Maryland State Senate District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
md-sd-009
State
Maryland
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
009
Land Area
187.7 sq mi
Water Area
0.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Maryland State Senate District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Howard County156.49 sq mi83.4%62.4%
Montgomery County31.19 sq mi16.6%6.3%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Ellicott City CDP28.91 sq mi15.4%96.3%
Damascus CDP4.87 sq mi2.6%34.2%
Columbia CDP2.89 sq mi1.5%9.0%
Lisbon CDP1.48 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Highland CDP1.47 sq mi0.8%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 3114,24687.7%14.8%83.4%
MD District 615,99112.3%2.1%16.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
102,338
Active Voters
98,116 (95.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic44,25943.2%
Republican26,80026.2%
Unaffiliated29,80029.1%
Other parties1,4791.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202474,363 (72.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202253,320 (52.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202069,028 (67.5%)18,907 (18.5%)9,372 (9.2%)
2017–201851,925 (50.7%)10,621 (10.4%)5,150 (5.0%)
2015–201655,578 (54.3%)15,720 (15.4%)11,570 (11.3%)
2013–201434,628 (33.8%)7,366 (7.2%)4,306 (4.2%)
2011–201247,394 (46.3%)4,465 (4.4%)5,170 (5.1%)

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
130,906 (± 2,905)
Median Age
43.0
Median Household Income
$178,077 (± $5,564)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
67.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1833,49125.6%
18 to 6474,73557.1%
65 and over22,68017.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,4817.2%
White, not Hispanic70,42253.8%
Black, not Hispanic10,9258.3%
Asian, not Hispanic32,38024.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1700.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic820.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1200.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,3264.8%

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
120,857
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
88,703

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic113,35793.8%
Hispanic7,4976.2%
White71,11858.8%
Black10,2998.5%
Asian26,54722.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2990.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander800.1%
Two or More Races5520.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic84,33095.1%
Hispanic4,3754.9%
White55,77262.9%
Black8,5019.6%
Asian19,18721.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native5120.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander710.1%
Two or More Races3040.3%

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