Overview
- District ID
- md-sd-023
- State
- Maryland
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 023
- Land Area
- 112.2 sq mi
- Water Area
- 1.41 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
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Places
Showing all 15 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 5 | 113,170 | 83.3% | 14.6% | 86.8% |
| MD District 4 | 22,688 | 16.7% | 2.9% | 13.2% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 112,749
- Active Voters
- 105,718 (93.8%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 79,292 | 70.3% |
| Republican | 10,381 | 9.2% |
| Unaffiliated | 20,685 | 18.3% |
| Other parties | 2,391 | 2.1% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 75,335 (66.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 47,119 (41.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 72,228 (64.1%) | 38,397 (34.1%) | 2,593 (2.3%) |
| 2017–2018 | 54,229 (48.1%) | 22,165 (19.7%) | 1,228 (1.1%) |
| 2015–2016 | 60,253 (53.4%) | 25,621 (22.7%) | 3,098 (2.7%) |
| 2013–2014 | 34,733 (30.8%) | 12,929 (11.5%) | 1,026 (0.9%) |
| 2011–2012 | 53,948 (47.8%) | 8,892 (7.9%) | 1,518 (1.3%) |
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
- 136,328 (± 3,271)
- Median Age
- 42.3
- Median Household Income
- $133,439 (± $4,748)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 94.5%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 49.3%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 29,576 | 21.7% |
| 18 to 64 | 84,909 | 62.3% |
| 65 and over | 21,843 | 16.0% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 12,651 | 9.3% |
| White, not Hispanic | 23,672 | 17.4% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 88,000 | 64.6% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 4,221 | 3.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 314 | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 29 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 1,314 | 1.0% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 6,127 | 4.5% |
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
- 128,648
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 99,638
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 118,852 | 92.4% |
| Hispanic | 9,794 | 7.6% |
| White | 24,004 | 18.7% |
| Black | 85,672 | 66.6% |
| Asian | 3,467 | 2.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 311 | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 25 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 758 | 0.6% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 93,804 | 94.1% |
| Hispanic | 5,826 | 5.8% |
| White | 20,725 | 20.8% |
| Black | 68,591 | 68.8% |
| Asian | 3,265 | 3.3% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1,712 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 29 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 515 | 0.5% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
