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Howard County, MD


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Designated Market Area: Baltimore, MD
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 335,411   ( 48,326 from 2010 , 3,095 from 2020)
Land area: 250.9 square miles
Population density: 1336.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:159,452 47.54% 6.2%
Black:68,62620.46% 39.6%
Indian:5990.18% 17.2%
Asian:68,60320.45% 66.5%
2+ races:11,6333.47% 32.6%
Hispanic:26,4987.90% 58.4%
Total non-White:175,95952.46% 50.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:7,501 11.3
Deaths:4,6457.0
Net Migration: -1,585-2.4
Net Immigration: 1,4962.3
Change in White population:-10,520 -3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:58,846 20.5



Historical Presidential Election Results for Howard County, MD

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +906 D +25,930 D + 8.9%
D +26,836
2020 vs. 2012 R -9,368 D +47,408 D + 23.0%
D +38,040
2020 vs. 2008 R -7,003 D +49,316 D + 23.3%
D +42,313
2016 vs. 2008 R -7,909 D +23,386 D + 14.5%
D +15,477
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 72% Joe Biden (D) 129,433 70.7% Donald Trump* (R) 48,390 26.4% 5,239 [+] 2.9% 183,062 -6 -20 6.03%
2016 69% Hillary Clinton (D) 102,597 63.3% Donald Trump (R) 47,484 29.3% 12,112 [+] 7.5% 162,193 -5 -17 5.83%
2012 69% Barack Obama* (D) 91,393 59.7% Mitt Romney (R) 57,758 37.7% 3,957 [+] 2.6% 153,108 2 -9 5.66%
2008 71% Barack Obama (D) 87,120 60.0% John McCain (R) 55,393 38.1% 2,720 [+] 1.9% 145,233 2 -7 5.52%
2004 70% John Kerry (D) 72,257 54.0% George W. Bush* (R) 59,724 44.6% 1,829 [+] 1.4% 133,810 2 -6 5.61%
2000 63% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 58,556 51.9% George W. Bush (R) 49,809 44.2% 4,414 [+] 3.9% 112,779 4 -4 5.57%
1996 59% Bill Clinton* (D) 47,569 49.8% Robert Dole (R) 40,849 42.8% 7,090 [+] 7.4% 95,508 5 2 5.36%
1992 68% Bill Clinton (D) 44,763 44.9% George Bush* (R) 38,594 38.7% 16,441 [+] 16.5% 99,798 3 1 5.03%
1988 62% George Bush (R) 44,153 56.2% Michael Dukakis (D) 34,007 43.3% 370 [+] 0.5% 78,530 5 3 4.58%
1984 59% Ronald Reagan* (R) 35,641 57.8% Walter Mondale (D) 25,713 41.7% 334 0.5% 61,688 5 -1 3.68%
1980 63% Ronald Reagan (R) 24,272 47.0% Jimmy Carter* (D) 20,702 40.1% 6,625 [+] 12.8% 51,599 3 -4 3.35%
1976 67% Gerald Ford* (R) 21,200 50.5% Jimmy Carter (D) 20,533 48.9% 274 [+] 0.7% 42,007 4 2 2.92%
1972 64% Richard Nixon* (R) 19,265 63.5% George McGovern (D) 10,668 35.2% 383 [+] 1.3% 30,316 2 3 2.24%
1968 57% Richard Nixon (R) 9,957 53.8% Hubert Humphrey (D) 5,752 31.1% 2,796 [+] 15.1% 18,505 12 10 1.50%
1964 56% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 8,185 54.5% Barry Goldwater (R) 6,833 45.5% 0 0.0% 15,018 11 7 1.35%
1960 60% Richard Nixon (R) 7,051 56.6% John Kennedy (D) 5,412 43.4% 2 0.0% 12,465 10 7 1.18%
1956 53% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 6,534 64.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 3,599 35.3% 49 0.5% 10,182 4 7 1.09%
1952 58% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 5,497 59.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 3,693 39.7% 112 1.2% 9,302 4 4 1.03%
1948 44% Thomas Dewey (R) 3,113 51.6% Harry Truman* (D) 2,725 45.2% 190 [+] 3.2% 6,028 2 7 1.01%
1944 54% Thomas Dewey (R) 3,344 51.6% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,140 48.4% 0 0.0% 6,484 3 6 1.07%
1940 67% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,957 56.0% Wendell Willkie (R) 3,082 43.6% 30 0.4% 7,069 3 -1 1.07%
1936 70% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,138 60.6% Alf Landon (R) 2,638 38.7% 49 [+] 0.7% 6,825 2 2 1.09%
1932 65% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 4,161 67.2% Herbert Hoover* (R) 1,970 31.8% 59 [+] 1.0% 6,190 -4 -8 1.21%
1928 70% Herbert Hoover (R) 3,296 51.4% Al Smith (D) 3,088 48.1% 33 [+] 0.5% 6,417 -6 -7 1.21%
1924 57% John Davis (D) 2,786 53.9% Calvin Coolidge (R) 1,989 38.5% 394 [+] 7.6% 5,169 -7 -16 1.44%
1920 57% Warren Harding (R) 2,608 51.5% James Cox (D) 2,397 47.3% 63 [+] 1.2% 5,068 -4 -9 1.18%
1916 38% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,913 57.6% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,346 40.5% 64 [+] 1.9% 3,323 -4 -6 1.27%
1912 34% Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,523 51.5% William Taft* (R) 1,004 33.9% 433 [+] 14.6% 2,960 10 11 1.28%
1908 37% William J. Bryan (D) 1,764 57.0% William Taft (R) 1,276 41.2% 57 [+] 1.8% 3,097 -7 -10 1.30%
1904 38% Alton Parker (D) 1,914 59.3% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1,258 39.0% 54 [+] 1.7% 3,226 -10 -17 1.44%
1900 44% William J. Bryan (D) 1,904 50.3% William McKinley* (R) 1,800 47.6% 79 [+] 2.1% 3,783 -4 -4 1.43%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 129,433 70.7%
Donald Trump* (R) 48,390 26.4%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,471 1.3%
Other 2,768 1.5%
TOTAL 183,062
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -20


2016 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 102,597 63.3%
Donald Trump (R) 47,484 29.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 6,282 3.9%
Jill Stein (Grn) 2,294 1.4%
Other 3,536 2.2%
TOTAL 162,193
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -17


2012 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 91,393 59.7%
Mitt Romney (R) 57,758 37.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,242 1.5%
Other 1,715 1.1%
TOTAL 153,108
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -9


2008 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 87,120 60.0%
John McCain (R) 55,393 38.1%
Ralph Nader (I) 848 0.6%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 752 0.5%
Other 1,120 0.8%
TOTAL 145,233
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -7


2004 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 59,724 44.6%
John Kerry (D) 72,257 54.0%
Ralph Nader (I) 795 0.6%
Other 1,034 0.8%
TOTAL 133,810
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -6


2000 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 49,809 44.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 58,556 51.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 3,643 3.2%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 197 0.2%
Other 574 0.5%
TOTAL 112,779
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -4


1996 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 47,569 49.8%
Robert Dole (R) 40,849 42.8%
Ross Perot (Ref) 6,011 6.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 603 0.6%
Other 476 0.5%
TOTAL 95,508
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2


1992 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 44,763 44.9%
George Bush* (R) 38,594 38.7%
Ross Perot (I) 16,182 16.2%
Other 259 0.3%
TOTAL 99,798
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1


1988 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 44,153 56.2%
Michael Dukakis (D) 34,007 43.3%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 217 0.3%
Other 153 0.2%
TOTAL 78,530
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3


1984 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 35,641 57.8%
Walter Mondale (D) 25,713 41.7%
Other 334 0.5%
TOTAL 61,688
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -1


1980 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 24,272 47.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 20,702 40.1%
John Anderson (I) 6,028 11.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 597 1.2%
TOTAL 51,599
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -4


1976 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 20,533 48.9%
Gerald Ford* (R) 21,200 50.5%
Other 274 0.7%
TOTAL 42,007
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2


1972 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 19,265 63.5%
George McGovern (D) 10,668 35.2%
John Schmitz (Amer) 383 1.3%
TOTAL 30,316
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3


1968 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 9,957 53.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 5,752 31.1%
George Wallace (AIP) 2,796 15.1%
TOTAL 18,505
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 10


1964 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 8,185 54.5%
Barry Goldwater (R) 6,833 45.5%
TOTAL 15,018
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 7


1960 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 5,412 43.4%
Richard Nixon (R) 7,051 56.6%
Other 2 0.0%
TOTAL 12,465
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 7


1956 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 6,534 64.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 3,599 35.3%
Other 49 0.5%
TOTAL 10,182
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 7


1952 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 5,497 59.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 3,693 39.7%
Other 112 1.2%
TOTAL 9,302
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4


1948 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 2,725 45.2%
Thomas Dewey (R) 3,113 51.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 158 2.6%
Other 32 0.5%
TOTAL 6,028
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7


1940 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,957 56.0%
Wendell Willkie (R) 3,082 43.6%
Other 30 0.4%
TOTAL 7,069
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1


1936 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,138 60.6%
Alf Landon (R) 2,638 38.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 12 0.2%
Other 37 0.5%
TOTAL 6,825
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2


1932 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 4,161 67.2%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 1,970 31.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 36 0.6%
Other 23 0.4%
TOTAL 6,190
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -8


1928 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 3,296 51.4%
Al Smith (D) 3,088 48.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 4 0.1%
Other 29 0.5%
TOTAL 6,417
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -7


1924 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 1,989 38.5%
John Davis (D) 2,786 53.9%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 382 7.4%
Other 12 0.2%
TOTAL 5,169
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -16


1920 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 2,608 51.5%
James Cox (D) 2,397 47.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 23 0.5%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 13 0.3%
Other 27 0.5%
TOTAL 5,068
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -9


1916 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,913 57.6%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,346 40.5%
Allan Benson (Soc) 11 0.3%
James Hanly (Proh) 35 1.1%
Other 18 0.5%
TOTAL 3,323
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6


1912 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,523 51.5%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 364 12.3%
William Taft* (R) 1,004 33.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 7 0.2%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 58 2.0%
Other 4 0.1%
TOTAL 2,960
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 11


1908 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 1,276 41.2%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,764 57.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 50 1.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 5 0.2%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 3,097
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -10


1904 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1,258 39.0%
Alton Parker (D) 1,914 59.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 14 0.4%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 40 1.2%
TOTAL 3,226
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -17


1900 President, Howard County, MD
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 1,800 47.6%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,904 50.3%
John Woolley (Proh) 72 1.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 4 0.1%
Other 3 0.1%
TOTAL 3,783
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -4
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Howard County, MD

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 51% Chris Van Hollen* (D) 92,205 70.9% Chris Chafee (R) 37,617 28.9% 230 [+] 0.2% 130,052 -5 6.50%
2022 G 51% Wes Moore (D) 91,031 70.1% Dan Cox (R) 34,514 26.6% 4,348 [+] 3.3% 129,893 -6 6.48%
2018 S1 59% Ben Cardin* (D) 96,067 67.0% Tony Campbell (R) 38,797 27.0% 8,584 [+] 6.0% 143,448 -3 6.24%
2018 G 59% Lawrence Hogan, Jr.* (R) 80,574 56.2% Ben Jealous (D) 61,146 42.6% 1,663 [+] 1.2% 143,383 1 6.22%
2016 S3 67% Chris Van Hollen (D) 97,622 61.3% Kathy Szeliga (R) 55,888 35.1% 5,683 [+] 3.6% 159,193 -1 5.84%
2014 G 46% Lawrence Hogan, Jr. (R) 54,353 51.5% Anthony Brown (D) 49,227 46.7% 1,873 [+] 1.8% 105,453 1 6.08%
2012 S1 68% Ben Cardin* (D) 80,265 53.7% Dan Bongino (R) 42,892 28.7% 26,425 [+] 17.7% 149,582 2 5.68%
2010 S3 50% Barbara Mikulski* (D) 63,738 59.7% Eric Wargotz (R) 40,853 38.3% 2,158 [+] 2.0% 106,749 3 5.82%
2010 G 51% Martin O'Malley* (D) 58,215 54.0% Robert Ehrlich (R) 47,642 44.2% 1,947 [+] 1.8% 107,804 2 5.81%
2006 S1 53% Ben Cardin (D) 56,873 53.9% Michael Steele (R) 47,015 44.6% 1,636 [+] 1.6% 105,524 0 5.92%
2006 G 53% Martin O'Malley (D) 52,651 49.8% Robert Ehrlich* (R) 51,974 49.1% 1,125 [+] 1.1% 105,750 3 5.91%
2004 S3 68% Barbara Mikulski* (D) 82,479 62.9% E.J. Pipkin (R) 46,610 35.5% 2,141 [+] 1.6% 131,230 2 5.65%
2002 G 52% Robert Ehrlich (R) 53,260 55.2% Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D) 42,438 44.0% 810 [+] 0.8% 96,508 4 5.66%
2000 S1 62% Paul Sarbanes* (D) 62,636 56.7% Paul Rappaport (R) 47,786 43.2% 119 [+] 0.1% 110,541 6 5.68%
1998 S3 48% Barbara Mikulski* (D) 55,493 67.2% Ross Pierpont (R) 27,099 32.8% 0 0.0% 82,592 3 5.48%
1998 G 49% Parris Glendening* (D) 44,378 53.3% Ellen Sauerbrey (R) 38,855 46.7% 22 [+] 0.0% 83,255 2 5.42%
1994 S1 47% Paul Sarbanes* (D) 40,106 55.2% Bill Brock (R) 32,513 44.8% 1 [+] 0.0% 72,620 4 5.30%
1994 G 48% Ellen Sauerbrey (R) 39,466 53.6% Parris Glendening (D) 34,198 46.4% 7 [+] 0.0% 73,671 4 5.22%
1992 S3 66% Barbara Mikulski* (D) 65,681 67.5% Alan Keyes (R) 31,664 32.5% 9 [+] 0.0% 97,354 4 5.29%
1990 G 37% William Donald Schaefer* (D) 32,158 61.9% William Shepard (R) 19,809 38.1% 14 [+] 0.0% 51,981 -2 4.68%
1988 S1 60% Paul Sarbanes* (D) 43,521 56.4% Alan Keyes (R) 33,602 43.6% 20 [+] 0.0% 77,143 5 4.77%
1986 S3 38% Barbara Mikulski (D) 25,723 57.6% Linda Chavez (R) 18,960 42.4% 0 0.0% 44,683 3 4.02%
1986 G 38% William Donald Schaefer (D) 36,571 82.1% Thomas Mooney (R) 7,981 17.9% 0 0.0% 44,552 0 4.04%
1982 S1 38% Paul Sarbanes* (D) 20,819 59.2% Lawrence Hogan (R) 14,322 40.8% 0 0.0% 35,141 4 3.15%
1982 G 38% Harry Hughes* (D) 21,476 59.7% Robert Pascal (R) 14,436 40.1% 53 [+] 0.1% 35,965 2 3.16%
1980 S3 53% Charles Mathias* (R) 31,740 72.6% Edward Conroy (D) 11,970 27.4% 0 0.0% 43,710 6 3.40%
1978 G 45% Harry Hughes (D) 22,287 70.9% Glenn Beall, Jr. (R) 9,138 29.1% 0 0.0% 31,425 0 3.11%
1976 S1 64% Paul Sarbanes (D) 21,168 52.6% Glenn Beall, Jr.* (R) 16,346 40.6% 2,706 [+] 6.7% 40,220 2 2.95%
1974 S3 44% Charles Mathias* (R) 14,561 59.4% Barbara Mikulski (D) 9,938 40.6% 0 0.0% 24,499 2 2.79%
1974 G 46% Marvin Mandel* (D) 16,170 64.3% Louise Gore (R) 8,967 35.7% 0 0.0% 25,137 -1 2.65%
1970 S1 43% Glenn Beall, Jr. (R) 10,097 61.9% Joseph Tydings* (D) 6,061 37.2% 141 [+] 0.9% 16,299 11 1.70%
1970 G 44% Marvin Mandel* (D) 9,625 58.6% Stanley Blair (R) 6,440 39.2% 349 [+] 2.1% 16,414 7 1.69%
1968 S3 51% Charles Mathias (R) 9,521 57.7% Daniel Brewster* (D) 4,551 27.6% 2,438 [+] 14.8% 16,510 10 1.46%
1966 G 45% George Mahoney (D) 6,042 45.3% Spiro Agnew (R) 5,969 44.8% 1,322 [+] 9.9% 13,333 -5 1.45%
1964 S1 55% Joseph Tydings (D) 8,083 54.8% Glenn Beall* (R) 6,673 45.2% 0 0.0% 14,756 8 1.36%
1962 S3 42% Daniel Brewster (D) 5,397 54.3% Edward Miller (R) 4,550 45.7% 0 0.0% 9,947 8 1.40%
1962 G 45% Frank Small (R) 5,690 52.9% Millard Tawes* (D) 5,065 47.1% 5 [+] 0.0% 10,760 9 1.39%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Howard County, MD

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 MD03John Sarbanes* (D) 88,784 68.5% Yuripzy Morgan (R) 40,645 31.4% 123 0.1% 129,552
County Total for 2022-11-08:   129,552
2020-11-03 MD02Dutch Ruppersberger* (D) 17,449 75.4% Johnny Salling (R) 5,647 24.4% 52 0.2% 23,148
2020-11-03 MD03John Sarbanes* (D) 41,209 73.5% Charles Anthony (R) 14,771 26.3% 94 0.2% 56,074
2020-11-03 MD07Kweisi Mfume* (D) 59,711 60.4% Kimberly Klacik (R) 38,953 39.4% 254 0.3% 98,918
County Total for 2020-11-03:   178,140
2020-04-28 sp MD07Kweisi Mfume (D) 27,605 60.9% Kimberly Klacik (R) 17,278 38.1% 434 1.0% 45,317
County Total for 2020-04-28:   45,317
2018-11-06 MD02Dutch Ruppersberger* (D) 12,422 72.7% Liz Matory (R) 4,046 23.7% 623 3.6% 17,091
2018-11-06 MD03John Sarbanes* (D) 32,706 73.1% Charles Anthony (R) 10,788 24.1% 1,224 2.7% 44,718
2018-11-06 MD07Elijah Cummings* (D) 51,797 64.3% Richmond Davis (R) 26,621 33.0% 2,172 2.7% 80,590
County Total for 2018-11-06:   142,399
2016-11-08 MD02Dutch Ruppersberger* (D) 12,656 65.7% Patrick McDonough (R) 5,427 28.2% 1,188 6.2% 19,271
2016-11-08 MD03John Sarbanes* (D) 33,182 66.3% Mark Plaster (R) 15,330 30.6% 1,556 3.1% 50,068
2016-11-08 MD07Elijah Cummings* (D) 53,059 59.8% Corrogan Vaughn (R) 32,959 37.1% 2,763 3.1% 88,781
County Total for 2016-11-08:   158,120
2014-11-04 MD02Dutch Ruppersberger* (D) 6,609 61.4% David Banach (R) 3,746 34.8% 411 3.8% 10,766
2014-11-04 MD03John Sarbanes* (D) 19,634 61.7% Charles Long (R) 12,137 38.2% 39 0.1% 31,810
2014-11-04 MD07Elijah Cummings* (D) 31,688 52.1% Corrogan Vaughn (R) 26,625 43.8% 2,454 4.0% 60,767
County Total for 2014-11-04:   103,343
2012-11-06 MD02Dutch Ruppersberger* (D) 10,767 65.2% Nancy Jacobs (R) 5,091 30.8% 657 4.0% 16,515
2012-11-06 MD03John Sarbanes* (D) 31,212 67.6% Eric Knowles (R) 13,437 29.1% 1,550 3.4% 46,199
2012-11-06 MD07Elijah Cummings* (D) 47,874 57.3% Frank Mirabile (R) 33,049 39.6% 2,625 3.1% 83,548
County Total for 2012-11-06:   146,262
2010-11-02 MD03John Sarbanes* (D) 19,171 64.4% Jim Wilhelm (R) 9,748 32.8% 838 2.8% 29,757
2010-11-02 MD07Elijah Cummings* (D) 41,202 54.3% Frank Mirabile (R) 32,764 43.2% 1,953 2.6% 75,919
County Total for 2010-11-02:   105,676
2008-11-04 MD03John Sarbanes* (D) 26,987 71.0% Pinkston Harris (R) 10,952 28.8% 84 0.2% 38,023
2008-11-04 MD07Elijah Cummings* (D) 57,299 58.9% Michael Hargadon (R) 37,481 38.5% 2,491 2.6% 97,271
County Total for 2008-11-04:   135,294
2006-11-07 MD03John Sarbanes (D) 18,971 66.1% John White (R) 9,065 31.6% 669 2.3% 28,705
2006-11-07 MD07Elijah Cummings* (D) 52,147 96.0% 2,176 4.0% 54,323
County Total for 2006-11-07:   83,028
2004-11-02 MD03Ben Cardin* (D) 23,917 65.1% Robert Duckworth (R) 11,831 32.2% 1,017 2.8% 36,765
2004-11-02 MD07Elijah Cummings* (D) 46,909 51.6% Tony Salazar (R) 42,041 46.2% 1,994 2.2% 90,944
County Total for 2004-11-02:   127,709
2002-11-05 MD03Ben Cardin* (D) 17,447 65.1% Scott Conwell (R) 9,307 34.8% 26 0.1% 26,780
2002-11-05 MD07Elijah Cummings* (D) 33,481 50.5% Joseph Ward (R) 32,793 49.4% 74 0.1% 66,348
County Total for 2002-11-05:   93,128
2000-11-07 MD03Ben Cardin* (D) 32,838 70.4% Colin Harby (R) 13,543 29.0% 255 0.5% 46,636
2000-11-07 MD06Roscoe Bartlett* (R) 32,959 53.4% Donald DeArmon (D) 28,700 46.5% 63 0.1% 61,722
County Total for 2000-11-07:   108,358
1998-11-03 MD03Ben Cardin* (D) 25,429 73.0% Colin Harby (R) 9,400 27.0% 0 0.0% 34,829
1998-11-03 MD06Roscoe Bartlett* (R) 24,964 56.0% Tim McCown (D) 19,622 44.0% 0 0.0% 44,586
County Total for 1998-11-03:   79,415
1996-11-05 MD03Ben Cardin* (D) 26,775 65.3% Patrick McDonough (R) 14,220 34.7% 0 0.0% 40,995
1996-11-05 MD06Roscoe Bartlett* (R) 26,064 52.2% Stephen Crawford (D) 23,840 47.8% 0 0.0% 49,904
County Total for 1996-11-05:   90,899
1994-11-08 MD03Ben Cardin* (D) 19,157 61.7% Robert Tousey (R) 11,914 38.3% 0 0.0% 31,071
1994-11-08 MD06Roscoe Bartlett* (R) 23,672 60.8% Paul Muldowney (D) 15,286 39.2% 0 0.0% 38,958
County Total for 1994-11-08:   70,029
1992-11-03 MD03Ben Cardin* (D) 28,507 67.0% William Bricker (R) 14,024 33.0% 11 0.0% 42,542
1992-11-03 MD06Thomas Hattery (D) 26,409 53.6% Roscoe Bartlett (R) 22,800 46.3% 67 0.1% 49,276
County Total for 1992-11-03:   91,818
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Howard County, MD

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2022 229,524 49,011 21.4% 120,954 52.7% 59,559 25.9% Dem +71,943 Dem +31.3% 90%
2020 226,634 52,748 23.3% 118,705 52.4% 55,181 24.3% Dem +65,957 Dem +29.1% 89%
2018 214,872 55,158 25.7% 108,243 50.4% 51,471 24.0% Dem +53,085 Dem +24.7% 87%
2016 207,615 57,293 27.6% 102,483 49.4% 47,839 23.0% Dem +45,190 Dem +21.8% 87%
2014 195,440 55,440 28.4% 93,408 47.8% 46,592 23.8% Dem +37,968 Dem +19.4% 85%
2012 188,748 56,330 29.8% 90,072 47.7% 42,346 22.4% Dem +33,742 Dem +17.9% 85%
2010 178,083 55,017 30.9% 86,045 48.3% 37,021 20.8% Dem +31,028 Dem +17.4% 84%
2008 175,115 55,268 31.6% 84,788 48.4% 35,059 20.0% Dem +29,520 Dem +16.9% 85%
2006 157,266 53,441 34.0% 73,546 46.8% 30,279 19.3% Dem +20,105 Dem +12.8% 79%
2004 164,208 57,005 34.7% 76,350 46.5% 30,853 18.8% Dem +19,345 Dem +11.8% 85%
2002 157,767 56,409 35.8% 73,240 46.4% 28,118 17.8% Dem +16,831 Dem +10.7% 85%
2000 140,526 50,211 35.7% 66,374 47.2% 23,941 17.0% Dem +16,163 Dem +11.5% 79%
1994 106,389 38,729 36.4% 52,813 49.6% 14,847 14.0% Dem +14,084 Dem +13.2% 69%
1986 80,315 25,857 32.2% 45,203 56.3% 9,255 11.5% Dem +19,346 Dem +24.1% 69%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.