Overview
- District ID
- md-sd-002
- State
- Maryland
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 002
- Land Area
- 338.5 sq mi
- Water Area
- 5.28 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
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Places
Showing top 25 of 48 places
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| MD District 6 | 132,638 | 100.0% | 17.1% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 94,075
- Active Voters
- 87,454 (93.0%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 29,025 | 30.9% |
| Republican | 38,797 | 41.2% |
| Unaffiliated | 24,392 | 25.9% |
| Other parties | 1,861 | 2.0% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 62,055 (66.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 40,749 (43.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 54,087 (57.5%) | 10,363 (11.0%) | 11,389 (12.1%) |
| 2017–2018 | 38,783 (41.2%) | 5,427 (5.8%) | 5,963 (6.3%) |
| 2015–2016 | 46,872 (49.8%) | 9,274 (9.9%) | 13,164 (14.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 26,379 (28.0%) | 3,613 (3.8%) | 6,055 (6.4%) |
| 2011–2012 | 40,063 (42.6%) | 4,001 (4.3%) | 6,904 (7.3%) |
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
- 133,526 (± 1,168)
- Median Age
- 39.6
- Median Household Income
- $79,913 (± $2,958)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 88.2%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 25.4%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 28,950 | 21.7% |
| 18 to 64 | 81,172 | 60.8% |
| 65 and over | 23,404 | 17.5% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 11,257 | 8.4% |
| White, not Hispanic | 96,101 | 72.0% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 16,720 | 12.5% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 1,963 | 1.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 113 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 80 | 0.1% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 349 | 0.3% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 6,943 | 5.2% |
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
- 129,125
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 100,544
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 120,272 | 93.1% |
| Hispanic | 8,857 | 6.9% |
| White | 96,475 | 74.7% |
| Black | 15,840 | 12.3% |
| Asian | 1,590 | 1.2% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 116 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 80 | 0.1% |
| Two or More Races | 640 | 0.5% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 95,654 | 95.1% |
| Hispanic | 4,889 | 4.9% |
| White | 78,699 | 78.3% |
| Black | 14,021 | 13.9% |
| Asian | 1,843 | 1.8% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 670 | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 79 | 0.1% |
| Two or More Races | 449 | 0.4% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
