Maryland 4th Congressional District (MD) — Elections 1876–2024

Maryland 4th Congressional District, Maryland: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+73%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+73MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 434,2542024 5-year
Median household income: $103,9852024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 14.5%2024 5-year
Black: 55.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 22.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+79 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+19 in 1928MIT Election Lab

IVEY, GlennCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: BROWN, Anthony Gregory (2021–2023), BROWN, Anthony Gregory (2019–2021), BROWN, Anthony Gregory (2017–2019), EDWARDS, Donna F. (2015–2017)

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

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 D · 0 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	+73.2%	151,906	21,273	178,539
2020	D	+78.9%	171,532	18,526	194,030
2016	D	+78.7%	154,964	16,481	175,875
2012	D	+77.8%	155,597	18,600	176,177
2008	D	+75.9%	148,807	19,764	169,926
2004	D	+61.8%	117,433	27,296	145,886
2000	D	+58.3%	97,566	24,624	125,055
1996	D	+49.2%	79,988	25,564	110,704
1992	D	+39.5%	76,687	29,932	118,467
1988	D	+19.6%	61,028	40,846	102,977
1984	D	+16.2%	61,416	44,238	106,116
1980	D	+8.7%	44,572	36,833	89,246
1976	D	+14.9%	50,763	37,612	88,374
1972	R	−17.9%	36,492	52,679	90,215
1968	R	−0.6%	32,728	33,247	80,213
1964	D	+28.0%	37,370	21,029	58,400
1960	D	+15.1%	27,976	20,653	48,629
1956	R	−2.7%	17,743	18,724	36,467
1952	R	−14.1%	13,060	17,382	30,633
1948	R	−1.4%	6,666	6,858	13,732
1944	R	−0.3%	6,330	6,370	12,701
1940	D	+25.3%	7,413	4,403	11,888
1936	D	+28.9%	6,724	3,701	10,472
1932	D	+26.3%	5,153	2,979	8,255
1928	R	−18.7%	2,993	4,381	7,428
1924	R	−5.3%	2,331	2,631	5,623
1920	R	−14.0%	2,223	2,958	5,261
1916	D	+6.9%	1,578	1,370	3,029
1912	D	+73.8%	2,450	660	2,426
1908	—	No data	2,330	1,223	36
1904	—	No data	2,846	1,274	13
1900	—	No data	1,278	1,549	5
1896	R	−11.6%	1,153	1,459	2,640
1892	D	+5.2%	1,214	1,093	2,331
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.

American

3.0%

German

3.0%

Irish

2.8%

English

2.4%

Italian

1.4%

Polish

0.6%

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: 38.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.1%

1.7%

75–84

2.4%

4.1%

65–74

5.3%

6.2%

55–64

7.1%

6.3%

45–54

6.7%

6.8%

35–44

6.8%

25–34

6.9%

4.6%

18–24

4.5%

8.2%

5–17

7.9%

3.1%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$103,985

Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 4$103,985

Maryland$103,678

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.2%

Working age (18–64)9.5%

Seniors (65+)10.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

68.4%

speak English only

Spanish19.4%

Other languages5.0%

Other Indo-European4.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

11.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

11.7%

Baptist

8.2%

Non-Christian

7.9%

Methodist

6.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.8%

Mainline Protestant

1.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Maryland's 4th covers majority-Black suburbs south and east of Washington, D.C., and has posted presidential margins exceeding 50 points for over a decade, making it among the least competitive districts in the country.

The Democratic margin in Maryland 4th Congressional District reached its widest at seventy-nine points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was seventy-three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $103,985, a 15% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 434,254 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, Maryland vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 4, Maryland voted Democratic by 73.2 points (D+73), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 178,539 votes cast, 151,906 went Democratic and 21,273 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 4, Maryland's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 4, 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 21 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 4, Maryland last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 4, Maryland voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in Congressional District 4, Maryland?

Congressional District 4, Maryland has a population of 434,254 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 4, Maryland?

Median household income in Congressional District 4, Maryland is $103,985 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.

What is the political history of Congressional District 4, Maryland?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Maryland 4th Congressional District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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