| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 23,531 | 33,582 | 58,954 | |
| 2020 | R | 23,138 | 30,826 | 55,665 | |
| 2016 | R | 17,534 | 28,663 | 48,975 | |
| 2012 | R | 19,711 | 26,797 | 47,824 | |
| 2008 | R | 19,023 | 24,705 | 44,409 | |
| 2004 | R | 13,776 | 23,725 | 37,916 | |
| 2000 | R | 11,912 | 16,856 | 29,501 | |
| 1996 | R | 9,988 | 11,835 | 23,808 | |
| 1992 | R | 8,931 | 11,485 | 25,085 | |
| 1988 | R | 7,434 | 12,767 | 20,290 | |
| 1984 | R | 6,420 | 11,201 | 17,670 | |
| 1980 | R | 6,773 | 8,267 | 16,056 | |
| 1976 | D | 7,227 | 5,640 | 12,867 | |
| 1972 | R | 3,571 | 7,689 | 11,382 | |
| 1968 | R | 3,280 | 3,348 | 9,175 | |
| 1964 | D | 5,831 | 2,878 | 8,709 | |
| 1960 | D | 5,752 | 3,080 | 8,832 | |
| 1956 | R | 3,443 | 4,336 | 7,779 | |
| 1952 | R | 3,588 | 4,270 | 7,891 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,293 | 2,247 | 4,606 | |
| 1944 | R | 1,891 | 2,673 | 4,564 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,860 | 2,301 | 5,205 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,829 | 2,286 | 5,239 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,885 | 1,322 | 4,300 | |
| 1928 | D | 3,006 | 1,609 | 4,733 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,949 | 1,653 | 3,703 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,861 | 2,175 | 4,094 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,443 | 1,064 | 2,611 | |
| 1912 | D | 3,669 | 1,262 | 2,336 | |
| 1908 | D | 3,637 | 1,627 | 130 | |
| 1904 | D | 5,221 | 1,874 | 183 | |
| 1900 | R | 2,017 | 2,855 | 33 | |
| 1896 | R | 2,084 | 2,646 | 5,209 | |
| 1892 | R | 1,638 | 1,819 | 3,991 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Home to one of the Navy's premier flight test centers, St. Mary's combines a substantial military and federal-contractor workforce with rural Southern Maryland demographics that have trended steadily Republican over the past two decades.
The Republican margin in St. Mary's County reached its widest at 100 points in 1900. The margin in 2024 was seventeen points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
St. Mary's County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $119,446, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 115,126 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 Montour County.
