United States presidential elections in Maryland

Presidential elections in Maryland
Map of the United States with Maryland highlighted
No. of elections 58
Voted Democrat 26
Voted Republican 14
Voted Whig 5
Voted Democratic-Republican 8
Voted Federalist 1
Voted other 4[lower-alpha 1]
Voted for winning candidate 42
Voted for losing candidate 16

Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Maryland, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1788, Maryland has participated in every U.S. presidential election.

Winners of the state are in bold.

Elections from 1864 to present

Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Loser (nationally) Votes Percent Other national
candidates[lower-alpha 2]
Votes Percent Electoral
Votes
Notes
2016Donald Trump943,16933.91Hillary Clinton1,677,92860.33-10
2012Barack Obama1,677,84461.97Mitt Romney971,86935.90-10
2008Barack Obama1,629,46761.92John McCain959,86236.47-10
2004George W. Bush1,024,70342.93John Kerry1,334,49355.91-10
2000George W. Bush813,79740.18Al Gore1,145,78256.57-10
1996Bill Clinton966,20754.25Bob Dole681,53038.27Ross Perot115,8126.5010
1992Bill Clinton988,57149.80George H. W. Bush707,09435.62Ross Perot281,41414.1810
1988George H. W. Bush876,16751.11Michael Dukakis826,30448.20-10
1984Ronald Reagan879,91852.51Walter Mondale787,93547.02-10
1980Ronald Reagan680,60644.18Jimmy Carter726,16147.14John B. Anderson119,5377.7610
1976Jimmy Carter759,61253.04Gerald Ford672,66146.96-10
1972Richard Nixon829,30561.26George McGovern505,78137.36-10
1968Richard Nixon517,99541.94Hubert Humphrey538,31043.59George Wallace178,73414.4710
1964Lyndon B. Johnson730,91265.47Barry Goldwater385,49534.53-10
1960John F. Kennedy565,80853.61Richard Nixon489,53846.39-9
1956Dwight D. Eisenhower559,73860.04Adlai Stevenson II372,613T. Coleman Andrews/
Unpledged Electors[lower-alpha 3]
-9
1952Dwight D. Eisenhower499,42455.36Adlai Stevenson II395,33743.83-9
1948Harry S. Truman286,52148.01Thomas E. Dewey294,81449.40Strom Thurmond2,4760.418
1944Franklin D. Roosevelt315,49051.85Thomas E. Dewey292,94948.15-8
1940Franklin D. Roosevelt384,54658.25Wendell Willkie269,53440.83-8
1936Franklin D. Roosevelt389,61262.35Alf Landon231,43537.04-8
1932Franklin D. Roosevelt314,31461.50Herbert Hoover184,18436.04-8
1928Herbert Hoover301,47957.06Al Smith223,62642.33-8
1924Calvin Coolidge162,41445.29John W. Davis148,07241.29Robert M. La Follette Sr.47,15713.158
1920Warren G. Harding236,11755.11James M. Cox180,62642.16Parley P. Christensen1,6450.388
1916Woodrow Wilson138,35952.80Charles E. Hughes117,34744.78-8
1912Woodrow Wilson112,67448.57Theodore Roosevelt57,78924.91William H. Taft54,95623.698
1908William H. Taft116,51348.85William Jennings Bryan115,90848.59-8Electoral vote split six for Taft to two for Bryan.
1904Theodore Roosevelt109,49748.83Alton B. Parker109,44648.81-8Electoral vote split one for Roosevelt to seven for Parker.
1900William McKinley136,18551.50William Jennings Bryan122,23846.23-8
1896William McKinley136,95954.73William Jennings Bryan104,15041.62-8
1892Grover Cleveland113,86653.39Benjamin Harrison92,73643.48James B. Weaver7960.378
1888Benjamin Harrison99,98647.40Grover Cleveland106,18850.34-8
1884Grover Cleveland96,86652.07James G. Blaine85,74846.10-8
1880James A. Garfield78,51545.59Winfield S. Hancock93,70654.41-8
1876Rutherford B. Hayes71,98043.95Samuel J. Tilden91,77956.05-8
1872Ulysses S. Grant66,76049.66Horace Greeley67,68750.34-8
1868Ulysses S. Grant30,43832.8Horatio Seymour62,35767.2-7
1864Abraham Lincoln40,15355.1George B. McClellan32,73944.9-7

Election of 1860

The election of 1860 was a complex realigning election in which the breakdown of the previous two-party alignment culminated in four parties each competing for influence in different parts of the country. The result of the election, with the victory of an ardent opponent of slavery, spurred the secession of eleven states and brought about the American Civil War.

Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Loser (nationally) Votes Percent Loser (nationally) Votes Percent Loser (nationally) Votes Percent Electoral
Votes
1860 Abraham Lincoln 2,294 2.5 Stephen A. Douglas 5,966 6.4 John C. Breckinridge 42,482 45.9 John Bell 41,760 45.1 8

Elections from 1828 to 1856

Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Loser (nationally) Votes Percent Other national
candidates[lower-alpha 2]
Votes Percent Electoral
Votes
Notes
1856James Buchanan39,12345.04John C. Frémont2850.33Millard Fillmore47,45254.638
1852Franklin Pierce40,02253.28Winfield Scott35,07746.69John P. Hale210.038
1848Zachary Taylor37,70252.10Lewis Cass34,52847.72Martin Van Buren1290.188
1844James K. Polk32,70647.61Henry Clay35,98452.39-8
1840William Henry Harrison33,52853.83Martin Van Buren28,75246.17-10
1836Martin Van Buren22,26746.27William Henry Harrison25,85253.73various[lower-alpha 4]10
1832Andrew Jackson19,15649.99Henry Clay19,16050.01William Wirtno ballots10Electoral vote split five for Clay to three for Jackson, with two votes withheld.
1828Andrew Jackson22,78249.75John Quincy Adams23,01450.25-11Electoral vote split six for Adams to five for Jackson.

Election of 1824

The election of 1824 was a complex realigning election following the collapse of the prevailing Democratic-Republican Party, resulting in four different candidates each claiming to carry the banner of the party, and competing for influence in different parts of the country. The election was the only one in history to be decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes (Andrew Jackson) did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain.

Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Loser (nationally) Votes Percent Loser (nationally) Votes Percent Loser (nationally) Votes Percent Electoral
Votes
1824Andrew Jackson14,52343.73John Quincy Adams14,63244.05Henry Clay6952.09William H. Crawford3,36410.13Electoral vote split, seven for Jackson, three for Adams, and one for Crawford.

Elections from 1788-89 to 1820

In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all 8 of Maryland's electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President.

Year Winner (nationally) Loser (nationally) Electoral
Votes
Notes
1820James Monroe-11Monroe effectively ran unopposed.
1816James MonroeRufus King8
1812James MadisonDeWitt Clinton11Electoral vote was split, 6 for Madison, 5 for Clinton.
1808James MadisonCharles C. Pinckney11Electoral vote split, nine for Madison and 2 for Pinckney.
1804Thomas JeffersonCharles C. Pinckney11Electoral vote split, eleven for Jefferson, two for Pinckney.
1800Thomas JeffersonJohn Adams10Electoral vote split, five for Jefferson, five for Adams.
1796John AdamsThomas Jefferson11Electoral vote split, seven for Adams, four for Jefferson.
1792George Washington-8Washington effectively ran unopposed.
1788-89George Washington-6Washington effectively ran unopposed.

Notes

  1. John C. Breckinridge 1860; Millard Fillmore, 1856; George Washington, 1788-89, 1792
  2. 1 2 For purposes of these lists, other national candidates are defined as those who won at least one electoral vote, or won at least ten percent of the vote in multiple states.
  3. Was allied with a slate of unpledged electors in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina
  4. Three other candidates ran and received electoral votes nationally as part of the unsuccessful Whig strategy to defeat Martin Van Buren by running four candidates with local appeal in different regions of the country. The others were Hugh Lawson White, Daniel Webster, and Willie Person Mangum. None of these candidates appeared on the ballot in Maryland.
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