Maryland State Legislative District 40

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
md-hd-040
State
Maryland
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
040
Land Area
14.2 sq mi
Water Area
0.17 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Maryland State Legislative District 40

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Baltimore city14.18 sq mi100.0%17.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Baltimore city14.18 sq mi100.0%17.5%

Showing all 1 place

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 7116,89494.0%15.2%95.5%
MD District 27,4116.0%1.0%4.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
91,195
Active Voters
87,901 (96.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic68,10774.7%
Republican5,3075.8%
Unaffiliated15,68017.2%
Other parties2,1012.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202443,773 (48.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202225,541 (28.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202040,793 (44.7%)25,096 (27.5%)804 (0.9%)
2017–201829,268 (32.1%)12,312 (13.5%)334 (0.4%)
2015–201636,670 (40.2%)20,246 (22.2%)913 (1.0%)
2013–201418,967 (20.8%)9,090 (10.0%)324 (0.4%)
2011–201234,896 (38.3%)5,290 (5.8%)336 (0.4%)

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
122,406 (± 3,678)
Median Age
36.9
Median Household Income
$47,094 (± $3,319)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1824,01919.6%
18 to 6478,94364.5%
65 and over19,44415.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,3924.4%
White, not Hispanic23,83719.5%
Black, not Hispanic84,25968.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2,8652.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2610.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic490.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5470.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,1964.2%

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
118,111
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
94,230

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic113,86496.4%
Hispanic4,2533.6%
White23,77920.1%
Black83,78370.9%
Asian1,5611.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2770.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander510.0%
Two or More Races5210.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic91,31396.9%
Hispanic2,9193.1%
White21,60722.9%
Black67,02571.1%
Asian1,6891.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0911.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander500.1%
Two or More Races4190.4%

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