September 2024 to August 2026
How the statewide voter list changed between two State Board of Elections snapshots, 2024-09-11 and 2026-08-12.
At a glance
| 2024-09-11 | 2026-08-12 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered voters (active and inactive) | 4,545,945 | 4,561,126 | +15,181 (+0.3%) |
| Active voters | 4,195,396 | 4,275,582 | +80,186 (+1.9%) |
| Inactive voters | 350,549 | 285,544 | −65,005 (−18.5%) |
Against the State Board's monthly reports
The State Board's monthly registration reports are the official counts of active voters. Both sources show active voters rising. The lists do not match the reports exactly (see the last row), so use the reports for official totals and the lists for breakdowns the reports do not publish.
| Active voters | 2024-09-11 | 2026-08-12 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voter list | 4,195,396 | 4,275,582 | +80,186 (+1.9%) |
| Monthly report (2024-09 and 2026-08) | 4,231,403 | 4,322,671 | +91,268 (+2.2%) |
| List compared with report | −0.8% | −1.1% |
By party
Registered voters, active and inactive together. Shares are of all registered voters.
| Party | 2024-09-11 | 2026-08-12 | Change | Share before | Share after | Share change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All voters | 4,545,945 | 4,561,126 | +15,181 (+0.3%) | |||
| Democratic | 2,374,672 | 2,337,698 | −36,974 (−1.6%) | 52.2% | 51.3% | −1.0 pts |
| Republican | 1,082,549 | 1,073,315 | −9,234 (−0.9%) | 23.8% | 23.5% | −0.3 pts |
| Unaffiliated | 1,003,986 | 1,063,352 | +59,366 (+5.9%) | 22.1% | 23.3% | +1.2 pts |
| Green | 5,490 | 6,689 | +1,199 (+21.8%) | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0 pts |
| Working Class | 3,556 | 5,296 | +1,740 (+48.9%) | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0 pts |
| Other | 75,692 | 74,776 | −916 (−1.2%) | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.0 pts |
The 2024-09-11 list spells the Green and Working Class party codes differently (OGRN and OWCP) from the 2026-08-12 list (GRN and WCP). Skipjack counts them as the same parties in both.
By county
Click a heading to sort. The last three columns are the change in each party's share of the county's registered voters, in percentage points.
| County | 2024-09-11 | 2026-08-12 | Change | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany | 47,287 | 47,486 | +199 (+0.4%) | −1.3 pts | +0.2 pts | +1.0 pts |
| Anne Arundel | 452,749 | 452,677 | −72 (0.0%) | −0.3 pts | −0.8 pts | +1.1 pts |
| Baltimore City | 424,719 | 426,120 | +1,401 (+0.3%) | −1.6 pts | −0.2 pts | +1.6 pts |
| Baltimore County | 609,789 | 608,962 | −827 (−0.1%) | −0.7 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.0 pts |
| Calvert | 75,452 | 74,714 | −738 (−1.0%) | −0.8 pts | +0.3 pts | +0.5 pts |
| Caroline | 23,690 | 24,090 | +400 (+1.7%) | −1.7 pts | +0.9 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Carroll | 137,637 | 138,013 | +376 (+0.3%) | −0.6 pts | −0.3 pts | +0.9 pts |
| Cecil | 79,227 | 79,267 | +40 (+0.1%) | −1.0 pts | +0.3 pts | +0.7 pts |
| Charles | 135,786 | 139,064 | +3,278 (+2.4%) | −0.4 pts | −0.7 pts | +1.1 pts |
| Dorchester | 24,753 | 25,246 | +493 (+2.0%) | −1.8 pts | +0.6 pts | +1.0 pts |
| Frederick | 219,825 | 223,014 | +3,189 (+1.5%) | −0.2 pts | −0.9 pts | +1.1 pts |
| Garrett | 22,106 | 22,142 | +36 (+0.2%) | −1.0 pts | +0.1 pts | +0.9 pts |
| Harford | 208,322 | 209,422 | +1,100 (+0.5%) | −0.8 pts | 0.0 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Howard | 253,091 | 254,503 | +1,412 (+0.6%) | −0.2 pts | −1.1 pts | +1.3 pts |
| Kent | 14,999 | 15,136 | +137 (+0.9%) | −1.8 pts | +0.6 pts | +1.2 pts |
| Montgomery | 759,380 | 755,828 | −3,552 (−0.5%) | −1.2 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
| Prince George's | 652,082 | 657,657 | +5,575 (+0.9%) | −1.8 pts | +0.1 pts | +1.6 pts |
| Queen Anne's | 43,134 | 43,897 | +763 (+1.8%) | −0.5 pts | −0.2 pts | +0.7 pts |
| Somerset | 15,003 | 15,262 | +259 (+1.7%) | −1.5 pts | +0.2 pts | +1.2 pts |
| St. Mary's | 85,003 | 85,478 | +475 (+0.6%) | −0.7 pts | +0.2 pts | +0.6 pts |
| Talbot | 30,647 | 30,722 | +75 (+0.2%) | −0.6 pts | −0.3 pts | +0.9 pts |
| Washington | 113,096 | 112,900 | −196 (−0.2%) | −0.9 pts | −0.4 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Wicomico | 71,705 | 72,587 | +882 (+1.2%) | −1.2 pts | −0.2 pts | +1.2 pts |
| Worcester | 46,463 | 46,939 | +476 (+1.0%) | −1.4 pts | +0.8 pts | +0.7 pts |
By age
Ages are as of each date, so a voter who was 24 in 2024 is in the 25 to 34 band in 2026. A change in a band mixes people aging in or out with voters joining and leaving the list.
| Age | 2024-09-11 | 2026-08-12 | Change | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 50,126 | 9,552 | −40,574 (−80.9%) | +4.3 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.9 pts |
| 18-24 | 443,611 | 455,921 | +12,310 (+2.8%) | −2.0 pts | −1.0 pts | +2.9 pts |
| 25-34 | 772,006 | 757,158 | −14,848 (−1.9%) | −1.2 pts | −0.2 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 35-44 | 776,897 | 792,332 | +15,435 (+2.0%) | −1.3 pts | 0.0 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 45-54 | 686,066 | 681,625 | −4,441 (−0.6%) | −1.2 pts | −1.1 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 55-64 | 754,921 | 741,829 | −13,092 (−1.7%) | −0.9 pts | −0.7 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 65-74 | 605,181 | 630,280 | +25,099 (+4.1%) | −1.7 pts | +0.8 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 75+ | 457,087 | 492,361 | +35,274 (+7.7%) | −0.1 pts | −0.7 pts | +0.8 pts |
The three party columns are the change in each party's share of that age band, in percentage points. Under 18 are voters who registered before turning 18.
How many stayed on the list
4,240,315 voters on the 2024-09-11 list had first registered between 1980 and 2023. 3,971,687 of them (93.7%) are on the 2026-08-12 list. The other 268,628 (6.3%) are not: they moved away, died, were removed or otherwise no longer appear, and the lists cannot say which.
Share of each registration year no longer on the list
Voters on the 2024-09-11 list, by the year they first registered in Maryland, who are not on the 2026-08-12 list. 2024 is left out because the earlier list caught that year part-way through.
What this cannot show
- Who changed party or who left. Totals can move in opposite directions at once. A party's count can hold steady while it loses and gains voters in equal numbers. Skipjack's party switching page counts party changes directly, from the State Board's monthly reports.
- Participation. The 2024-09-11 list has vote history for 2016 General and 2020 General only, and the 2026-08-12 list for 2022 Primary, 2022 General, 2024 Primary, 2024 General, 2026 Primary. No election is in both, so participation cannot be compared between them.
- The 2024-09-11 list. This file came without a readme, so its date (2024-09-11) was supplied by hand and its record count could not be checked against the State Board's. The latest registration in it is dated 2024-08-20.
- The 2024-09-11 list. The file was made before the 2024-PG election, so that election is not in it.
Both snapshots are described on the about page; the aggregates are on the data page. Counts from 1 to 9 voters are hidden in both.