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Kent County, Maryland presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Kent County by 2.8 points, out of 11,068 votes for president.

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D+20R+20D+10R+102000: R+6.520002004: R+6.720042008: D+0.420082012: R+0.320122016: R+3.020162020: D+1.320202024: R+2.82024
Kent County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Maryland 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP5,56150.2%
Kamala Harris DEM5,25147.4%
All other candidates2562.3%
Total11,068

Kent County was R+2.8 against D+28.5 statewide, 31.3 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
Joseph R. Biden DEM5,32949.4%
Donald J. Trump REP5,19548.1%
All other candidates2702.5%
Total10,794

Kent County was D+1.3 against D+33.2 statewide, 31.9 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 REP4,87648.7%
Hillary Clinton DEM4,57545.7%
All other candidates5705.7%
Total10,021

Kent County was R+3.0 against D+26.4 statewide, 29.4 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 REP4,87049.2%
Barack Obama DEM4,84248.9%
All other candidates1921.9%
Total9,904

Kent County was R+0.3 against D+26.1 statewide, 26.4 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 DEM4,95349.4%
John McCain REP4,90549.0%
All other candidates1621.6%
Total10,020

Kent County was D+0.4 against D+25.4 statewide, 25.0 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 REP4,90052.8%
John Kerry DEM4,27846.1%
All other candidates1071.2%
Total9,285

Kent County was R+6.7 against D+13.0 statewide, 19.7 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)

2000

Maryland 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP4,15551.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM3,62744.9%
All other candidates3033.7%
Total8,085

Kent County was R+6.5 against D+16.2 statewide, 22.7 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Kent County, Maryland in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Kent County by 2.8 points, out of 11,068 votes counted for president.

Is Kent County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 2.8 points; 2020: Democratic by 1.3 points; 2016: Republican by 3.0 points; 2012: Republican by 0.3 points; 2008: Democratic by 0.4 points; 2004: Republican by 6.7 points; 2000: Republican by 6.5 points.

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

In 2024 it was 31.3 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 2.8 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