Maryland Electoral College Guide
Maryland casts 10 electoral votes in presidential elections. Maryland's 10 EV are safely Democratic. The DC suburbs give Democrats overwhelming margins.
Role in the Electoral College
Maryland's 10 EV are safely Democratic. The DC suburbs give Democrats overwhelming margins.
Electoral Vote History
Last Republican presidential win was 1988 (Bush). Safe Democratic state since Clinton 1992.
Electoral College Basics
The United States uses an Electoral College system to elect the president. Each state receives electoral votes equal to its total congressional representation: number of House seats + 2 (senators). Maryland has 8 House seats + 2 senators = 10 electoral votes.
A candidate needs 270 out of 538 electoral votes to win the presidency. Maryland’s 10 electoral votes represent 1.9% of the total needed.
Most states use a winner-take-all system — the popular vote winner receives all electoral votes. The exception is Maine and Nebraska, which allocate electoral votes by congressional district. Maryland uses the winner-take-all system.