Maryland State Legislative District 20

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
md-hd-020
State
Maryland
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
020
Land Area
19 sq mi
Water Area
0.05 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Maryland State Legislative District 20

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Montgomery County19.03 sq mi100.0%3.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Silver Spring CDP5.88 sq mi30.9%74.6%
White Oak CDP3.12 sq mi16.4%100.0%
Colesville CDP2.13 sq mi11.2%41.7%
Takoma Park city2.09 sq mi11.0%100.0%
Calverton CDP1.68 sq mi8.8%36.8%
Hillandale CDP1.20 sq mi6.3%63.7%
Four Corners CDP1.01 sq mi5.3%69.1%
Burnt Mills CDP0.83 sq mi4.4%100.0%
Kemp Mill CDP0.58 sq mi3.1%23.2%
Fairland CDP0.49 sq mi2.6%9.8%

Showing all 10 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 8130,161100.0%16.9%99.9%
MD District 400.0%0.0%0.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
82,923
Active Voters
76,382 (92.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic56,54268.2%
Republican6,6428.0%
Unaffiliated18,34622.1%
Other parties1,3931.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202455,396 (66.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202234,911 (42.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202048,233 (58.2%)23,803 (28.7%)1,350 (1.6%)
2017–201835,291 (42.6%)15,207 (18.3%)653 (0.8%)
2015–201637,196 (44.9%)18,455 (22.3%)1,677 (2.0%)
2013–201420,197 (24.4%)9,787 (11.8%)507 (0.6%)
2011–201230,404 (36.7%)4,719 (5.7%)791 (1.0%)

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
131,080 (± 3,150)
Median Age
36.5
Median Household Income
$106,001 (± $4,134)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
56.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1829,62122.6%
18 to 6484,09564.2%
65 and over17,36413.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)29,83222.8%
White, not Hispanic40,43730.8%
Black, not Hispanic42,44832.4%
Asian, not Hispanic11,0528.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1970.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1090.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic8960.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,1094.7%

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
109,059
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
82,389

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic90,24182.7%
Hispanic18,81717.3%
White40,93037.5%
Black35,92132.9%
Asian7,9677.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1940.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1060.1%
Two or More Races1,0591.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic71,76487.1%
Hispanic10,62112.9%
White33,84841.1%
Black29,04235.2%
Asian7,9459.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4790.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander670.1%
Two or More Races5180.6%

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