Maryland presidential election results and history

Maryland has voted in 51 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 30 of the 51 with a recorded winner (59%).

Current members of Congress from Maryland (10)

Angela D. Alsobrooks Senator · Democrat
Chris Van Hollen Senator · Democrat
Andy Harris District 1 · Republican
Johnny Olszewski, Jr. District 2 · Democrat
Sarah Elfreth District 3 · Democrat
Glenn Ivey District 4 · Democrat
Steny H. Hoyer District 5 · Democrat
April McClain Delaney District 6 · Democrat
Kweisi Mfume District 7 · Democrat
Jamie Raskin District 8 · Democrat

Latest (2024): Kamala Harris28.5 pts
Electoral votes: 10
Democratic wins: 30
Republican wins: 12

Maryland, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Maryland

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Kamala Harris	62.6%	Donald J. Trump	28.5	10	3,038,334	Donald J. Trump ✗
2020	Joseph R. Biden	65.4%	Donald J. Trump	33.2	10	3,037,030	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Hillary Clinton	60.3%	Donald J. Trump	26.4	10	2,781,446	Donald J. Trump ✗
2012	Barack Obama	62.0%	Mitt Romney	26.1	10	2,707,327	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	61.9%	John McCain	25.4	10	2,631,596	Barack Obama ✓
2004	John Kerry	55.9%	George W. Bush	13.0	10	2,386,678	George W. Bush ✗
2000	Albert Gore, Jr.	56.5%	George W. Bush	16.2	10	2,020,480	George W. Bush ✗
1996	William J. Clinton	54.3%	Robert Dole	16.0	10	1,780,870	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	49.8%	George H. W. Bush	14.2	10	1,985,046	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	George H. W. Bush	51.1%	Michael Dukakis	2.9	10	1,714,358	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	52.5%	Walter Mondale	5.5	10	1,675,873	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Jimmy Carter	47.1%	Ronald Reagan	3.0	10	1,540,496	Ronald Reagan ✗
1976	Jimmy Carter	52.8%	Gerald R. Ford	6.0	10	1,439,897	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	61.3%	George McGovern	23.9	10	1,353,812	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Hubert Humphrey	43.6%	Richard M. Nixon	1.6	10	1,235,039	Richard M. Nixon ✗
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	65.5%	Barry Goldwater	30.9	10	1,116,457	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	John F. Kennedy	53.6%	Richard M. Nixon	7.2	9	1,055,349	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	60.0%	Adlai Stevenson	20.1	9	932,827	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.4%	Adlai Stevenson	11.5	9	902,074	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Thomas E. Dewey	49.4%	Harry S Truman	1.4	8	596,748	Harry S Truman ✗
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	51.9%	Thomas E. Dewey	3.7	8	608,439	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	58.3%	Wendell L. Willkie	17.4	8	660,104	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	62.3%	Alfred M. Landon	25.3	8	624,896	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	61.5%	Herbert Hoover	25.5	8	511,054	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	57.1%	Alfred E. Smith	14.7	8	528,348	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	45.3%	John W. Davis	4.0	8	358,630	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	55.1%	James M. Cox	13.0	8	428,443	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Woodrow Wilson	52.8%	Charles E. Hughes	8.0	8	262,039	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	48.6%	Theodore Roosevelt	23.7	8	231,981	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Jennings Bryan	48.6%	William Howard Taft	-0.3	8	238,531	William Howard Taft ✗
1904	Alton B. Parker	48.8%	Theodore Roosevelt	0.0	8	224,229	Theodore Roosevelt ✗
1900	William McKinley	51.5%	William Jennings Bryan	5.3	8	264,386	William McKinley ✓
1896	William McKinley	54.7%	William Jennings Bryan	13.1	8	250,249	William McKinley ✓
1892	Grover Cleveland	53.4%	Benjamin Harrison	9.9	8	213,275	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Grover Cleveland	50.3%	Benjamin Harrison	2.9	8	210,941	Benjamin Harrison ✗
1884	Grover Cleveland	52.2%	James G. Blaine	6.0	8	185,838	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	Winfield S. Hancock	54.1%	James A. Garfield	8.8	8	173,049	James A. Garfield ✗
1876	Samuel Tilden	56.0%	Rutherford B. Hayes	12.1	8	163,759	Rutherford B. Hayes ✗
1872	Horace Greeley	50.3%	Ulysses S. Grant	0.7	—	134,447	Ulysses S. Grant ✗
1868	Horatio Seymour	67.2%	Ulysses S. Grant	34.4	7	92,795	Ulysses S. Grant ✗
1864	Abraham Lincoln	55.1%	George McClellan	10.2	7	72,892	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1860	John C. Breckinridge	45.6%	John Bell	0.7	8	93,234	Abraham Lincoln ✗
1856	Millard Fillmore	54.6%	James Buchanan	9.6	8	86,860	James Buchanan ✗
1852	Franklin Pierce	53.3%	Winfield Scott	6.6	8	75,120	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Zachary Taylor	52.1%	Lewis Cass	4.4	8	72,359	Zachary Taylor ✓
1844	Henry Clay	52.4%	James K. Polk	4.8	8	68,690	James K. Polk ✗
1840	William Henry Harrison	53.8%	Martin Van Buren	7.7	10	62,280	William Henry Harrison ✓
1836	William Henry Harrison	53.7%	Martin Van Buren	7.5	10	48,119	Martin Van Buren ✗
1832	Henry Clay	50.0%	Andrew Jackson	0.0	8	38,316	Andrew Jackson ✗
1828	John Quincy Adams	50.3%	Andrew Jackson	0.5	11	45,796	Andrew Jackson ✗
1824	Andrew Jackson	43.7%	John Quincy Adams	-0.3	11	33,214	John Quincy Adams ✗

Counties

Questions and answers

How has Maryland voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Kamala Harris by 28.5 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 33.2 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 26.4 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 26.1 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 25.4 points.

When did Maryland last vote Democratic for president?

In 2024, for Kamala Harris.

When did Maryland last vote Republican for president?

In 1988, for George H. W. Bush.

How often does Maryland vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Maryland backed the national winner in 30 of 51 elections in this record (59%).

Is Maryland a swing state?

No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 26.1 points, Democratic by 26.4 points, Democratic by 33.2 points and Democratic by 28.5 points.

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