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Elections / 2008 · President · MD

Barack Obama carried Maryland D+25.4.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Maryland, 2008. The state ran 18.2 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.3 nationally).

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)

Maryland result
2,631,593 votes counted
Obama (D)
1,629,467
61.9%
McCain (R)
959,862
36.5%
All others
42,264
1.6%
Margin
D+25.4
2008 presidential election
Maryland, 2008
ObamaD+25.4
2008 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 2008 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 2008 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2008 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Allegany County, MD · R+25.9Anne Arundel County, MD · R+1.8Baltimore city, MD · D+75.5Baltimore County, MD · D+14.6Calvert County, MD · R+6.3Caroline County, MD · R+23.0Carroll County, MD · R+31.2Cecil County, MD · R+14.6Charles County, MD · D+25.5Dorchester County, MD · R+8.2Frederick County, MD · R+1.0Garrett County, MD · R+40.1Harford County, MD · R+18.8Howard County, MD · D+21.8Kent County, MD · TiedMontgomery County, MD · D+44.6Prince George's County, MD · D+78.5Queen Anne's County, MD · R+27.1Somerset County, MD · R+2.6St. Mary's County, MD · R+12.8Talbot County, MD · R+9.6Washington County, MD · R+12.9Wicomico County, MD · R+5.8Worcester County, MD · R+15.5
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic61.9%1,629,467
John McCainRepublican36.5%959,862
OtherAll other candidates1.6%42,264
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 2008
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−25.9%
10,69318,40529,742
Anne Arundel CountyR
−1.8%
125,015129,682259,619
Baltimore cityD
+75.5%
214,38528,681245,968
Baltimore CountyD
+14.6%
214,151158,714380,938
Calvert CountyR
−6.3%
20,29923,09544,057
Caroline CountyR
−23.0%
4,9718,01513,218
Carroll CountyR
−31.2%
28,06054,50384,760
Cecil CountyR
−14.6%
17,66523,85542,494
Charles CountyD
+25.5%
43,63525,73270,126
Dorchester CountyR
−8.2%
6,9128,16815,274
Frederick CountyR
−1.0%
54,01355,170111,186
Garrett CountyR
−40.1%
3,7368,90312,872
Harford CountyR
−18.8%
48,55271,751123,295
Howard CountyD
+21.8%
87,12055,393145,233
Kent CountyD
+0.5%
4,9534,90510,020
Montgomery CountyD
+44.6%
314,444118,608439,261
Prince George's CountyD
+78.5%
332,39638,833374,026
Queen Anne's CountyR
−27.1%
8,57515,08724,045
Somerset CountyR
−2.6%
4,7795,0379,924
St. Mary's CountyR
−12.8%
19,02324,70544,409
Talbot CountyR
−9.6%
9,03510,99520,328
Washington CountyR
−12.9%
26,24534,16961,600
Wicomico CountyR
−5.8%
19,43621,84941,852
Worcester CountyR
−15.5%
11,37415,60727,346