1924 United States presidential election in Maryland explained

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The 1924 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1924. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1924 United States presidential election. State voters chose 8 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Maryland was won by the Republican nominee, incumbent President Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, over the Democratic nominee, Ambassador John W. Davis of West Virginia. Coolidge ran with former Budget Director Charles G. Dawes of Illinois, while Davis ran with Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska. Also in the running that year was the Progressive Party nominee, Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin and his running mate Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana.

In this election, Maryland voted 21.22% more Democratic than the nation at large, or an 8 percent bigger differential than in 1920.^[1]

Results

Presidential Candidate	Running Mate	Party	Electoral Vote (EV)	Popular Vote (PV)
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts	Charles G. Dawes	Republican	8[2]	162,414	45.29%
John W. Davis	Charles W. Bryan	Democratic	0	148,072	41.29%
Robert M. La Follette	Burton K. Wheeler	Progressive	0	47,157	13.15%
Frank Tetes Johns	Verne L. Reynolds	Labor	0	987	0.28%

Results by county

County	John Calvin Coolidge Republican		John William Davis Democratic		Robert Marion La Follette Sr. Progressive		Frank Tetes Johns Labor		Margin		Total votes cast[3]
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"			data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Allegany		9,042		55.24%		4,442		27.14%		2,822		17.24%		64		0.39%		4,600		28.10%		16,370
	Anne Arundel		3,670		44.46%		3,766		45.62%		758		9.18%		61		0.74%		-96		-1.16%		8,255
	Baltimore		9,383		43.32%		9,424		43.51%		2,824		13.04%		30		0.14%		-41		-0.19%		21,661
	Baltimore City		69,588		42.63%		60,222		36.89%		32,958		20.19%		484		0.30%		9,366		5.74%		163,252
	Calvert		1,564		54.06%		1,242		42.93%		84		2.90%		3		0.10%		322		11.13%		2,893
	Caroline		2,210		45.21%		2,493		51.00%		165		3.38%		20		0.41%		-283		-5.79%		4,888
	Carroll		5,301		51.65%		4,616		44.98%		320		3.12%		26		0.25%		685		6.67%		10,263
	Cecil		3,156		50.37%		2,863		45.69%		213		3.40%		34		0.54%		293		4.68%		6,266
	Charles		2,215		56.59%		1,491		38.09%		177		4.52%		31		0.79%		724		18.50%		3,914
	Dorchester		3,356		50.76%		3,047		46.08%		203		3.07%		6		0.09%		309		4.67%		6,612
	Frederick		8,441		49.35%		7,740		45.25%		903		5.28%		22		0.13%		701		4.10%		17,106
	Garrett		2,594		61.79%		1,226		29.20%		373		8.89%		5		0.12%		1,368		32.59%		4,198
	Harford		3,545		45.69%		3,841		49.51%		355		4.58%		17		0.22%		-296		-3.82%		7,758
	Howard		1,989		38.48%		2,786		53.90%		382		7.39%		12		0.23%		-797		-15.42%		5,169
	Kent		2,019		42.51%		2,628		55.34%		94		1.98%		8		0.17%		-609		-12.82%		4,749
	Montgomery		5,675		44.01%		6,639		51.49%		557		4.32%		23		0.18%		-964		-7.48%		12,894
	Prince George's		5,868		46.98%		5,088		40.74%		1,477		11.83%		57		0.46%		780		6.24%		12,490
	Queen Anne's		1,656		33.74%		3,155		64.28%		82		1.67%		15		0.31%		-1,499		-30.54%		4,908
	St. Mary's		1,653		44.64%		1,949		52.63%		93		2.51%		8		0.22%		-296		-7.99%		3,703
	Somerset		3,230		51.19%		2,903		46.01%		152		2.41%		25		0.40%		327		5.18%		6,310
	Talbot		2,451		44.66%		2,859		52.10%		176		3.21%		2		0.04%		-408		-7.43%		5,488
	Washington		7,460		54.21%		4,620		33.57%		1,654		12.02%		28		0.20%		2,840		20.64%		13,762
	Wicomico		2,604		43.82%		3,068		51.62%		269		4.53%		2		0.03%		-464		-7.81%		5,943
	Worcester		3,744		38.29%		5,964		60.99%		66		0.67%		4		0.04%		-2,220		-22.70%		9,778
Totals	162,414	45.29%	148,072	41.29%	47,157	13.15%	987	0.28%	14,342	4.00%	358,630

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Anne Arundel
• Baltimore (County)
• Harford
• Howard
• St. Mary's

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Cecil

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maryland
• 1924 United States presidential election
• 1924 United States elections

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . 2023-03-26 . uselectionatlas.org.
2. Web site: 1924 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
3. Maryland State Board of Elections; Maryland Manual 1925 pp. 203-206 ‘General Election November 4, 1924’