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MarylandHarrisD+28.5
2024StatewideD+28.5

24 counties · presidential margin · 2024

County24 areas · 2024 presidential vote
Prince George's347,03845,008D+74.8404,009Baltimore195,10927,984D+72.4230,754Montgomery386,581112,637D+52.8519,221Howard124,76449,425D+41.3182,291Charles63,45426,145D+40.592,097Baltimore249,958149,560D+24.3412,915Anne Arundel171,945128,892D+13.8311,572Frederick82,40968,753D+8.7156,114Talbot11,11911,125R+0.0322,830Kent5,2515,561R+2.811,128Wicomico21,51324,065R+5.446,912Calvert23,43829,361R+10.954,191Harford62,45383,050R+13.7150,090Dorchester6,9549,390R+14.516,772St. Mary's23,53133,582R+17.058,954Somerset4,0545,805R+17.310,137Worcester12,43119,632R+21.932,881Washington27,26044,054R+22.973,332Carroll36,86762,273R+24.7102,651Queen Anne's11,27320,200R+27.632,347Cecil17,62833,871R+30.752,831Caroline4,86011,053R+37.916,330Allegany9,23122,141R+40.232,137Garrett3,45611,983R+53.815,838

Maryland, Maryland

presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.5% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.5%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
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+28.5%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
62.6%Harris1,902,577
34.1%Trump1,035,550
1.1%Stein33,134
+28.5%
3,038,334
D
65.4%Biden1,985,023
32.1%Trump976,417
1.1%Jorgensen33,488
+33.2%
3,037,510
D
61.3%Clinton1,677,928
34.5%Trump943,169
2.9%Johnson79,605
+26.8%
2,736,720
D
62.0%Obama1,677,844
35.9%Romney971,869
1.1%Johnson30,195
+26.1%
2,707,327
D
61.9%Obama1,629,467
36.5%McCain959,862
0.6%Nader14,713
+25.4%
2,631,593
D
55.9%Kerry1,334,493
42.9%Bush1,024,703
0.5%Nader11,854
+13.0%
2,386,678
D
56.6%Gore1,145,782
40.2%Bush813,797
2.7%Nader53,768
+16.4%
2,025,480
D
54.3%Clinton966,207
38.3%Dole681,530
6.5%Perot115,812
+16.0%
1,780,870
D
49.8%Clinton988,571
35.6%Bush707,094
14.2%Perot281,414
+14.2%
1,985,046
R
48.2%Dukakis826,304
51.1%Bush876,167
0.4%Paul6,748
−2.9%
1,714,358
R
47.0%Mondale787,935
52.5%Reagan879,918
0.3%Bergland5,721
−5.5%
1,675,873
D
47.1%Carter726,161
44.2%Reagan680,606
7.8%Anderson119,537
+3.0%
1,540,496
D
53.0%Carter759,612
47.0%Ford672,661
0.0%
+6.1%
1,432,273
R
37.4%McGovern505,781
61.3%Nixon829,305
1.4%Schmitz18,726
−23.9%
1,353,812
D
43.6%Humphrey538,310
41.9%Nixon517,995
14.5%Wallace178,734
+1.6%
1,235,039
D
65.5%Johnson730,912
34.5%Goldwater385,495
0.0%Hass50
+30.9%
1,116,457
D
53.6%Kennedy565,808
46.4%Nixon489,538
0.0%Byrd3
+7.2%
1,055,349
R
40.0%Stevenson372,613
60.0%Eisenhower559,738
0.0%
−20.1%
932,351
R
43.8%Stevenson395,337
55.4%Eisenhower499,424
0.8%Hallinan7,313
−11.5%
902,074
R
48.2%Truman286,521
49.6%Dewey294,814
2.2%Thurmond12,924
−1.4%
594,259
D
51.9%Roosevelt315,490
48.1%Dewey292,949
0.0%
+3.7%
608,439
D
58.3%Roosevelt384,546
40.8%Willkie269,534
0.9%Thomas6,024
+17.4%
660,104
D
62.3%Roosevelt389,612
37.0%Landon231,435
0.6%Lemke3,849
+25.3%
624,896
D
61.5%Roosevelt314,314
36.0%Hoover184,184
2.5%Thomas12,556
+25.5%
511,054
R
42.3%Smith223,626
57.1%Hoover301,479
0.6%Thomas3,243
−14.7%
528,348
R
41.3%Davis148,072
45.3%Coolidge162,414
13.4%La Follette48,144
−4.0%
358,630
R
42.2%Cox180,626
55.1%Harding236,117
2.7%Debs11,699
−13.0%
428,442
D
52.8%Wilson138,359
44.8%Hughes117,347
2.4%Benson6,333
+8.0%
262,039
D
102.8%Wilson238,533
23.7%Taft54,956
0.0%
+79.1%
231,981
—
3668.6%Bryan224,224
1896.4%Taft115,908
0.0%
No data
6,112
—
5007.3%Parker264,434
2073.4%Roosevelt109,497
0.0%
No data
5,281
—
8506.5%Bryan122,238
9477.0%McKinley136,185
0.0%
No data
1,437
R
41.8%Bryan104,746
54.6%McKinley136,978
3.6%Palmer9,153
−12.8%
250,877
D
53.4%Cleveland113,866
43.5%Harrison92,736
3.1%Weaver6,700
+9.9%
213,302
2026 election
On the ballot
Governor
Wes MoorenomineeDan Coxnominee

Incumbent Wes Moore (D) is running for a second term and won renomination with ~88%. Republican Dan Cox won the GOP primary (over Ed Hale and others), setting up a rematch of 2022. A Green Party candidate (Andy Ellis) has been reported for the general ballot but is in secondary reporting only, so excluded from the confirmed roster.

Full 2026 forecast →

Source · Akashic 2026 forecast.
Congressional elections · 200 House races · 17 Senate races

U.S. House

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0. Seat totals count district winners; vote shares aggregate every district.
YearSeats wonD %R %Total
D 7 · R 163.5%34.7%2,935,328
D 7 · R 164.7%34.6%1,995,728
D 7 · R 164.7%34.8%2,954,170
D 7 · R 165.3%32.3%2,286,120

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
54.6%1,650,912
42.8%1,294,344
3,021,378
2022D
65.8%1,316,897
34.1%682,293
2,002,336
2018D
64.9%1,491,614
30.3%697,017
2,297,538
2016D
61.0%1,659,907
35.7%972,557
2,722,434
2012D
56.0%1,474,028
26.4%693,291
2,630,505
2010D
62.3%1,140,615
35.8%655,666
1,831,744
2006D
54.2%965,477
44.2%787,182
1,780,223
2004D
64.8%1,504,691
33.7%783,055
2,321,571
2000D
63.2%1,230,013
36.7%715,178
1,946,898
1998D
70.5%1,062,810
29.5%444,637
1,507,447
1994D
59.1%809,125
40.9%559,908
1,369,033
1992D
71.0%1,307,610
29.0%533,688
1,841,298
1988D
61.8%999,166
38.2%617,537
1,616,703
1986D
60.7%675,225
39.3%437,411
1,112,636
1982D
63.5%707,356
36.5%407,334
1,114,690
1980R
33.8%435,118
66.2%850,970
1,286,088
1976D
56.6%772,101
38.9%530,439
1,365,290
A state that voted Democratic for president by 28.5 points elected a Republican governor twice.
Presidential margin, 2024
D+28.5 — 1.9M to 1.0M, down from D+33.2 in 2020 · MIT Election Lab
Won the state on eight jurisdictions
The Democrat carried 8 of 24; the Republican carried 16 · MIT Election Lab 2024
Bluest and reddest
Prince George’s D+74.8 (majority-Black) against Garrett R+53.8 · MIT Election Lab 2024
2nd-highest household income
$103,678 median — 2nd of 50, above the U.S. $80,734; 5th-lowest poverty · ACS 2024 5-year
Large Black population
29% of residents — among the largest shares of any state · ACS 2024 5-year (B03002)
Splits its ticket for governor
Hogan (R) won 2014 R+3.7 and 2018 R+11.9; Moore (D) won 2022 D+32.4 — Moore–Cox rematch in 2026 · Akashic 2026 forecast
Political twins — states

The states whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

District of Columbia
District of Columbia
87.6twin score
median income12-yr trend% White≠ 2004 margin
Illinois
Illinois
66.2twin score
2000–2016 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend
Virginia
Virginia
66.1twin score
12-yr trendcollege sharemedian income≠ 2000 margin

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Largest cities in Maryland
Baltimore
573.2K residents
Columbia
104.3K residents
Germantown
90.7K residents
Frederick
83.4K residents
Waldorf
82.9K residents
Silver Spring
81.5K residents
Ellicott City
75.3K residents
Glen Burnie
72.6K residents
Gaithersburg
69.8K residents
Bethesda
69.4K residents
Rockville
67.7K residents
Dundalk
66K residents
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Frequently asked questions

How did Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland voted Democratic by 28.5 points (D+28.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,038,334 votes cast, 1,902,577 went Democratic and 1,035,550 went Republican.
When did Maryland last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Maryland voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Maryland?
Maryland has a population of 6,206,011 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland?
Median household income in Maryland is $103,678 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Maryland from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.