Maryland 2nd Congressional District (MD) — Elections 1876–2024

Maryland 2nd Congressional District, Maryland: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+14%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 765,9082024 5-year
Median household income: $95,7122024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 58.2%2024 5-year
Black: 26.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+76 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+39 in 1972MIT Election Lab

OLSZEWSKI, Johnny, Jr.Congress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. Dutch (2023–2025), RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. Dutch (2021–2023), RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. Dutch (2019–2021), RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. Dutch (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 2 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+14.5%	213,615	158,065	384,325
2020	D	+17.2%	219,722	153,784	384,032
2016	D	+8.4%	183,775	154,144	354,759
2012	D	+8.8%	187,595	156,655	353,491
2008	D	+7.4%	183,097	157,185	347,857
2004	R	−2.7%	154,636	163,301	322,397
2000	D	+2.9%	136,383	128,398	274,115
1996	D	+3.4%	114,023	105,751	240,746
1992	D	+3.4%	122,571	113,061	282,296
1988	R	−15.2%	104,122	141,666	247,329
1984	R	−21.5%	93,383	144,876	239,507
1980	R	−2.9%	103,604	110,358	234,872
1976	R	−6.9%	100,419	115,418	215,837
1972	R	−39.1%	60,682	140,853	204,982
1968	R	−10.1%	70,479	88,971	183,943
1964	D	+22.6%	102,477	64,755	167,265
1960	R	−0.1%	82,233	82,360	164,594
1956	R	−33.6%	45,947	92,373	138,319
1952	R	−21.7%	49,172	76,642	126,491
1948	R	−10.7%	34,424	42,842	78,450
1944	R	−8.0%	32,918	38,677	71,595
1940	D	+8.6%	39,376	33,080	72,893
1936	D	+20.3%	39,407	26,056	65,880
1932	D	+24.6%	33,407	19,959	54,623
1928	R	−18.9%	22,547	33,131	55,960
1924	R	−3.5%	14,640	15,882	35,057
1920	R	−15.6%	16,129	22,231	39,225
1916	D	+8.4%	17,966	15,140	33,777
1912	D	+75.9%	27,698	6,219	28,300
1908	—	No data	24,626	13,571	670
1904	—	No data	28,049	11,377	470
1900	—	No data	13,346	14,031	180
1896	R	−11.6%	11,052	14,103	26,224
1892	D	+12.8%	11,730	8,988	21,378
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	54.6%	42.8%	3,021,378
2022	O	0.0%	34.1%	2,002,336
2018	D	64.9%	30.3%	2,299,889
2016	D	60.9%	35.7%	2,726,170
2012	D	56.0%	26.3%	2,633,234
2010	D	62.2%	35.8%	1,833,858
2006	D	54.2%	44.2%	1,781,139
2004	D	64.8%	33.7%	2,321,931
2000	D	63.2%	36.7%	1,946,898
1998	D	70.5%	29.5%	1,507,447
1994	D	59.1%	40.9%	1,369,101
1992	D	71.0%	29.0%	1,841,298
1988	D	61.8%	38.2%	1,617,065
1986	D	60.7%	39.3%	1,112,637
1982	D	63.5%	36.5%	1,114,690
1980	R	33.8%	66.2%	1,286,088
1976	D	56.6%	38.9%	1,365,290

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

15.3%

Irish

11.7%

English

8.7%

American

5.6%

Italian

5.6%

Polish

3.7%

French

0.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 39.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.4%

2.2%

75–84

3.1%

4.8%

65–74

5.7%

6.4%

55–64

7.0%

5.8%

45–54

6.3%

35–44

6.8%

6.2%

25–34

6.7%

4.3%

18–24

4.4%

8.2%

5–17

7.9%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$95,712

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$95,712

Maryland$103,678

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.4%

Working age (18–64)8.4%

Seniors (65+)12.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.2%

speak English only

Spanish4.6%

Other Indo-European4.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%

Other languages2.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

12.2%

Other Christian

6.9%

Non-Christian

6.3%

Methodist

4.2%

Mainline Protestant

3.3%

Baptist

2.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by Baltimore County's older suburbs and stretching into the city's edges, Maryland's 2nd has delivered Democratic presidential margins above 25 points in each of the last three cycles, reflecting a dense, majority-minority electorate with deep ties to federal employment.

The Democratic margin in Maryland 2nd Congressional District reached its widest at seventy-six points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $95,712, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 765,908 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Maryland vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, Maryland voted Democratic by 14.5 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 384,325 votes cast, 213,615 went Democratic and 158,065 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, Maryland's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, Maryland as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 2, Maryland last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Maryland voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, Maryland?

Congressional District 2, Maryland has a population of 765,908 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Maryland?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, Maryland is $95,712 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.

What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Maryland?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Maryland 2nd Congressional District delivered D+14 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

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