 | 6,190 | |
| 1928 | R | 3,088 | 3,296 | 6,417 | |
| 1924 | D | 2,786 | 1,989 | 5,169 | |
| 1920 | R | 2,397 | 2,608 | 5,068 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,913 | 1,346 | 3,323 | |
| 1912 | D | 3,097 | 1,004 | 2,960 | |
| 1908 | D | 3,226 | 1,764 | 57 | |
| 1904 | D | 3,783 | 1,258 | 54 | |
| 1900 | D | 1,904 | 1,800 | 7 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,786 | 1,981 | 3,870 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,920 | 1,410 | 3,410 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
1.1%
African American
16.0%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.8 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
$149,763
Howard County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Howard County$149,763
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
5.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Howard County's highly educated workforce, anchored by Columbia's planned communities and proximity to the Baltimore-Washington corridor, has produced presidential margins exceeding 40 points for Democrats in recent cycles, among the widest in Maryland.
The Democratic margin in Howard County reached its widest at 100 points in 1900. The margin in 2024 was forty-one points — still decisive.
Howard County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $149,763, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 336,328 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Washington County and Santa Barbara County.
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