Maryland State Legislative District 21

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
md-hd-021
State
Maryland
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
021
Land Area
67.9 sq mi
Water Area
0.43 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Maryland State Legislative District 21

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Prince George's County37.60 sq mi55.3%7.8%
Anne Arundel County30.39 sq mi44.7%7.3%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Beltsville CDP7.21 sq mi10.6%100.0%
Konterra CDP6.07 sq mi8.9%100.0%
College Park city5.61 sq mi8.3%99.9%
Laurel city4.81 sq mi7.1%100.0%
Maryland City CDP3.04 sq mi4.5%39.4%
Odenton CDP2.57 sq mi3.8%17.4%
Crofton CDP2.52 sq mi3.7%38.2%
West Laurel CDP2.26 sq mi3.3%100.0%
South Laurel CDP1.60 sq mi2.4%19.8%
Calverton CDP1.40 sq mi2.1%30.7%
Fort Meade CDP0.91 sq mi1.3%11.3%
Adelphi CDP0.90 sq mi1.3%33.0%
Langley Park CDP0.11 sq mi0.2%11.0%
Hillandale CDP0.09 sq mi0.1%4.8%

Showing all 14 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 4117,77588.3%15.3%55.3%
MD District 515,62711.7%2.0%44.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
84,025
Active Voters
77,589 (92.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic49,30058.7%
Republican11,74514.0%
Unaffiliated20,64324.6%
Other parties2,3372.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202449,956 (59.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202228,902 (34.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202045,737 (54.4%)17,806 (21.2%)2,600 (3.1%)
2017–201832,225 (38.4%)9,549 (11.4%)1,328 (1.6%)
2015–201636,407 (43.3%)13,004 (15.5%)3,157 (3.8%)
2013–201418,697 (22.3%)5,342 (6.4%)1,161 (1.4%)
2011–201230,934 (36.8%)3,586 (4.3%)1,483 (1.8%)

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
133,026 (± 2,896)
Median Age
32.6
Median Household Income
$101,949 (± $3,468)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
46.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1826,90820.2%
18 to 6488,69666.7%
65 and over17,42213.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)32,54824.5%
White, not Hispanic34,35325.8%
Black, not Hispanic45,48934.2%
Asian, not Hispanic13,2069.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1520.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic190.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7440.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,5154.9%

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
111,799
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
86,792

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic91,34981.7%
Hispanic20,45218.3%
White34,03330.4%
Black42,67838.2%
Asian9,7098.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1520.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.0%
Two or More Races7620.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic76,04487.6%
Hispanic10,74612.4%
White30,38935.0%
Black35,57841.0%
Asian8,93210.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native9131.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.0%
Two or More Races5000.6%

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