| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 249,958 | 149,560 | 412,915 | |
| 2020 | D | 258,409 | 146,202 | 414,932 | |
| 2016 | D | 218,412 | 149,477 | 384,981 | |
| 2012 | D | 220,322 | 154,908 | 384,782 | |
| 2008 | D | 214,151 | 158,714 | 380,938 | |
| 2004 | D | 182,474 | 166,051 | 353,479 | |
| 2000 | D | 160,635 | 133,033 | 304,084 | |
| 1996 | D | 132,599 | 114,449 | 269,968 | |
| 1992 | D | 143,498 | 126,728 | 323,220 | |
| 1988 | R | 121,570 | 163,881 | 287,295 | |
| 1984 | R | 106,908 | 171,929 | 280,428 | |
| 1980 | R | 121,280 | 132,490 | 279,917 | |
| 1976 | R | 118,505 | 143,293 | 261,798 | |
| 1972 | R | 70,309 | 175,897 | 250,224 | |
| 1968 | R | 80,798 | 108,930 | 219,011 | |
| 1964 | D | 117,153 | 77,870 | 195,073 | |
| 1960 | R | 94,396 | 96,027 | 190,423 | |
| 1956 | R | 48,270 | 104,021 | 152,291 | |
| 1952 | R | 48,476 | 81,898 | 130,858 | |
| 1948 | R | 31,883 | 41,846 | 74,490 | |
| 1944 | R | 26,275 | 34,047 | 60,322 | |
| 1940 | D | 30,360 | 26,652 | 57,198 | |
| 1936 | D | 28,367 | 18,893 | 47,576 | |
| 1932 | D | 24,626 | 13,938 | 39,494 | |
| 1928 | R | 15,632 | 23,889 | 39,701 | |
| 1924 | D | 9,424 | 9,383 | 21,661 | |
| 1920 | R | 9,365 | 12,432 | 22,183 | |
| 1916 | D | 15,226 | 12,633 | 28,406 | |
| 1912 | D | 20,982 | 4,247 | 22,312 | |
| 1908 | D | 17,246 | 10,297 | 488 | |
| 1904 | D | 18,987 | 7,570 | 282 | |
| 1900 | R | 9,147 | 9,348 | 142 | |
| 1896 | R | 7,110 | 9,211 | 17,188 | |
| 1892 | D | 7,225 | 5,165 | 12,880 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Baltimore County surrounds — but excludes — Baltimore City, and its dense inner suburbs have driven consistent Democratic performance, with the 2024 presidential margin landing 24 points left of center despite a historically competitive past.
The Democratic margin in Baltimore County has been steady. It reached its modern peak at 100 points in 1904; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points, still in line with the county's long pattern.
Baltimore County's political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $91,768, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center. The county's voting pattern resembles other major urban centers most closely — Howard County and Buncombe County.
