Maryland State Legislative District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
md-hd-008
State
Maryland
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
008
Land Area
27 sq mi
Water Area
0.03 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Maryland State Legislative District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Baltimore County26.97 sq mi100.0%4.5%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Rossville CDP5.24 sq mi19.4%97.4%
Parkville CDP4.06 sq mi15.0%94.7%
Rosedale CDP3.67 sq mi13.6%53.5%
Overlea CDP3.02 sq mi11.2%100.0%
Middle River CDP2.72 sq mi10.1%21.3%
Perry Hall CDP2.70 sq mi10.0%38.9%
Carney CDP2.19 sq mi8.1%31.2%
White Marsh CDP2.11 sq mi7.8%39.7%
Towson CDP1.27 sq mi4.7%9.0%

Showing all 9 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MD District 2124,91997.5%16.2%98.0%
MD District 73,1802.5%0.4%2.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
88,534
Active Voters
85,703 (96.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic47,22053.3%
Republican19,18221.7%
Unaffiliated20,21422.8%
Other parties1,9182.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202456,239 (63.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202233,550 (37.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202051,264 (57.9%)17,773 (20.1%)5,339 (6.0%)
2017–201837,404 (42.2%)8,671 (9.8%)3,477 (3.9%)
2015–201644,085 (49.8%)14,970 (16.9%)6,067 (6.9%)
2013–201425,859 (29.2%)7,161 (8.1%)2,244 (2.5%)
2011–201239,203 (44.3%)3,805 (4.3%)2,539 (2.9%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 12/01/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
125,186 (± 3,648)
Median Age
38.2
Median Household Income
$86,327 (± $2,349)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
35.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1827,05521.6%
18 to 6478,61862.8%
65 and over19,51315.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,7846.2%
White, not Hispanic57,41745.9%
Black, not Hispanic43,28034.6%
Asian, not Hispanic11,1208.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1830.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1050.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3510.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,9464.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
117,595
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
91,305

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic110,89894.3%
Hispanic6,6935.7%
White57,99449.3%
Black41,22235.1%
Asian7,3536.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1830.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1370.1%
Two or More Races6930.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic87,55995.9%
Hispanic3,7464.1%
White50,00654.8%
Black30,69533.6%
Asian6,0436.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native5980.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1000.1%
Two or More Races2690.3%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).