Montgomery County, Maryland

2024 results by precinct

257 precincts · 519,221 votes cast

Harris · D+53

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+52.8%	386,581	112,637	519,221
2020	D	+59.6%	419,569	101,222	533,743
2016	D	+56.6%	357,837	92,704	468,680
2012	D	+43.9%	323,400	123,353	455,992
2008	D	+44.6%	314,444	118,608	439,261
2004	D	+33.1%	273,936	136,334	415,225
2000	D	+29.0%	232,453	124,580	371,688
1996	D	+24.2%	198,807	117,730	334,898
1992	D	+22.1%	199,757	119,705	362,613
1988	D	+3.4%	165,187	154,191	320,896
1984	R	−0.3%	146,036	146,924	293,870
1980	R	−7.4%	105,822	125,515	266,151
1976	D	+3.3%	131,098	122,674	253,772
1972	R	−14.0%	100,228	133,090	235,557
1968	D	+3.9%	92,026	84,651	191,403
1964	D	+32.5%	103,113	52,554	155,667
1960	D	+2.6%	66,025	62,679	128,704
1956	R	−14.0%	42,606	56,501	99,107
1952	R	−25.3%	28,381	47,805	76,653
1948	R	−23.0%	14,336	23,174	38,407
1944	R	−14.2%	15,324	20,400	35,724
1940	D	+4.6%	15,177	13,831	29,521
1936	D	+13.2%	13,246	10,133	23,532
1932	D	+26.5%	9,882	5,698	15,763
1928	R	−16.0%	6,739	9,318	16,139
1924	D	+7.5%	6,639	5,675	12,894
1920	D	+2.7%	6,277	5,948	12,402
1916	D	+13.0%	3,805	2,913	6,854
1912	D	+73.7%	6,275	1,675	6,241
1908	D	+100.0%	5,882	3,351	119
1904	D	+100.0%	7,151	2,711	89
1900	D	+100.0%	3,677	3,354	18
1896	D	+3.5%	3,456	3,219	6,846
1892	D	+13.0%	3,383	2,584	6,155
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

1.4%

African American

14.9%

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: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.4%

2.2%

75–84

2.9%

4.5%

65–74

5.2%

6.3%

55–64

6.7%

6.5%

45–54

6.9%

6.8%

35–44

7.1%

5.9%

25–34

6.1%

3.9%

18–24

3.8%

8.8%

5–17

8.3%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$132,450

Montgomery County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.

Montgomery County$132,450

Maryland$103,678

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.5%

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

Catholic & Orthodox

28.4%

Non-Christian

7.9%

Other Christian

7.5%

Baptist

3.4%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Methodist

2.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to federal contractors, biotech corridors, and one of the most educated workforces in the country, Montgomery County has delivered Democratic presidential margins above 50 points in recent cycles, anchoring Maryland's statewide results.

The Democratic margin in Montgomery County has been steady. It reached its modern peak at 100 points in 1900; the 2024 margin was fifty-three points, still in line with the county's long pattern.

Montgomery County's political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $132,450, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center. The county's voting pattern resembles other major urban centers most closely — Alexandria city and Contra Costa County.

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Montgomery County is one of the bluest places in America.