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Dorchester County, Maryland presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Dorchester County by 14.6 points, out of 16,730 votes for president.

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D+20R+20D+10R+102000: R+5.420002004: R+17.920042008: R+8.220082012: R+4.620122016: R+14.320162020: R+12.020202024: R+14.52024
Dorchester County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Maryland 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP9,39056.1%
Kamala Harris DEM6,95441.6%
All other candidates3862.3%
Total16,730

Dorchester County was R+14.5 against D+28.5 statewide, 43.0 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2020

Maryland 2020
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP8,76454.9%
Joseph R. Biden DEM6,85742.9%
All other candidates3562.2%
Total15,977

Dorchester County was R+12.0 against D+33.2 statewide, 45.2 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2016

Maryland 2016
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP8,41355.3%
Hillary Clinton DEM6,24541.0%
All other candidates5673.7%
Total15,225

Dorchester County was R+14.3 against D+26.4 statewide, 40.7 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2012

Maryland 2012
TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney REP7,97651.6%
Barack Obama DEM7,25747.0%
All other candidates2111.4%
Total15,444

Dorchester County was R+4.6 against D+26.1 statewide, 30.7 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2008

Maryland 2008
TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP8,16853.5%
Barack Obama DEM6,91245.3%
All other candidates1941.3%
Total15,274

Dorchester County was R+8.2 against D+25.4 statewide, 33.6 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

Maryland 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP7,80158.5%
John Kerry DEM5,41140.6%
All other candidates1271.0%
Total13,339

Dorchester County was R+17.9 against D+13.0 statewide, 30.9 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

Maryland 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP5,84751.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM5,23245.9%
All other candidates3132.7%
Total11,392

Dorchester County was R+5.4 against D+16.2 statewide, 21.6 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Dorchester County, Maryland in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Dorchester County by 14.6 points, out of 16,730 votes counted for president.

Is Dorchester County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 14.5 points; 2020: Republican by 12.0 points; 2016: Republican by 14.3 points; 2012: Republican by 4.6 points; 2008: Republican by 8.2 points; 2004: Republican by 17.9 points; 2000: Republican by 5.4 points.

How does Dorchester County vote compared with the rest of Maryland?

In 2024 it was 43.0 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 14.5 points against Democratic by 28.5 points statewide).

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