Voter Turnout by Congressional District
The following tables show voter turnout for the 1988 Presidential Primary Election broken down by party affiliation.
Democratic Party
| First District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Calvert |
11,676 |
4,298 |
72 |
4,370 |
37.43 |
| Caroline |
5,600 |
1,767 |
52 |
1,819 |
32.48 |
| Cecil |
15,129 |
4,678 |
81 |
4,759 |
31.46 |
| Charles |
20,074 |
6,306 |
161 |
6,467 |
32.22 |
| Dorchester |
9,762 |
2,933 |
48 |
2,981 |
30.54 |
| Harford |
17,863 |
6,579 |
85 |
6,664 |
37.31 |
| Kent |
5,432 |
3,126 |
154 |
3,280 |
60.38 |
| Queen Anne's |
8,572 |
3,206 |
50 |
3,256 |
37.98 |
| St. Mary's |
17,009 |
5,786 |
118 |
5,904 |
34.71 |
| Somerset |
6,519 |
2,216 |
32 |
2,248 |
34.48 |
| Talbot |
7,993 |
2,823 |
69 |
2,892 |
36.18 |
| Wicomico |
18,653 |
7,068 |
116 |
7,184 |
38.51 |
| Worcester |
10,732 |
3,478 |
104 |
3,582 |
33.38 |
| Total |
155,014 |
54,264 |
1,142 |
55,406 |
35.74 |
| Second District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Baltimore |
158,925 |
57,912 |
688 |
58,600 |
36.87 |
| Harford |
27,040 |
9,333 |
127 |
9,460 |
34.99 |
| Total |
185,965 |
67,245 |
815 |
68,060 |
36.60 |
| Third District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Baltimore City |
131,641 |
45,626 |
769 |
46,395 |
35.24 |
| Baltimore |
63,916 |
25,805 |
420 |
26,225 |
41.03 |
| Howard |
21,327 |
10,381 |
184 |
10,565 |
49.54 |
| Total |
216,884 |
81,812 |
1,373 |
83,185 |
38.35 |
| Fourth District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Anne Arundel |
96,682 |
41,802 |
606 |
42,408 |
43.86 |
| Howard |
6,747 |
2,989 |
52 |
3,041 |
45.07 |
| Prince George's |
38,882 |
15,559 |
106 |
15,665 |
40.29 |
| Total |
142,311 |
60,350 |
764 |
61,114 |
42.94 |
| Fifth District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Prince George's |
148,262 |
61,528 |
725 |
62,253 |
41.99 |
| Sixth District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Allegany |
17,771 |
7,068 |
126 |
7,194 |
40.48 |
| Carroll |
23,345 |
8,915 |
191 |
9,106 |
39.01 |
| Frederick |
26,986 |
10,355 |
249 |
10,604 |
39.29 |
| Garrett |
4,326 |
1,576 |
28 |
1,604 |
37.08 |
| Howard |
16,581 |
7,169 |
152 |
7,321 |
44.15 |
| Montgomery |
17,559 |
7,517 |
118 |
7,635 |
43.48 |
| Washington |
25,923 |
9,929 |
193 |
10,122 |
39.05 |
| Total |
132,491 |
52,529 |
1,057 |
53,586 |
40.45 |
| Seventh District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Baltimore City |
201,287 |
65,637 |
859 |
66,496 |
33.04 |
| Baltimore |
20,474 |
8,171 |
49 |
8,220 |
40.15 |
| Total |
221,761 |
73,808 |
908 |
74,716 |
33.69 |
| Eighth District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Montgomery |
178,605 |
82,194 |
1,929 |
84,123 |
47.10 |
Republican Party
| First District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Calvert |
6,488 |
2,212 |
56 |
2,268 |
34.96 |
| Caroline |
2,562 |
777 |
24 |
801 |
31.26 |
| Cecil |
8,129 |
2,414 |
40 |
2,454 |
30.19 |
| Charles |
13,357 |
3,754 |
108 |
3,862 |
28.91 |
| Dorchester |
3,347 |
1,141 |
31 |
1,172 |
35.02 |
| Harford |
8,065 |
2,831 |
45 |
2,876 |
35.66 |
| Kent |
2,539 |
1,419 |
53 |
1,472 |
57.98 |
| Queen Anne's |
3,851 |
1,475 |
18 |
1,493 |
38.77 |
| St. Mary's |
5,934 |
1,901 |
80 |
1,981 |
33.38 |
| Somerset |
2,640 |
951 |
23 |
974 |
36.89 |
| Talbot |
5,586 |
2,101 |
74 |
2,175 |
38.94 |
| Wicomico |
9,498 |
3,676 |
75 |
3,751 |
39.49 |
| Worcester |
4,901 |
1,617 |
46 |
1,663 |
33.93 |
| Total |
76,897 |
26,269 |
673 |
26,942 |
35.04 |
| Second District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Baltimore |
57,500 |
19,744 |
471 |
20,215 |
35.16 |
| Harford |
14,350 |
4,862 |
110 |
4,972 |
34.65 |
| Total |
71,850 |
24,606 |
581 |
25,187 |
35.05 |
| Third District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Baltimore City |
15,320 |
4,838 |
270 |
5,108 |
33.34 |
| Baltimore |
16,591 |
5,792 |
154 |
5,946 |
35.84 |
| Howard |
9,272 |
3,617 |
85 |
3,702 |
39.93 |
| Total |
41,183 |
14,247 |
509 |
14,756 |
35.83 |
| Fourth District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Anne Arundel |
53,240 |
21,536 |
551 |
22,087 |
41.49 |
| Howard |
4,668 |
1,817 |
41 |
1,858 |
39.80 |
| Prince George's |
8,944 |
3,243 |
93 |
3,336 |
37.30 |
| Total |
66,852 |
26,596 |
685 |
27,281 |
40.81 |
| Fifth District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Prince George's |
46,643 |
17,634 |
434 |
18,068 |
38.74 |
| Sixth District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Allegany |
18,186 |
7,213 |
189 |
7,402 |
40.70 |
| Carroll |
20,180 |
7,218 |
146 |
7,364 |
36.49 |
| Frederick |
21,674 |
8,012 |
155 |
8,167 |
37.68 |
| Garrett |
7,130 |
2,733 |
72 |
2,805 |
39.34 |
| Howard |
12,859 |
4,930 |
138 |
5,068 |
39.41 |
| Montgomery |
15,668 |
6,365 |
107 |
6,472 |
41.31 |
| Washington |
19,763 |
7,529 |
178 |
7,707 |
39.00 |
| Total |
115,460 |
44,000 |
985 |
44,985 |
38.96 |
| Seventh District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Baltimore City |
15,228 |
3,336 |
358 |
3,694 |
24.26 |
| Baltimore |
4,748 |
1,585 |
39 |
1,624 |
34.20 |
| Total |
19,976 |
4,921 |
397 |
5,318 |
26.62 |
| Eighth District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Montgomery |
95,161 |
39,876 |
1,006 |
40,882 |
42.96 |
Decline and Other Parties
| First District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Calvert |
1,382 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Caroline |
476 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Cecil |
2,234 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Charles |
2,592 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Dorchester |
435 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Harford |
1,880 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Kent |
373 |
56 |
4 |
60 |
16.09 |
| Queen Anne's |
670 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| St. Mary's |
1,506 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Somerset |
327 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.31 |
| Talbot |
864 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Wicomico |
2,026 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Worcester |
903 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Total |
15,668 |
56 |
5 |
61 |
0.39 |
| Second District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Baltimore |
10,209 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
00.00 |
| Harford |
2,697 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
00.00 |
| Total |
12,906 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
00.00 |
| Third District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Baltimore City |
5,805 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Baltimore |
3,718 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Howard |
4,611 |
172 |
4 |
176 |
3.82 |
| Total |
14,134 |
172 |
4 |
176 |
1.25 |
| Fourth District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Anne Arundel |
12,132 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Howard |
1,747 |
47 |
0 |
47 |
2.69 |
| Prince George's |
4,730 |
92 |
4 |
96 |
2.03 |
| Total |
18,609 |
139 |
4 |
143 |
0.77 |
| Fifth District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Prince George's |
22,420 |
295 |
2 |
297 |
1.32 |
| Sixth District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Allegany |
1,572 |
118 |
6 |
124 |
7.89 |
| Carroll |
3,085 |
136 |
3 |
139 |
4.51 |
| Frederick |
4,744 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Garrett |
333 |
26 |
0 |
26 |
7.81 |
| Howard |
2,851 |
76 |
0 |
76 |
2.67 |
| Montgomery |
5,335 |
433 |
1 |
434 |
8.13 |
| Washington |
3,014 |
210 |
4 |
214 |
7.10 |
| Total |
20,934 |
999 |
14 |
1,013 |
4.84 |
| Seventh District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Baltimore City |
7,731 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Baltimore |
1,267 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Total |
8,998 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Eighth District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Montgomery |
40,608 |
3,269 |
25 |
3,294 |
8.11 |
All Registered Voters
| First District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Calvert |
19,546 |
6,510 |
128 |
6,638 |
33.96 |
| Caroline |
8,638 |
2,544 |
76 |
2,620 |
30.33 |
| Cecil |
25,492 |
7,092 |
121 |
7,213 |
28.30 |
| Charles |
36,023 |
10,060 |
269 |
10,329 |
28.67 |
| Dorchester |
13,544 |
4,074 |
79 |
4,153 |
30.66 |
| Harford |
27,808 |
9,410 |
130 |
9,540 |
34.31 |
| Kent |
8,344 |
4,601 |
211 |
4,812 |
57.67 |
| Queen Anne's |
13,093 |
4,681 |
68 |
4,749 |
36.27 |
| St. Mary's |
24,449 |
7,687 |
198 |
7,885 |
32.25 |
| Somerset |
9,486 |
3,176 |
56 |
3,232 |
34.07 |
| Talbot |
14,443 |
4,924 |
143 |
5,067 |
35.08 |
| Wicomico |
30,177 |
10,744 |
191 |
10,935 |
36.24 |
| Worcester |
16,536 |
5,095 |
150 |
5,245 |
31.72 |
| Total |
247,579 |
80,598 |
1,820 |
82,418 |
33.29 |
| Second District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Baltimore |
226,634 |
77,656 |
1,159 |
78,815 |
34.78 |
| Harford |
44,087 |
14,195 |
237 |
14,432 |
32.74 |
| Total |
270,721 |
91,851 |
1,396 |
93,247 |
34.44 |
| Third District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Baltimore City |
152,766 |
50,464 |
1,039 |
51,503 |
33.71 |
| Baltimore |
84,225 |
31,597 |
574 |
32,171 |
38.20 |
| Howard |
35,210 |
14,170 |
273 |
14,443 |
41.02 |
| Total |
272,201 |
96,231 |
1,886 |
98,117 |
36.05 |
| Fourth District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Anne Arundel |
162,054 |
63,338 |
1,157 |
64,495 |
39.80 |
| Howard |
13,162 |
4,853 |
93 |
4,946 |
37.58 |
| Prince George's |
52,556 |
18,894 |
203 |
19,097 |
36.34 |
| Total |
227,772 |
87,085 |
1,453 |
88,538 |
38.87 |
| Fifth District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Prince George's |
217,325 |
79,457 |
1,161 |
80,618 |
37.10 |
| Sixth District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Allegany |
37,529 |
14,399 |
321 |
14,720 |
39.22 |
| Carroll |
46,610 |
16,269 |
340 |
16,609 |
35.63 |
| Frederick |
53,404 |
18,367 |
404 |
18,771 |
35.15 |
| Garrett |
11,789 |
4,335 |
100 |
4,435 |
37.62 |
| Howard |
32,291 |
12,175 |
290 |
12,465 |
38.60 |
| Montgomery |
38,562 |
14,315 |
226 |
14,541 |
37.71 |
| Washington |
48,700 |
17,668 |
375 |
18,043 |
37.05 |
| Total |
268,885 |
97,528 |
2,056 |
99,584 |
37.04 |
| Seventh District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Baltimore City |
224,246 |
68,973 |
1,217 |
70,190 |
31.30 |
| Baltimore |
26,489 |
9,756 |
88 |
9,844 |
37.16 |
| Total |
250,735 |
78,729 |
1,305 |
80,034 |
31.92 |
| Eighth District |
| | Registered Voters | Voted Polls | Voted Absentee | Total | % |
| Montgomery |
314,374 |
125,339 |
2,960 |
128,299 |
40.81 |