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Maryland 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+6.32012D+7.92016D+11.12020D+21.02024D+18.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+18.5
2024
median income$99,849U.S. $80,734 · MD $103,678
median age40.2U.S. 39.1 · MD 39.5
poverty rate8.2%U.S. 12.5% · MD 9.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)41.6%U.S. 35.6% · MD 43.5%
non-english13.8%U.S. 22.3% · MD 21.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German16.3%
Irish12.5%
English9.3%
African American†20.0%
Nigerian1.1%
African0.9%
Asian Indian1.3%
Filipino0.9%
Chinese0.9%
Mexican1.2%
Salvadoran1.1%
Puerto Rican0.9%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Carroll County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Maryland 2nd Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionMaryland 2nd Congressional DistrictHarrisD+18.5
Maryland 2nd Congressional District premium atlas map: Harris D+18.5, 226 precincts, 11 city labels.
2024
226 precincts by 2024 margin · 11 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +18.5% in 2024.+18.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+6.3%
2012+7.9%
2016+11.1%
2020+21.0%
2024+18.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DJohnny Olszewski Jr.U.S. House · MD-02-0.36
DChris Van HollenU.S. Senate-0.40
DAngela AlsobrooksU.S. Senate-0.45

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races

U.S. House

Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
20242D
58.2%223,797
39.5%152,079
384,794
20222D
59.2%158,998
40.6%109,075
268,434
20202D
67.7%224,836
32.0%106,355
332,026
20182D
66.0%167,201
30.7%77,782
253,302
20162D
62.1%192,183
33.1%102,577
309,480
20142D
61.3%120,412
35.9%70,411
196,354
20122D
65.6%194,088
31.1%92,071
295,940
20102D
64.2%134,133
33.3%69,523
208,904
20082D
71.9%198,578
24.8%68,561
276,333
20062D
69.2%135,818
30.7%60,195
196,228
20042D
66.7%164,751
30.7%75,812
247,071
20022D
54.3%105,718
45.7%88,954
194,672
20002R
31.3%81,591
68.6%178,556
260,432
19982R
37.2%74,275
62.8%125,162
199,446
19962R
38.2%88,344
61.8%143,075
231,419
19942R
37.2%74,275
62.7%125,162
199,480
19922R
34.9%88,658
65.1%165,443
254,101
19902R
25.6%39,785
74.4%115,398
155,183
19882R
28.5%63,114
71.5%157,956
221,070
19862R
41.3%68,200
58.7%96,745
164,946
19842R
48.6%105,571
51.4%111,517
217,089
19822D
52.6%83,318
47.4%75,062
158,380
19802D
57.4%121,017
42.6%89,961
210,978
19782D
66.4%98,601
33.6%49,886
148,487
19762D
70.9%139,196
18.0%35,258
196,303

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
54.6%1,650,912
42.8%1,294,344
3,021,378
2022D
65.8%1,316,897
34.1%682,293
2,002,336
2018D
64.9%1,491,614
30.3%697,017
2,297,538
2016D
61.0%1,659,907
35.7%972,557
2,722,434
2012D
56.0%1,474,028
26.4%693,291
2,630,505
2010D
62.3%1,140,615
35.8%655,666
1,831,744
2006D
54.2%965,477
44.2%787,182
1,780,223
2004D
64.8%1,504,691
33.7%783,055
2,321,571
2000D
63.2%1,230,013
36.7%715,178
1,946,898
1998D
70.5%1,062,810
29.5%444,637
1,507,447
1994D
59.1%809,125
40.9%559,908
1,369,033
1992D
71.0%1,307,610
29.0%533,688
1,841,298
1988D
61.8%999,166
38.2%617,537
1,616,703
1986D
60.7%675,225
39.3%437,411
1,112,636
1982D
63.5%707,356
36.5%407,334
1,114,690
1980R
33.8%435,118
66.2%850,970
1,286,088
1976D
56.6%772,101
38.9%530,439
1,365,290

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.5 points.

A population of 771,112, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,849 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 7.

Political twins — districts

The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Congressional District 3
Maryland
85.2twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2024 margin≠ median income
Congressional District 7
Colorado
68.5twin score
12-yr trendelasticity% unaffiliated≠ % Black
Congressional District 50
California
67.5twin score
elasticity12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectory≠ % Black

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Maryland 2nd Congressional District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Maryland 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic by 18.5 points (D+18.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 392,111 votes cast, 227,278 went Democratic and 154,862 went Republican.
How many people live in Maryland 2nd Congressional District?
Maryland 2nd Congressional District has a population of 771,112 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Maryland 2nd Congressional District is $99,849 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Maryland 2nd Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.