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Maryland 2008 vs 2012: county swing

14 of 24 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 2 changed hands.

Allegany County: swing R+5.7Anne Arundel County: swing D+1.7Calvert County: swing R+1.2Charles County: swing D+5.8Dorchester County: swing D+3.6Kent County: swing R+0.7Queen Anne's County: swing R+2.2St. Mary's County: swing R+2.0Somerset County: swing D+4.5Talbot County: swing R+2.6Caroline County: swing R+0.4Carroll County: swing R+1.7Frederick County: swing R+2.1Garrett County: swing R+10.2Montgomery County: swing R+0.8Prince George's County: swing D+2.0Washington County: swing R+4.7Worcester County: swing R+2.5Cecil County: swing R+4.9Howard County: swing D+0.1Wicomico County: swing D+0.8Baltimore County: swing D+2.5Harford County: swing D+0.4Baltimore city: swing D+0.6
Red: toward the Republican ticket. Blue: toward the Democratic ticket.
County20082012SwingVotes 2008Votes 2012
Garrett County R+40.2 R+50.4 R+10.2 12,872 13,157
Allegany County R+25.9 R+31.6 R+5.7 29,742 29,850
Cecil County R+14.5 R+19.4 R+4.9 42,494 42,480
Washington County R+12.9 R+17.6 R+4.7 61,600 62,755
Talbot County R+9.7 R+12.3 R+2.6 20,328 20,459
Worcester County R+15.5 R+18.0 R+2.5 27,346 27,420
Queen Anne's County R+27.0 R+29.2 R+2.2 24,045 24,888
Frederick County R+1.0 R+3.1 R+2.1 111,186 117,115
St. Mary's County R+12.8 R+14.8 R+2.0 44,409 47,824
Carroll County R+31.2 R+32.9 R+1.7 84,760 87,536
Calvert County R+6.3 R+7.5 R+1.2 44,057 45,518
Montgomery County D+44.6 D+43.8 R+0.8 439,261 455,992
Kent County flipped D+0.4 R+0.3 R+0.7 10,020 9,904
Caroline County R+23.0 R+23.4 R+0.4 13,218 13,357
Howard County D+21.9 D+22.0 D+0.1 145,233 153,108
Harford County R+18.8 R+18.4 D+0.4 123,295 125,954
Baltimore city D+75.5 D+76.1 D+0.6 245,968 254,005
Wicomico County R+5.8 R+5.0 D+0.8 41,854 42,259
Anne Arundel County R+1.8 R+0.1 D+1.7 259,619 260,155
Prince George's County D+78.5 D+80.5 D+2.0 374,026 387,744
Baltimore County D+14.5 D+17.0 D+2.5 380,938 384,782
Dorchester County R+8.2 R+4.6 D+3.6 15,274 15,444
Somerset County flipped R+2.6 D+1.9 D+4.5 9,924 10,399
Charles County D+25.5 D+31.3 D+5.8 70,127 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