Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Howard County, MD — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Howard County, Maryland voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+41.3 — 124,764 Democratic to 49,425 Republican of 182,291 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.0 points toward Republicans. That makes it 12.8 points more Democratic 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 Howard County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 124,764 | 49,425 | 8,102 | 68.4% | 27.1% | D+41.3 |
| 2020 | 129,433 | 48,390 | 5,239 | 70.7% | 26.4% | D+44.3 |
| 2016 | 102,597 | 47,484 | 12,112 | 63.3% | 29.3% | D+34.0 |
| 2012 | 91,393 | 57,758 | 3,957 | 59.7% | 37.7% | D+22.0 |
| 2008 | 87,120 | 55,393 | 2,720 | 60.0% | 38.1% | D+21.8 |
| 2004 | 72,257 | 59,724 | 1,829 | 54.0% | 44.6% | D+9.4 |
| 2000 | 58,556 | 49,809 | 4,414 | 51.9% | 44.2% | D+7.8 |
Howard County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Howard County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Howard County, Maryland in 2024 by D+41.3, with 182,291 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Howard County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Howard County shifted 3.0 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+44.3) and 2024 (D+41.3).
Is Howard County more Democratic or Republican than Maryland overall?+
In 2024, Howard County went D+41.3 while Maryland overall went D+28.5 — 12.8 points more Democratic 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.