Dorchester
Aggregates from the State Board of Elections voter list as of 2026-08-12. Voter history covers 5 elections, 2022 Gubernatorial Primary through 2026 Gubernatorial Primary.
Participation among current voters
The share of today's registered voters who voted in each election, among those who could have voted: registered by election day and old enough. Primaries are closed in Maryland, so unaffiliated voters mostly sit them out.
Participation among current voters: primary elections
Participation among current voters: general elections
Data table: participation among current voters
| Election | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | All voters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Gubernatorial Primary | 25.7%2,205 of 8,590 | 38.4%3,460 of 9,007 | 2.9%106 of 3,719 | 26.7%5,786 of 21,672 |
| 2022 Gubernatorial General | 47.7%4,135 of 8,665 | 63.7%5,784 of 9,082 | 32.0%1,215 of 3,791 | 51.4%11,250 of 21,906 |
| 2024 Presidential Primary | 23.4%2,125 of 9,068 | 30.4%2,874 of 9,465 | 2.4%103 of 4,218 | 22.1%5,111 of 23,158 |
| 2024 Presidential General | 65.9%6,155 of 9,342 | 82.2%8,010 of 9,744 | 53.0%2,337 of 4,406 | 69.8%16,695 of 23,924 |
| 2026 Gubernatorial Primary | 24.3%2,363 of 9,718 | 35.9%3,624 of 10,082 | 0.3%16 of 4,879 | 23.9%6,003 of 25,155 |
Voting habits
What today's voters did across all 5 elections, for the 86% of registered voters who could have voted in every one of them. Voters who left the list are not counted. Each column adds to 100%. A dash means too few voters to show.
| Pattern | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | All voters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voted in every election they could | 14% | 18% | – | 13% |
| Voted in primaries and generals | 22% | 36% | 5% | 25% |
| Primaries only | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
| Generals only | 32% | 31% | 52% | 35% |
| Did not vote | 31% | 14% | 43% | 26% |
Newest voters
Registered after the 2024 Presidential General and eligible for the 2026 Gubernatorial Primary: how many voted.
| Newly registered | Voted | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 323 | 34 | 11% |
| Republican | 273 | 44 | 16% |
| Unaffiliated | 386 | <10 | – |
| All voters | 1,016 | 80 | 8% |
Age
Participation among current voters by age today, then each party's age makeup. Past elections are undercounted because voters who left the list are missing. Voters under 18 and with unknown birth dates are not shown.
| Age | 2022 Primary | 2022 General | 2024 Primary | 2024 General | 2026 Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-24 | 10% | 23% | 6% | 56% | 8% |
| 25-34 | 9% | 23% | 6% | 53% | 10% |
| 35-44 | 14% | 35% | 9% | 60% | 12% |
| 45-54 | 19% | 45% | 13% | 67% | 19% |
| 55-64 | 28% | 58% | 23% | 77% | 29% |
| 65-74 | 40% | 72% | 37% | 83% | 38% |
| 75+ | 50% | 75% | 47% | 82% | 42% |
| Share of party by age | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | All voters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-24 | 7% | 7% | 16% | 9% |
| 25-34 | 13% | 13% | 20% | 14% |
| 35-44 | 14% | 14% | 20% | 15% |
| 45-54 | 13% | 12% | 14% | 13% |
| 55-64 | 17% | 19% | 13% | 17% |
| 65-74 | 20% | 19% | 11% | 18% |
| 75+ | 15% | 15% | 6% | 13% |
When voters registered
Current voters by the year they first registered in Maryland, 1980 onward. These are survivors: people who registered and have since left the list are not counted. Spikes line up with presidential elections.
Voters by year first registered
Gender
| Female | Male | Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 59.4% | 40.0% | 0.6% |
| Republican | 48.1% | 51.5% | 0.4% |
| Unaffiliated | 50.3% | 48.9% | 0.7% |
| All voters | 52.9% | 46.5% | 0.6% |
Minor parties
Registered voters in parties other than Democratic, Republican, unaffiliated, Green or Working Class.
| Party | Code | Voters |
|---|---|---|
| Other | OTH | 269 |
| Libertarian | OLB | 96 |
| No Labels | ONLM | 28 |
| Independent | OIN | 24 |
| Bread and Roses | OBAR | <10 |
| Other (unlabeled) | OCO | <10 |
About these numbers
- Participation figures describe the people on the voter list today, not the electorate on election day. Voters who have since moved, died or been removed are missing from the file, both as voters and as registered voters. Past elections are therefore undercounted, the older the election the more is missing, and these are not official turnout figures. The State Board of Elections publishes official turnout for each election.
- A voter counts as eligible for an election if they were registered by election day and turned 18 by it (by that year's general election, for a primary), or if the file records a vote for it. Age bands use age today.
- Party switching, removals, and net registration change cannot be measured from a single snapshot. They need two snapshots compared voter by voter.
- The file records whether someone voted, not how (early, mail, or election day).
- Cells with 1 to 9 voters are hidden. Hidden cells are not rebalanced, so rows may not sum to their totals.
- Active counts in the file are about 1% below the State Board's monthly registration report for the same month. The monthly report remains the official count; shares and participation rates here are computed within the file.
- Registration cohorts show survivors: current voters by the year they first registered in Maryland, not everyone who ever registered.
- New registrants are voters whose county and state registration dates match, which marks a first registration in Maryland, and who were 18 or older when they registered. Voters who pre-registered at 16 or 17 are left out, because the youngest of them are not yet in the file. Party is the voter's party today, not the party they chose when they registered.
- Cross-check: 4,275,582 active voters in this file against 4,322,671 in the 2026-08 monthly registration report (-1.1%). See monthly registration for the official counts.
- Source: Maryland State Board of Elections voter registration list, aggregated by Skipjack. No individual records are published.