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Maryland 2000 vs 2012: county swing

7 of 24 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 0 changed hands.

County20002012SwingVotes 2000Votes 2012
Allegany County R+14.3 R+31.6 R+17.3 26,371 29,850
Worcester County R+6.6 R+18.0 R+11.4 20,753 27,420
Cecil County R+11.0 R+19.4 R+8.4 28,876 42,480
Queen Anne's County R+22.2 R+29.2 R+7.0 16,761 24,888
Garrett County R+43.5 R+50.4 R+6.9 10,655 13,157
Caroline County R+21.3 R+23.4 R+2.1 8,952 13,357
Somerset County D+2.3 D+1.9 R+0.4 7,604 10,399
Harford County R+18.8 R+18.4 D+0.4 91,424 125,954
Carroll County R+33.7 R+32.9 D+0.8 64,027 87,536
Dorchester County R+5.4 R+4.6 D+0.8 11,392 15,444
Wicomico County R+5.9 R+5.0 D+0.9 31,795 42,259
St. Mary's County R+16.7 R+14.8 D+1.9 29,501 47,824
Calvert County R+10.1 R+7.5 D+2.6 29,806 45,518
Washington County R+20.5 R+17.6 D+2.9 47,470 62,755
Kent County R+6.5 R+0.3 D+6.2 8,085 9,904
Anne Arundel County R+7.2 R+0.1 D+7.1 200,657 260,155
Talbot County R+19.9 R+12.3 D+7.6 15,234 20,459
Baltimore city D+68.4 D+76.1 D+7.7 192,404 254,005
Baltimore County D+9.1 D+17.0 D+7.9 304,084 384,782
Howard County D+7.7 D+22.0 D+14.3 112,779 153,108
Montgomery County D+29.0 D+43.8 D+14.8 371,688 455,992
Frederick County R+18.6 R+3.1 D+15.5 78,661 117,115
Prince George's County D+61.1 D+80.5 D+19.4 271,909 387,744
Charles County D+0.3 D+31.3 D+31.0 44,592 75,222

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data