Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Frederick County, MD — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Frederick County, Maryland voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+8.7 — 82,409 Democratic to 68,753 Republican of 156,114 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.9 points toward Republicans. That makes it 19.8 points more Republican than Maryland overall (D+28.5).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Frederick County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82,409 | 68,753 | 4,952 | 52.8% | 44.0% | D+8.7 |
| 2020 | 77,675 | 63,682 | 4,258 | 53.3% | 43.7% | D+9.6 |
| 2016 | 56,522 | 59,522 | 9,633 | 45.0% | 47.4% | R+2.4 |
| 2012 | 55,146 | 58,798 | 3,171 | 47.1% | 50.2% | R+3.1 |
| 2008 | 54,013 | 55,170 | 2,003 | 48.6% | 49.6% | R+1.0 |
| 2004 | 39,503 | 59,934 | 1,157 | 39.3% | 59.6% | R+20.3 |
| 2000 | 30,725 | 45,350 | 2,586 | 39.1% | 57.7% | R+18.6 |
Frederick County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Frederick County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Frederick County, Maryland in 2024 by D+8.7, with 156,114 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Frederick County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Frederick County shifted 0.9 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+9.6) and 2024 (D+8.7).
Is Frederick County more Democratic or Republican than Maryland overall?+
In 2024, Frederick County went D+8.7 while Maryland overall went D+28.5 — 19.8 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.