See main article: 1852 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1852 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Flag Year: | 1852 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1848 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Previous Year: | 1848 |
| Next Election: | 1856 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Next Year: | 1856 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1852 |
| Image1: | Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Franklin Pierce |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New Hampshire |
| Running Mate1: | William R. King |
| Electoral Vote1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 40,022 |
| Percentage1: | 53.28% |
| Nominee2: | Winfield Scott |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New Jersey |
| Running Mate2: | William A. Graham |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 35,077 |
| Percentage2: | 46.69% |
| Map Size: | 390px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Millard Fillmore |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Franklin Pierce |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1852 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Maryland voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott. Pierce won Maryland by a margin of 6.59%. This was the first presidential election in which Maryland voted Democratic. In addition, in 1851, Baltimore became an independent city, and had its election results calculated separately from Baltimore County for the first time. Also, Howard County voted for President for the first time in its history.
| Franklin PierceDemocratic | Winfield ScottWhig | John P. HaleFree Soil | Margin | TotalVotes Cast [1] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||
| Allegany | 1620 | 50.59% | 1579 | 49.31% | 3 | 0.09% | 41 | 1.28% | 3202 | ||||
| Anne Arundel | 1486 | 46.67% | 1693 | 53.17% | 5 | 0.16% | -207 | -6.50% | 3184 | ||||
| Baltimore (City) | 10995 | 51.04% | 10474 | 48.62% | 72 | 0.33% | 521 | 2.42% | 21541 | ||||
| Baltimore (County) | 2669 | 51.30% | 2527 | 48.57% | 7 | 0.13% | 142 | 2.73% | 5203 | ||||
| Calvert | 334 | 43.73% | 431 | 56.27% | 0 | 0.00% | -96 | -12.53% | 766 | ||||
| Caroline | 580 | 54.10% | 492 | 45.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 88 | 8.21% | 1072 | ||||
| Carroll | 1672 | 48.58% | 1763 | 51.22% | 7 | 0.20% | -91 | -2.64% | 3442 | ||||
| Cecil | 1444 | 48.92% | 1504 | 50.95% | 4 | 0.14% | -60 | -2.03% | 2952 | ||||
| Charles | 398 | 34.10% | 769 | 65.90% | 0 | 0.00% | -371 | -31.80% | 1167 | ||||
| Dorchester | 820 | 37.49% | 1367 | 62.51% | 0 | 0.00% | -547 | -25.01% | 2187 | ||||
| Frederick | 2983 | 48.42% | 3158 | 51.26% | 20 | 0.32% | -175 | -2.84% | 6161 | ||||
| Harford | 1253 | 45.17% | 1521 | 54.83% | 0 | 0.00% | -268 | -9.66% | 2774 | ||||
| Howard | 625 | 52.30% | 570 | 47.70% | 0 | 0.00% | 55 | 4.60% | 1195 | ||||
| Kent | 447 | 40.82% | 645 | 58.90% | 3 | 0.27% | -198 | 18.08% | 1095 | ||||
| Montgomery | 771 | 42.15% | 1057 | 57.79% | 1 | 0.05% | -286 | -15.64% | 1829 | ||||
| Prince George's | 733 | 41.06% | 1051 | 58.88% | 1 | 0.06% | -318 | -17.82% | 1785 | ||||
| Queen Anne's | 612 | 45.77% | 725 | 54.23% | 0 | 0.00% | -113 | -8.45% | 1337 | ||||
| St. Mary's | 422 | 34.88% | 788 | 65.12% | 0 | 0.00% | -366 | -30.25% | 1210 | ||||
| Somerset | 1005 | 41.55% | 1413 | 58.41% | 1 | 0.04% | -408 | -16.87% | 2419 | ||||
| Talbot | 719 | 50.42% | 706 | 49.51% | 1 | 0.02% | 13 | 0.91% | 1426 | ||||
| Washington | 2434 | 47.51% | 2688 | 52.74% | 1 | 0.02% | -254 | -4.96% | 5123 | ||||
| Worcester | 1130 | 45.55% | 1351 | 54.45% | 0 | 0.00% | -221 | -8.91% | 2481 | ||||
| Total | 40022 | 53.28% | 35077 | 46.69% | 21 | 0.03% | 4945 | 6.59% | 75120 | ||||