Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 9A

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
md-hd-09a
State
Maryland
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
09A
Land Area
167.8 sq mi
Water Area
0.69 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 9A

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Howard County136.61 sq mi81.4%54.4%
Montgomery County31.19 sq mi18.6%6.3%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Ellicott City CDP13.49 sq mi8.0%45.0%
Damascus CDP4.87 sq mi2.9%34.2%
Columbia CDP2.88 sq mi1.7%9.0%
Lisbon CDP1.48 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Highland CDP1.47 sq mi0.9%61.1%
Clarksburg CDP0.92 sq mi0.5%9.5%

Showing all 6 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 369,55881.3%9.0%81.4%
MD District 615,99118.7%2.1%18.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
69,367
Active Voters
66,527 (95.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic27,91640.2%
Republican20,21129.1%
Unaffiliated20,23929.2%
Other parties1,0011.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202450,668 (73.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202236,337 (52.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202047,112 (67.9%)11,821 (17.0%)6,964 (10.0%)
2017–201835,153 (50.7%)6,277 (9.0%)3,693 (5.3%)
2015–201637,905 (54.6%)9,641 (13.9%)8,529 (12.3%)
2013–201423,493 (33.9%)4,271 (6.2%)2,998 (4.3%)
2011–201232,455 (46.8%)2,639 (3.8%)3,657 (5.3%)

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
87,826 (± 2,724)
Median Age
43.1
Median Household Income
$190,355 (± $8,293)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
67.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1823,28826.5%
18 to 6449,79756.7%
65 and over14,74116.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,1168.1%
White, not Hispanic48,45655.2%
Black, not Hispanic6,4767.4%
Asian, not Hispanic19,93722.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1390.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic820.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic9851.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,6355.3%

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
82,511
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
59,848

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic76,60392.8%
Hispanic5,9107.2%
White49,38059.8%
Black6,1757.5%
Asian17,00720.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2700.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander820.1%
Two or More Races3840.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic56,28994.1%
Hispanic3,5626.0%
White38,26263.9%
Black5,0078.4%
Asian12,39920.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3210.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander710.1%
Two or More Races2280.4%

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