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===Politics=== Baltimore County is somewhat of a bellwether for Maryland politics. While it leans slightly Republican compared to the state as a whole, Republicans running for statewide office must carry it solidly to win a statewide election.{{Update after|2020}}<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/arbutus-lansdowne/ph-ca-at-gubernatorial-election-1029-20141029-story.html | title=Baltimore County a battle ground in tightening gubernatorial race | work=The Baltimore Sun | date=October 29, 2014 | access-date=August 19, 2016 | author=Loricchio, Lauren}}</ref> After going Republican in all but one presidential election from 1944 to 1988, it has voted for the Democratic candidate for president in each election since 1992. Along with neighboring [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard County]], it has voted for the state-wide presidential winner in 10 straight elections, the longest such streak in the state. However, in [[List of governors of Maryland|gubernatorial elections]], it has often gone Republican (1994, 1998, 2006) even as a Democratic candidate was elected governor.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://elections.state.md.us/elections/2016/index.html | title=Maryland State Board of Elections | access-date=August 19, 2016}}</ref> In the [[2014 Maryland gubernatorial election|2014 gubernatorial election]] Republican [[Larry Hogan]] won Baltimore County by over 20 points (59.03% to 38.89%).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://resources.baltimorecountymd.gov/Documents/Elections/2014/officialelectionsummary.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122141443/http://resources.baltimorecountymd.gov/Documents/Elections/2014/officialelectionsummary.pdf |archive-date=January 22, 2015 |url-status=live|title=Election Summary Report Gubernatorial General Election Baltimore County, Maryland November 4, 2014 Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races OFFICIAL RESULTS}}</ref> {| class=wikitable ! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of March 2024<ref name="MDBOE">{{cite web |title=Maryland Board of Elections Voter Registration Activity Report March 2024 |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/pdf/vrar/2024_03.pdf |website=Maryland Board of Elections |access-date=April 9, 2024}}</ref> |- | {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | align = center | {{formatnum: 306276}} | align = center | {{Percentage |306276 |571,472 |2}} |- | {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | align = center | {{formatnum: 137055}} | align = center | {{Percentage |137055 |571,472 |2}} |- | {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}} | Unaffiliated | align = center | {{formatnum: 117601}} | align = center | {{Percentage |117601 |571,472 |2}} |- | {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}} | [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] | align = center | {{formatnum: 2661}} | align = center | {{Percentage |2661 |571,472 |2}} |- | {{party color cell|None}} | [[Third party (U.S. politics)|Other parties]] | align = center | {{formatnum: 7879}} | align = center | {{Percentage |7879 |571,472 |2}} |- ! colspan = 2 | Total ! align = center | {{formatnum: 571,472}} ! align = center | {{Percentage |100}} |} {{PresHead|place=Baltimore County, Maryland|whig=yes|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig/Federalist vote #|Dem/Democratic-Republican vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Democratic|149,560|249,958|13,397|Maryland}} {{PresRow|2020|Democratic|146,202|258,409|10,321|Maryland}} {{PresRow|2016|Democratic|149,477|218,412|22,793|Maryland}} {{PresRow|2012|Democratic|154,908|220,322|9,552|Maryland}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|158,714|214,151|8,073|Maryland}} {{PresRow|2004|Democratic|166,051|182,474|4,954|Maryland}} {{PresRow|2000|Democratic|133,033|160,635|10,416|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|114,449|132,599|22,920|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|126,728|143,498|52,994|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|163,881|121,570|1,844|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|171,929|106,908|1,591|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|132,490|121,280|26,147|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|143,293|118,505|0|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|175,897|70,309|4,018|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|108,930|80,798|29,283|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|77,870|117,153|50|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|96,027|94,396|0|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|104,021|48,270|0|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|81,898|48,476|484|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|41,846|31,883|761|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|34,047|26,275|0|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|26,652|30,360|186|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|18,893|28,367|316|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|13,938|24,626|930|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|23,889|15,632|180|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|9,383|9,424|2,854|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|12,432|9,365|386|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|12,633|15,226|547|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|4,247|11,524|6,541|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1908|Democratic|10,197|10,297|488|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1904|Democratic|7,570|9,394|282|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|9,348|9,147|492|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1896|Republican|9,211|7,110|867|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1892|Democratic|5,165|7,225|490|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1888|Democratic|5,224|6,464|443|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1884|Democratic|6,257|7,856|227|Maryland}}{{PresRow|1880|Democratic|5,351|7,321|21|Maryland}}{{PresRow|1876|Democratic|5,001|7,304|0|Maryland}}{{PresRow|1872|Democratic|3,774|4,173|0|Maryland}}{{PresRow|1868|Democratic|2,335|4,377|0|Maryland}}{{PresRow|1864|Republican|2,402|2,391|0|Maryland}}{{PresRow|1860|Constitutional Union|37|449|6,693 |Maryland}}{{PresRow|1856|Know Nothing|8|3,155|3,504|Maryland}}{{PresRow|1852|Democratic|2,527|2,669|7|Maryland}}{{PresRow|1848|Democratic|13,001|13,664|79|Maryland}}{{PresRow|1844|Democratic|10,714|11,602|0|Maryland}}{{PresRow|1840|Democratic|9,237|9,946|0|Maryland}}{{PresRow|1836|Democratic|6,699|8,222|0|Maryland}}{{PresRow|1832|Democratic|4,248|7,930|0|Maryland}}{{PresRow|1828|Democratic|5,917|7,725|0|Maryland}}{{PresRow|1824|Jacksonian|3,980|0|5,840|Maryland}} |}
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