I would venture to say that Howard County is democratic. I will not forget the days leading up to the war all of the Hippies parked in the BMW's, Mercedes and Audi's at the Columbia Mall holding signs protesting the war. I guess I should have known by all of the rules Columbia has about owning property. Doors, window blinds, have to be a certain color etc etc.
Baltimore,
Charles,
Howard,
Montgomery,
Prince Georges,
Somerset (maybe they were crabby that day eh?), and
Baltimore City
The bottom line is this: Maryland's office of tourism has in the past called Maryland "America in Miniature." That slogan is reflected in its voting behavior just as well as its culture and geography.
I love Maryland - the bay, the beach, and the mountains. I hate the part in between.