Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 37B

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
md-hd-37b
State
Maryland
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
37B
Land Area
1,071.2 sq mi
Water Area
677.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 37B

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Dorchester County448.71 sq mi41.9%83.0%
Talbot County268.56 sq mi25.1%100.0%
Caroline County205.41 sq mi19.2%64.3%
Wicomico County148.50 sq mi13.9%39.7%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Easton town11.46 sq mi1.1%99.9%
Denton town5.27 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Cordova CDP4.87 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Taylors Island CDP4.14 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Cambridge city3.52 sq mi0.3%33.1%
Madison CDP3.20 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Trappe town2.67 sq mi0.2%99.2%
Nanticoke CDP2.63 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Tilghman Island CDP2.40 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Quantico CDP2.11 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Federalsburg town1.93 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Jesterville CDP1.59 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bivalve CDP1.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tyaskin CDP1.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%
St. Michaels town1.17 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fishing Creek CDP1.06 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Vienna town0.76 sq mi0.1%99.5%
Algonquin CDP0.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hurlock town0.65 sq mi0.1%24.3%
Oxford town0.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Preston town0.55 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Waterview CDP0.49 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Allen CDP0.43 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Sharptown town0.41 sq mi<0.1%97.2%
Whitehaven CDP0.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 39 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 190,738100.0%11.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
72,962
Active Voters
68,984 (94.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic22,85131.3%
Republican33,17145.5%
Unaffiliated15,69221.5%
Other parties1,2481.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202452,744 (72.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202237,982 (52.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202048,505 (66.5%)9,686 (13.3%)10,406 (14.3%)
2017–201837,118 (50.9%)5,954 (8.2%)7,877 (10.8%)
2015–201641,030 (56.2%)8,005 (11.0%)11,977 (16.4%)
2013–201428,128 (38.6%)4,709 (6.5%)8,111 (11.1%)
2011–201236,355 (49.8%)3,060 (4.2%)5,680 (7.8%)

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
92,693 (± 1,423)
Median Age
47.2
Median Household Income
$83,813 (± $2,691)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,78420.3%
18 to 6450,88454.9%
65 and over23,02524.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,1136.6%
White, not Hispanic69,76575.3%
Black, not Hispanic11,39012.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1,2921.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic630.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic320.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4050.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,6333.9%

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
89,818
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
71,430

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic85,56695.3%
Hispanic4,2484.7%
White70,02578.0%
Black11,37112.7%
Asian1,0911.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native640.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander310.0%
Two or More Races3000.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic69,43897.2%
Hispanic1,9982.8%
White58,12381.4%
Black9,62313.5%
Asian1,1521.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native5440.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.0%
Two or More Races960.1%

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