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Cecil County, MD


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-DE-MD-NJ
Designated Market Area: Baltimore, MD
USDA County Type (2025): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 106,305   ( 2,579 from 2020)
Land area: 346.3 square miles
Population density: 307.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:86,067 80.96% 0.8%
Black:9,0608.52% 24.7%
Indian:3020.28% 8.2%
Asian:1,7491.65% 13.7%
2+ races:2,7702.61% 12.6%
Hispanic:6,3575.98% 17.5%
Total non-White:20,23819.04% 19.4%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,726 11.4
Deaths:5,21012.6
Net Migration: 2,4886.0
Net Immigration: 5261.3
Change in White population:-710 -0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:3,289 3.2



Historical Presidential Election Results for Cecil County, MD

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +4,432 R +3,613 R + 4.2%
D +819
2024 vs. 2016 R +5,003 R +1,025 D + 4.3%
D +3,978
2020 vs. 2016 R +571 D +2,588 D + 8.5%
D +3,159
2024 vs. 2012 R +9,065 R +7,994 R + 11.6%
D +1,071
2016 vs. 2008 R +5,013 R +9,028 R + 20.9%
D -4,015
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 65% Donald Trump (R) 33,871 64.1% Kamala Harris (D) 17,628 33.4% 1,332 [+] 2.5% 52,831 30 14 1.74%
2020 59% Donald Trump* (R) 29,439 62.0% Joe Biden (D) 16,809 35.4% 1,214 [+] 2.6% 47,462 30 15 1.56%
2016 58% Donald Trump (R) 28,868 63.8% Hillary Clinton (D) 13,650 30.2% 2,751 [+] 6.1% 45,269 30 18 1.63%
2012 55% Mitt Romney (R) 24,806 58.4% Barack Obama* (D) 16,557 39.0% 1,117 [+] 2.6% 42,480 22 11 1.57%
2008 58% John McCain (R) 23,855 56.1% Barack Obama (D) 17,665 41.6% 974 [+] 2.3% 42,494 20 11 1.61%
2004 56% George W. Bush* (R) 22,556 59.9% John Kerry (D) 14,680 39.0% 438 [+] 1.2% 37,674 17 9 1.58%
2000 46% George W. Bush (R) 15,494 53.7% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 12,327 42.7% 1,055 [+] 3.7% 28,876 13 6 1.43%
1996 42% Robert Dole (R) 10,885 44.5% Bill Clinton* (D) 10,144 41.5% 3,431 [+] 14.0% 24,460 6 4 1.37%
1992 50% George Bush* (R) 10,784 39.5% Bill Clinton (D) 10,232 37.5% 6,303 [+] 23.1% 27,319 4 2 1.38%
1988 42% George Bush (R) 13,224 62.5% Michael Dukakis (D) 7,807 36.9% 124 [+] 0.6% 21,155 11 9 1.23%
1984 44% Ronald Reagan* (R) 13,111 65.9% Walter Mondale (D) 6,681 33.6% 93 0.5% 19,885 13 7 1.19%
1980 46% Ronald Reagan (R) 9,673 51.3% Jimmy Carter* (D) 7,937 42.1% 1,236 [+] 6.6% 18,846 7 1 1.22%
1976 46% Jimmy Carter (D) 8,950 53.2% Gerald Ford* (R) 7,833 46.6% 28 [+] 0.2% 16,811 0 -1 1.17%
1972 44% Richard Nixon* (R) 10,759 70.8% George McGovern (D) 4,113 27.1% 319 [+] 2.1% 15,191 10 10 1.12%
1968 48% Richard Nixon (R) 6,462 45.5% Hubert Humphrey (D) 4,517 31.8% 3,235 [+] 22.8% 14,214 4 2 1.15%
1964 46% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 7,854 59.6% Barry Goldwater (R) 5,330 40.4% 0 0.0% 13,184 6 2 1.18%
1960 49% Richard Nixon (R) 7,368 54.8% John Kennedy (D) 6,065 45.2% 0 0.0% 13,433 8 5 1.27%
1956 47% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 7,217 59.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 4,936 40.6% 0 0.0% 12,153 -1 2 1.30%
1952 55% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 6,482 53.6% Adlai Stevenson (D) 5,590 46.2% 26 0.2% 12,098 -2 -2 1.34%
1948 42% Harry Truman* (D) 4,323 52.5% Thomas Dewey (R) 3,866 46.9% 48 [+] 0.6% 8,237 -2 2 1.38%
1944 47% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,662 55.9% Thomas Dewey (R) 3,680 44.1% 0 0.0% 8,342 -4 -2 1.37%
1940 58% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,360 57.7% Wendell Willkie (R) 3,878 41.8% 50 0.5% 9,288 1 -3 1.41%
1936 57% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,914 57.3% Alf Landon (R) 3,617 42.1% 51 [+] 0.6% 8,582 5 6 1.37%
1932 54% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 4,282 53.8% Herbert Hoover* (R) 3,569 44.8% 108 [+] 1.4% 7,959 9 5 1.56%
1928 56% Herbert Hoover (R) 5,706 71.7% Al Smith (D) 2,201 27.6% 55 [+] 0.7% 7,962 15 13 1.51%
1924 46% Calvin Coolidge (R) 3,156 50.4% John Davis (D) 2,863 45.7% 247 [+] 3.9% 6,266 5 -4 1.75%
1920 53% James Cox (D) 3,468 49.8% Warren Harding (R) 3,435 49.4% 54 [+] 0.8% 6,957 -6 -11 1.62%
1916 37% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 2,587 55.9% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,959 42.3% 81 [+] 1.8% 4,627 -2 -4 1.77%
1912 37% Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,491 52.6% William Taft* (R) 1,509 31.9% 736 [+] 15.5% 4,736 8 9 2.04%
1908 43% William J. Bryan (D) 2,847 53.9% William Taft (R) 2,378 45.0% 55 [+] 1.0% 5,280 -4 -7 2.21%
1904 41% Alton Parker (D) 2,554 50.7% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,425 48.1% 58 [+] 1.2% 5,037 -1 -8 2.25%
1900 48% William J. Bryan (D) 2,988 49.3% William McKinley* (R) 2,959 48.8% 119 [+] 2.0% 6,066 -3 -3 2.29%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cecil County, MD

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 63% Lawrence Hogan, Jr. (R) 35,557 68.5% Angela Alsobrooks (D) 13,392 25.8% 2,923 [+] 5.6% 51,872 26 1.72%
2022 S3 40% Chris Chafee (R) 20,725 63.0% Chris Van Hollen* (D) 12,132 36.9% 56 [+] 0.2% 32,913 29 1.64%
2022 G 40% Dan Cox (R) 19,873 60.2% Wes Moore (D) 11,992 36.3% 1,147 [+] 3.5% 33,012 28 1.65%
2018 S1 44% Tony Campbell (R) 19,851 57.1% Ben Cardin* (D) 13,237 38.0% 1,703 [+] 4.9% 34,791 27 1.51%
2018 G 44% Lawrence Hogan, Jr.* (R) 27,063 77.5% Ben Jealous (D) 7,354 21.0% 522 [+] 1.5% 34,939 22 1.52%
2016 S3 56% Kathy Szeliga (R) 27,372 62.3% Chris Van Hollen (D) 14,846 33.8% 1,712 [+] 3.9% 43,930 27 1.61%
2014 G 35% Lawrence Hogan, Jr. (R) 20,699 77.3% Anthony Brown (D) 5,467 20.4% 600 [+] 2.2% 26,766 26 1.54%
2012 S1 54% Dan Bongino (R) 18,452 44.8% Ben Cardin* (D) 14,994 36.4% 7,733 [+] 18.8% 41,179 18 1.56%
2010 S3 39% Eric Wargotz (R) 15,600 52.5% Barbara Mikulski* (D) 13,132 44.2% 968 [+] 3.3% 29,700 17 1.62%
2010 G 40% Robert Ehrlich (R) 18,273 60.6% Martin O'Malley* (D) 10,833 35.9% 1,054 [+] 3.5% 30,160 19 1.62%
2006 S1 41% Michael Steele (R) 16,296 57.2% Ben Cardin (D) 11,600 40.7% 587 [+] 2.1% 28,483 13 1.60%
2006 G 41% Robert Ehrlich* (R) 16,559 57.7% Martin O'Malley (D) 11,750 41.0% 366 [+] 1.3% 28,675 12 1.60%
2004 S3 54% E.J. Pipkin (R) 18,843 51.3% Barbara Mikulski* (D) 17,371 47.3% 522 [+] 1.4% 36,736 18 1.58%
2002 G 38% Robert Ehrlich (R) 16,956 68.1% Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D) 7,668 30.8% 267 [+] 1.1% 24,891 17 1.46%
2000 S1 45% Paul Sarbanes* (D) 14,168 50.3% Paul Rappaport (R) 13,955 49.6% 25 [+] 0.1% 28,148 13 1.45%
1998 S3 34% Barbara Mikulski* (D) 12,593 61.9% Ross Pierpont (R) 7,749 38.1% 0 0.0% 20,342 9 1.35%
1998 G 34% Ellen Sauerbrey (R) 12,181 59.2% Parris Glendening* (D) 8,360 40.7% 21 [+] 0.1% 20,562 14 1.34%
1994 S1 32% Paul Sarbanes* (D) 9,140 50.6% Bill Brock (R) 8,935 49.4% 0 0.0% 18,075 9 1.32%
1994 G 34% Ellen Sauerbrey (R) 12,020 63.8% Parris Glendening (D) 6,808 36.2% 0 0.0% 18,828 14 1.34%
1992 S3 43% Barbara Mikulski* (D) 14,744 63.8% Alan Keyes (R) 8,374 36.2% 2 [+] 0.0% 23,120 7 1.26%
1990 G 29% William Donald Schaefer* (D) 7,671 50.6% William Shepard (R) 7,473 49.3% 3 [+] 0.0% 15,147 9 1.36%
1988 S1 37% Paul Sarbanes* (D) 10,607 56.9% Alan Keyes (R) 8,022 43.0% 7 [+] 0.0% 18,636 5 1.15%
1986 S3 30% Linda Chavez (R) 7,312 51.5% Barbara Mikulski (D) 6,879 48.5% 0 0.0% 14,191 12 1.28%
1986 G 30% William Donald Schaefer (D) 11,517 80.1% Thomas Mooney (R) 2,856 19.9% 0 0.0% 14,373 2 1.30%
1982 S1 33% Paul Sarbanes* (D) 8,275 58.0% Lawrence Hogan (R) 5,992 42.0% 0 0.0% 14,267 5 1.28%
1982 G 34% Harry Hughes* (D) 8,608 58.9% Robert Pascal (R) 6,012 41.1% 0 0.0% 14,620 3 1.28%
1980 S3 35% Charles Mathias* (R) 9,507 65.1% Edward Conroy (D) 5,101 34.9% 0 0.0% 14,608 -1 1.14%
1978 G 33% Harry Hughes (D) 8,290 66.2% Glenn Beall, Jr. (R) 4,231 33.8% 0 0.0% 12,521 5 1.24%
1976 S1 42% Paul Sarbanes (D) 8,016 52.2% Glenn Beall, Jr.* (R) 6,815 44.4% 531 [+] 3.5% 15,362 6 1.12%
1974 S3 27% Charles Mathias* (R) 5,685 58.2% Barbara Mikulski (D) 4,090 41.8% 0 0.0% 9,775 1 1.11%
1974 G 31% Marvin Mandel* (D) 6,335 57.4% Louise Gore (R) 4,707 42.6% 0 0.0% 11,042 6 1.16%
1970 S1 37% Glenn Beall, Jr. (R) 7,527 63.7% Joseph Tydings* (D) 4,184 35.4% 111 [+] 0.9% 11,822 13 1.24%
1970 G 38% Marvin Mandel* (D) 6,612 55.2% Stanley Blair (R) 5,176 43.2% 199 [+] 1.7% 11,987 11 1.23%
1968 S3 41% Charles Mathias (R) 5,456 45.0% Daniel Brewster* (D) 4,925 40.6% 1,742 [+] 14.4% 12,123 -3 1.07%
1966 G 40% George Mahoney (D) 5,720 49.3% Spiro Agnew (R) 5,387 46.5% 484 [+] 4.2% 11,591 -3 1.26%
1964 S1 44% Joseph Tydings (D) 7,738 61.6% Glenn Beall* (R) 4,825 38.4% 0 0.0% 12,563 1 1.16%
1962 S3 34% Daniel Brewster (D) 4,921 51.8% Edward Miller (R) 4,584 48.2% 0 0.0% 9,505 10 1.34%
1962 G 37% Millard Tawes* (D) 6,284 61.7% Frank Small (R) 3,906 38.3% 0 0.0% 10,190 -6 1.31%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Cecil County, MD

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 MD01Andy Harris* (R) 32,647 64.4% Blane Miller (D) 16,171 31.9% 1,901 3.7% 50,719
County Total for 2024-11-05:   50,719
2022-11-08 MD01Andy Harris* (R) 19,678 59.8% Heather Mizeur (D) 12,349 37.5% 894 2.7% 32,921
County Total for 2022-11-08:   32,921
2020-11-03 MD01Andy Harris* (R) 29,918 65.0% Mia Mason (D) 16,042 34.9% 69 0.1% 46,029
County Total for 2020-11-03:   46,029
2018-11-06 MD01Andy Harris* (R) 21,123 60.5% Jesse Colvin (D) 12,941 37.1% 822 2.4% 34,886
County Total for 2018-11-06:   34,886
2016-11-08 MD01Andy Harris* (R) 29,203 66.6% Joe Werner (D) 12,124 27.6% 2,552 5.8% 43,879
County Total for 2016-11-08:   43,879
2014-11-04 MD01Andy Harris* (R) 18,571 70.5% Bill Tilghman (D) 7,767 29.5% 21 0.1% 26,359
County Total for 2014-11-04:   26,359
2012-11-06 MD01Andy Harris* (R) 24,954 61.7% Wendy Rosen (D) 12,720 31.4% 2,797 6.9% 40,471
County Total for 2012-11-06:   40,471
2010-11-02 MD01Andy Harris (R) 16,268 54.8% Frank Kratovil* (D) 11,865 40.0% 1,544 5.2% 29,677
County Total for 2010-11-02:   29,677
2008-11-04 MD01Frank Kratovil (D) 20,089 49.4% Andy Harris (R) 19,242 47.3% 1,318 3.2% 40,649
County Total for 2008-11-04:   40,649
2006-11-07 MD01Wayne Gilchrest* (R) 18,278 65.1% Jim Corwin (D) 9,776 34.8% 17 0.1% 28,071
County Total for 2006-11-07:   28,071
2004-11-02 MD01Wayne Gilchrest* (R) 25,798 72.8% Kostas Alexakis (D) 9,513 26.8% 133 0.4% 35,444
County Total for 2004-11-02:   35,444
2002-11-05 MD01Wayne Gilchrest* (R) 17,425 72.1% Ann Tamlyn (D) 6,670 27.6% 73 0.3% 24,168
County Total for 2002-11-05:   24,168
2000-11-07 MD01Wayne Gilchrest* (R) 17,932 64.7% Bennett Bozman (D) 9,746 35.2% 42 0.2% 27,720
County Total for 2000-11-07:   27,720
1998-11-03 MD01Wayne Gilchrest* (R) 13,860 69.9% Irving Pinder (D) 5,967 30.1% 0 0.0% 19,827
County Total for 1998-11-03:   19,827
1996-11-05 MD01Wayne Gilchrest* (R) 13,409 59.2% Steve Eastaugh (D) 9,233 40.8% 0 0.0% 22,642
County Total for 1996-11-05:   22,642
1994-11-08 MD01Wayne Gilchrest* (R) 12,195 70.1% Ralph Gies (D) 5,191 29.9% 3 0.0% 17,389
County Total for 1994-11-08:   17,389
1992-11-03 MD01Wayne Gilchrest* (R) 12,412 51.5% Tom McMillen* (D) 11,705 48.5% 2 0.0% 24,119
County Total for 1992-11-03:   24,119
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Cecil County, MD

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 72,451 34,984 48.3% 19,013 26.2% 18,454 25.5% Rep +15,971 Rep +22.0% 89%
2022 70,327 31,961 45.4% 20,666 29.4% 17,700 25.2% Rep +11,295 Rep +16.1% 86%
2020 68,819 30,880 44.9% 21,601 31.4% 16,338 23.7% Rep +9,279 Rep +13.5% 84%
2018 64,912 28,190 43.4% 21,440 33.0% 15,282 23.5% Rep +6,750 Rep +10.4% 81%
2016 64,496 27,293 42.3% 22,364 34.7% 14,839 23.0% Rep +4,929 Rep +7.6% 81%
2014 61,991 24,692 39.8% 22,917 37.0% 14,382 23.2% Rep +1,775 Rep +2.9% 79%
2012 62,521 24,372 39.0% 24,197 38.7% 13,952 22.3% Rep +175 Rep +0.3% 81%
2010 59,837 22,853 38.2% 24,530 41.0% 12,454 20.8% Dem +1,677 Dem +2.8% 79%
2008 58,934 22,479 38.1% 24,678 41.9% 11,777 20.0% Dem +2,199 Dem +3.7% 81%
2006 51,994 20,284 39.0% 21,906 42.1% 9,804 18.9% Dem +1,622 Dem +3.1% 74%
2004 49,709 19,222 38.7% 21,502 43.3% 8,985 18.1% Dem +2,280 Dem +4.6% 74%
2002 42,163 15,746 37.3% 19,349 45.9% 7,068 16.8% Dem +3,603 Dem +8.5% 65%
2000 40,660 14,992 36.9% 19,111 47.0% 6,557 16.1% Dem +4,119 Dem +10.1% 65%
1994 34,197 11,703 34.2% 18,550 54.2% 3,944 11.5% Dem +6,847 Dem +20.0% 61%
1986 27,045 8,158 30.2% 16,636 61.5% 2,251 8.3% Dem +8,478 Dem +31.3% 57%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.