Maryland State Legislative District 18

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
md-hd-018
State
Maryland
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
018
Land Area
20.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.11 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Maryland State Legislative District 18

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Montgomery County20.47 sq mi100.0%4.2%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wheaton CDP5.31 sq mi25.9%77.0%
North Bethesda CDP3.08 sq mi15.1%34.7%
Chevy Chase town2.14 sq mi10.5%100.0%
South Kensington CDP2.09 sq mi10.2%100.0%
Silver Spring CDP2.00 sq mi9.8%25.4%
North Kensington CDP1.50 sq mi7.3%100.0%
Forest Glen CDP1.00 sq mi4.9%100.0%
Kensington town0.50 sq mi2.5%99.9%
Chevy Chase Village town0.42 sq mi2.0%99.9%
Glenmont CDP0.40 sq mi2.0%14.3%
Chevy Chase View town0.27 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Garrett Park town0.25 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Bethesda CDP0.19 sq mi0.9%1.4%
Martin's Additions village0.14 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Chevy Chase Section Three village0.12 sq mi0.6%99.8%
North Chevy Chase village0.12 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Chevy Chase Section Five village0.11 sq mi0.5%99.8%
Kemp Mill CDP0.07 sq mi0.3%2.6%
Rockville city0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.1%
Aspen Hill CDP0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

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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 8127,698100.0%16.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
87,452
Active Voters
81,873 (93.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic54,54162.4%
Republican10,55312.1%
Unaffiliated21,02524.0%
Other parties1,3331.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202460,887 (69.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202240,070 (45.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202053,916 (61.7%)23,265 (26.6%)2,419 (2.8%)
2017–201840,162 (45.9%)15,573 (17.8%)1,204 (1.4%)
2015–201642,507 (48.6%)19,504 (22.3%)3,407 (3.9%)
2013–201423,211 (26.5%)9,543 (10.9%)1,021 (1.2%)
2011–201234,822 (39.8%)4,787 (5.5%)1,649 (1.9%)

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
127,841 (± 3,215)
Median Age
39.7
Median Household Income
$131,168 (± $6,923)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
59.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1829,77023.3%
18 to 6477,85660.9%
65 and over20,21515.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)35,82528.0%
White, not Hispanic55,39143.3%
Black, not Hispanic18,15514.2%
Asian, not Hispanic10,4388.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1570.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic330.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,3211.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,5215.1%

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
109,327
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
81,869

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic84,35377.2%
Hispanic24,96922.8%
White55,19050.5%
Black16,29314.9%
Asian7,7067.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1850.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander320.0%
Two or More Races5620.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic65,46080.0%
Hispanic16,40320.0%
White44,33154.1%
Black13,09116.0%
Asian7,4519.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native5780.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander340.0%
Two or More Races2240.3%

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