Election Results for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	71,014	12.5
Deaths:	65,742	11.6
Net Migration:	-25,016	-4.4
Net Immigration:	9,692	1.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +13,708	R +39,524	R + 2.6%
D -25,816
2024 vs. 2016	R +23,747	D +94,904	D + 4.9%
D +118,651
2020 vs. 2016	R +10,039	D +134,428	D + 7.6%
D +144,467
2024 vs. 2012	R +8,220	D +98,097	D + 5.6%
D +106,317

2016 vs. 2008	R -16,174	D +24,034	D + 2.1%
D +7,860
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	64%	Kamala Harris (D)	852,369	59.9%	Donald Trump (R)	521,384	36.6%	50,336 [+]	3.5%	1,424,089	-13	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Jill Stein (Grn) 14,904 (1.0%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 13,897 (1.0%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 8,561 (0.6%);
2020	64%	Joe Biden (D)	878,185	61.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	507,676	35.7%	38,014 [+]	2.7%	1,423,875	-11	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 18,723 (1.3%);
2016	61%	Hillary Clinton (D)	733,718	55.8%	Donald Trump (R)	497,637	37.9%	83,046 [+]	6.3%	1,314,401	-8	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 43,292 (3.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 17,963 (1.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	61%	Barack Obama* (D)	746,052	57.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	513,164	39.8%	31,212 [+]	2.4%	1,290,428	-7	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 16,734 (1.3%);
2008	62%	Barack Obama (D)	725,858	57.4%	John McCain (R)	513,811	40.7%	24,189 [+]	1.9%	1,263,858	-5	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 7,927 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 5,961 (0.5%);
2004	58%	John Kerry (D)	602,806	52.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	536,565	46.5%	15,019 [+]	1.3%	1,154,390	-4	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 6,239 (0.5%);
2000	51%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	529,648	53.9%	George W. Bush (R)	418,775	42.6%	33,713 [+]	3.4%	982,136	-5	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 27,617 (2.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 2,050 (0.2%);
1996	46%	Bill Clinton* (D)	449,711	52.0%	Robert Dole (R)	344,488	39.8%	71,112 [+]	8.2%	865,311	-1	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 62,288 (7.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 4,883 (0.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	55%	Bill Clinton (D)	489,922	48.8%	George Bush* (R)	359,098	35.8%	154,854 [+]	15.4%	1,003,874	-2	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 151,436 (15.1%);
1988	49%	George Bush (R)	443,183	51.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	417,858	48.2%	6,268 [+]	0.7%	867,309	-2	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 3,661 (0.4%);
1984	52%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	453,257	52.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	411,432	47.3%	4,785	0.6%	869,474	-7	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	51%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	418,928	51.0%	Ronald Reagan (R)	335,428	40.9%	66,560 [+]	8.1%	820,916	-10	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 58,740 (7.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 7,820 (1.0%);
1976	51%	Jimmy Carter (D)	405,269	53.3%	Gerald Ford* (R)	351,057	46.2%	3,356 [+]	0.4%	759,682	-2	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	49%	Richard Nixon* (R)	432,723	60.8%	George McGovern (D)	263,239	37.0%	16,328 [+]	2.3%	712,290	0	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 10,860 (1.5%);
1968	54%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	306,922	46.4%	Richard Nixon (R)	266,165	40.2%	88,415 [+]	13.4%	661,502	-3	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 88,415 (13.4%);
1964	55%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	430,088	67.4%	Barry Goldwater (R)	207,772	32.6%	50	0.0%	637,910	-6	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	57%	John Kennedy (D)	346,805	55.8%	Richard Nixon (R)	274,819	44.2%	2	0.0%	621,626	-5	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	52%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	345,148	60.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	222,012	39.1%	341	0.1%	567,501	3	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	57%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	302,776	53.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	260,178	45.7%	5,810	1.0%	568,764	-2	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	42%	Harry Truman* (D)	190,316	49.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	183,020	47.5%	12,198 [+]	3.2%	385,534	2	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 8,417 (2.2%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	47%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	215,526	54.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	178,937	45.4%	0	0.0%	394,463	-1	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	56%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	262,062	60.2%	Wendell Willkie (R)	168,611	38.8%	4,359	1.0%	435,032	-6	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	59%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	270,795	65.1%	Alf Landon (R)	142,332	34.2%	2,592 [+]	0.6%	415,719	-2	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,210 (0.3%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	50%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	215,095	63.9%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	111,909	33.2%	9,579 [+]	2.8%	336,583	-6	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 8,157 (2.4%);
1928	56%	Herbert Hoover (R)	190,301	53.8%	Al Smith (D)	161,022	45.5%	2,187 [+]	0.6%	353,510	-4	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,245 (0.4%);
1924	37%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	95,132	43.0%	John Davis (D)	87,810	39.7%	38,324 [+]	17.3%	221,266	-11	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 37,679 (17.0%);
1920	50%	Warren Harding (R)	158,881	56.1%	James Cox (D)	115,489	40.8%	8,658 [+]	3.1%	283,028	-4	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 6,690 (2.4%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 1,299 (0.5%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	33%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	91,043	54.1%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	73,635	43.8%	3,585 [+]	2.1%	168,263	-2	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 1,557 (0.9%); James Hanly (Proh) 1,552 (0.9%);
1912	31%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	72,708	49.3%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	42,892	29.1%	31,963 [+]	21.7%	147,563	-4	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 28,664 (19.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,101 (1.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,008 (0.7%);
1908	34%	William J. Bryan (D)	73,510	48.9%	William Taft (R)	73,210	48.7%	3,740 [+]	2.5%	150,460	-3	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,788 (1.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,639 (1.1%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 313 (0.2%);
1904	34%	Alton Parker (D)	71,146	50.6%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	66,526	47.3%	3,062 [+]	2.2%	140,734	-9	1.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,612 (1.1%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,450 (1.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	41%	William McKinley* (R)	83,194	51.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	76,402	46.9%	3,431 [+]	2.1%	163,027	-1	1.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 2,336 (1.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 702 (0.4%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

878,185

61.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

507,676

35.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

18,723

1.3%

Other

19,291

1.4%

TOTAL

1,423,875

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -11

2016 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

733,718

55.8%

Donald Trump (R)

497,637

37.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

43,292

3.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

17,963

1.4%

Other

21,791

1.7%

TOTAL

1,314,401

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -8

2012 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

746,052

57.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

513,164

39.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

16,734

1.3%

Other

14,478

1.1%

TOTAL

1,290,428

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -7

2008 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

725,858

57.4%

John McCain (R)

513,811

40.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

7,927

0.6%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

5,961

0.5%

Other

10,301

0.8%

TOTAL

1,263,858

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

536,565

46.5%

John Kerry (D)

602,806

52.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

6,239

0.5%

Other

8,780

0.8%

TOTAL

1,154,390

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

418,775

42.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

529,648

53.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

27,617

2.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

2,050

0.2%

Other

4,046

0.4%

TOTAL

982,136

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -5

1996 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

449,711

52.0%

Robert Dole (R)

344,488

39.8%

Ross Perot (Ref)

62,288

7.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

4,883

0.6%

Other

3,941

0.5%

TOTAL

865,311

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -1

1992 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

489,922

48.8%

George Bush* (R)

359,098

35.8%

Ross Perot (I)

151,436

15.1%

Other

3,418

0.3%

TOTAL

1,003,874

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

443,183

51.1%

Michael Dukakis (D)

417,858

48.2%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

3,661

0.4%

Other

2,607

0.3%

TOTAL

867,309

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -2

1984 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

453,257

52.1%

Walter Mondale (D)

411,432

47.3%

Other

4,785

0.6%

TOTAL

869,474

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -7

1980 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

335,428

40.9%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

418,928

51.0%

John Anderson (I)

58,740

7.2%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

7,820

1.0%

TOTAL

820,916

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -10

1976 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

405,269

53.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

351,057

46.2%

Other

3,356

0.4%

TOTAL

759,682

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

432,723

60.8%

George McGovern (D)

263,239

37.0%

John Schmitz (Amer)

10,860

1.5%

Other

5,468

0.8%

TOTAL

712,290

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 0

1968 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

266,165

40.2%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

306,922

46.4%

George Wallace (AIP)

88,415

13.4%

TOTAL

661,502

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -3

1964 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

430,088

67.4%

Barry Goldwater (R)

207,772

32.6%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

637,910

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -6

1960 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

346,805

55.8%

Richard Nixon (R)

274,819

44.2%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

621,626

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -5

1956 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

345,148

60.8%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

222,012

39.1%

Other

341

0.1%

TOTAL

567,501

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 3

1952 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

302,776

53.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

260,178

45.7%

Other

5,810

1.0%

TOTAL

568,764

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -2

1948 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

190,316

49.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

183,020

47.5%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

8,417

2.2%

Other

3,781

1.0%

TOTAL

385,534

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 2

1944 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

215,526

54.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

178,937

45.4%

TOTAL

394,463

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -1

1940 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

262,062

60.2%

Wendell Willkie (R)

168,611

38.8%

Other

4,359

1.0%

TOTAL

435,032

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -6

1936 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

270,795

65.1%

Alf Landon (R)

142,332

34.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,210

0.3%

Other

1,382

0.3%

TOTAL

415,719

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -2

1932 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

215,095

63.9%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

111,909

33.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

8,157

2.4%

Other

1,422

0.4%

TOTAL

336,583

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -6

1928 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

190,301

53.8%

Al Smith (D)

161,022

45.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,245

0.4%

Other

942

0.3%

TOTAL

353,510

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -4

1924 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

95,132

43.0%

John Davis (D)

87,810

39.7%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

37,679

17.0%

Other

645

0.3%

TOTAL

221,266

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -11

1920 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

158,881

56.1%

James Cox (D)

115,489

40.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

6,690

2.4%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

1,299

0.5%

Other

669

0.2%

TOTAL

283,028

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -4

1916 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

91,043

54.1%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

73,635

43.8%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,557

0.9%

James Hanly (Proh)

1,552

0.9%

Other

476

0.3%

TOTAL

168,263

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): -2

1912 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

72,708

49.3%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

42,892

29.1%

William Taft* (R)

28,664

19.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,101

1.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,008

0.7%

Other

190

0.1%

TOTAL

147,563

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): -4

1908 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

73,210

48.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

73,510

48.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,788

1.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,639

1.1%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

313

0.2%

TOTAL

150,460

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): -3

1904 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

66,526

47.3%

Alton Parker (D)

71,146

50.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,612

1.1%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,450

1.0%

TOTAL

140,734

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): -9

1900 President, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

83,194

51.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

76,402

46.9%

John Woolley (Proh)

2,336

1.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

702

0.4%

Other

393

0.2%

TOTAL

163,027

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,531,149	54.00%	5.8%
Black:	842,371	29.71%	9.4%
Indian:	6,847	0.24%	1.0%
Asian:	180,671	6.37%	46.5%
2+ races:	75,814	2.67%	34.7%
Hispanic:	198,820	7.01%	60.7%

Total non-White:	1,304,523	46.00%	20.3%

Change in White population:	-95,050	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	220,233	8.1

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area