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Howard County, Maryland presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Howard County by 41.7 points, out of 180,488 votes for president.

Allegany (no county figures)Anne Arundel (no county figures)Calvert (no county figures)Charles (no county figures)Dorchester (no county figures)Kent (no county figures)Queen Anne's (no county figures)St. Mary's (no county figures)Somerset (no county figures)Talbot (no county figures)Caroline (no county figures)Carroll (no county figures)Frederick (no county figures)Garrett (no county figures)Montgomery (no county figures)Prince George's (no county figures)Washington (no county figures)Worcester (no county figures)Cecil (no county figures)Howard County: Kamala Harris +41.7Wicomico (no county figures)Baltimore (no county figures)Harford (no county figures)Baltimore city (no county figures)
D+50R+50D+25R+252000: D+7.720002004: D+9.420042008: D+21.920082012: D+22.020122016: D+34.020162020: D+44.320202024: D+41.72024
Howard County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Maryland 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris DEM124,76469.1%
Donald J. Trump REP49,42527.4%
All other candidates6,2993.5%
Total180,488

Howard County was D+41.7 against D+28.5 statewide, 13.2 points more Democratic 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
Joseph R. Biden DEM129,43370.7%
Donald J. Trump REP48,39026.4%
All other candidates5,2392.9%
Total183,062

Howard County was D+44.3 against D+33.2 statewide, 11.1 points more Democratic 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
Hillary Clinton DEM102,59763.3%
Donald J. Trump REP47,48429.3%
All other candidates12,1127.5%
Total162,193

Howard County was D+34.0 against D+26.4 statewide, 7.6 points more Democratic 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
Barack Obama DEM91,39359.7%
Mitt Romney REP57,75837.7%
All other candidates3,9572.6%
Total153,108

Howard County was D+22.0 against D+26.1 statewide, 4.1 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
Barack Obama DEM87,12060.0%
John McCain REP55,39338.1%
All other candidates2,7201.9%
Total145,233

Howard County was D+21.9 against D+25.4 statewide, 3.5 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
John Kerry DEM72,25754.0%
George W. Bush REP59,72444.6%
All other candidates1,8291.4%
Total133,810

Howard County was D+9.4 against D+13.0 statewide, 3.6 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)

2000

Maryland 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM58,55651.9%
George W. Bush REP49,80944.2%
All other candidates4,4143.9%
Total112,779

Howard County was D+7.7 against D+16.2 statewide, 8.5 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 Howard County, Maryland in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Howard County by 41.7 points, out of 180,488 votes counted for president.

Is Howard County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 41.7 points; 2020: Democratic by 44.3 points; 2016: Democratic by 34.0 points; 2012: Democratic by 22.0 points; 2008: Democratic by 21.9 points; 2004: Democratic by 9.4 points; 2000: Democratic by 7.7 points.

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

In 2024 it was 13.2 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 41.7 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