Voting & Elections in Ellicott City, MD
Presidential election results and party lean trends
County-level data: Election results are reported at the county level. Ellicott City is located in Howard County, MD. Results reflect all voters in the county, not just those in Ellicott City.
Election Overview
Source: Howard County (2024)2024 Winner
Democrat
Dem Votes
124,764
69.1%
GOP Votes
49,425
27.4%
Total Votes
180,488
Margin
D+41.8%
Shift from 2020
R+2.5pp
vs prior election
📊Election Results by Year
2016–2024📈Partisan Lean Trend
D+41.8%Election History
Source: County-Level Election Results| Year | Dem Votes | GOP Votes | Total | Dem % | GOP % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 124,764 | 49,425 | 180,488 | 69.1% | 27.4% | D+41.8 |
| 2020 | 129,433 | 48,390 | 183,062 | 70.7% | 26.4% | D+44.3 |
| 2016 | 93,808 | 44,792 | 146,401 | 64.1% | 30.6% | D+33.5 |
In the 2024 presidential election, Howard County recorded 180,488 total votes. Democrats won the county with 69.1% of the vote compared to 27.4% for Republicans, a margin of D+41.8%. Compared to 2020, the margin shifted R+2.5pp from the previous election. Since 2016, Howard County has shifted 8.3 percentage points toward Democrats.