Maryland State Legislative District 45

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
md-hd-045
State
Maryland
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
045
Land Area
16.2 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Maryland State Legislative District 45

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Baltimore city16.25 sq mi100.0%20.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Baltimore city16.25 sq mi100.0%20.1%

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 7124,582100.0%16.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
90,247
Active Voters
88,151 (97.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic67,70975.0%
Republican5,8776.5%
Unaffiliated14,69716.3%
Other parties1,9642.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202447,232 (52.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202227,198 (30.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202044,868 (49.7%)28,923 (32.0%)1,120 (1.2%)
2017–201832,720 (36.3%)13,507 (15.0%)481 (0.5%)
2015–201640,959 (45.4%)22,130 (24.5%)1,137 (1.3%)
2013–201422,231 (24.6%)10,257 (11.4%)449 (0.5%)
2011–201240,202 (44.5%)5,859 (6.5%)517 (0.6%)

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
122,129 (± 3,532)
Median Age
37.6
Median Household Income
$58,193 (± $2,694)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1827,97922.9%
18 to 6476,44562.6%
65 and over17,70514.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,7275.5%
White, not Hispanic19,32915.8%
Black, not Hispanic89,14073.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1,1310.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2640.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic320.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic8720.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,6343.8%

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
116,683
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
89,536

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic111,88395.9%
Hispanic4,8024.1%
White19,23316.5%
Black87,78675.2%
Asian6670.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2620.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander320.0%
Two or More Races6390.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic86,82197.0%
Hispanic2,7153.0%
White16,79418.8%
Black68,14876.1%
Asian9231.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native7770.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander350.0%
Two or More Races4480.5%

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