Maryland State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
md-sd-006
State
Maryland
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
44.1 sq mi
Water Area
58.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Maryland State Senate District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Baltimore County44.13 sq mi100.0%7.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Dundalk CDP13.09 sq mi29.7%100.0%
Edgemere CDP10.87 sq mi24.6%100.0%
Essex CDP9.26 sq mi21.0%100.0%
Rosedale CDP3.19 sq mi7.2%46.5%
Middle River CDP1.51 sq mi3.4%11.9%
Rossville CDP0.14 sq mi0.3%2.6%

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 777,16559.0%10.1%56.1%
MD District 253,53841.0%6.9%43.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
85,381
Active Voters
82,952 (97.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic34,91140.9%
Republican27,16731.8%
Unaffiliated21,10724.7%
Other parties2,1962.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202450,525 (59.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202229,138 (34.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202045,560 (53.4%)11,291 (13.2%)7,057 (8.3%)
2017–201831,739 (37.2%)5,903 (6.9%)4,070 (4.8%)
2015–201639,657 (46.4%)10,721 (12.6%)6,959 (8.2%)
2013–201424,167 (28.3%)6,327 (7.4%)2,597 (3.0%)
2011–201234,576 (40.5%)2,707 (3.2%)2,302 (2.7%)

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
128,961 (± 3,437)
Median Age
39.2
Median Household Income
$69,049 (± $3,828)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1829,71123.0%
18 to 6476,80259.6%
65 and over22,44817.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,07410.1%
White, not Hispanic79,35161.5%
Black, not Hispanic25,09619.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2,8352.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3140.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic80.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0710.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,2125.6%

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
123,645
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
94,665

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic113,37291.7%
Hispanic10,2778.3%
White81,04165.5%
Black24,25519.6%
Asian2,2991.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native3680.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander80.0%
Two or More Races7650.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic88,66593.7%
Hispanic6,0016.3%
White67,30971.1%
Black18,10219.1%
Asian2,0802.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0421.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races2870.3%

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