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Maryland 6th Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+3.42012D+1.22016D+1.12020D+9.92024D+5.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+5.8
2024
median income$102,585U.S. $80,734 · MD $103,678
median age39.4U.S. 39.1 · MD 39.5
poverty rate9.0%U.S. 12.5% · MD 9.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)46.8%U.S. 35.6% · MD 43.5%
non-english26.4%U.S. 22.3% · MD 21.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German16.3%
Irish11.1%
English10.6%
Salvadoran3.7%
Mexican1.5%
Guatemalan1.1%
African American†8.6%
Ethiopian1.2%
African0.9%
Asian Indian2.3%
Chinese1.9%
Korean1.0%
religion

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

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

Maryland 6th Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionMaryland 6th Congressional DistrictHarrisD+5.8
Maryland 6th Congressional District premium atlas map: Harris D+5.8, 214 precincts, 8 city labels.
2024
214 precincts by 2024 margin · 8 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: +5.8% in 2024.+5.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+3.4%
2012+1.2%
2016+1.1%
2020+9.9%
2024+5.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DApril McClain DelaneyU.S. House · MD-06-0.28
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
20246D
53.0%199,788
46.7%175,974
376,624
20226D
54.7%140,295
45.2%115,771
256,398
20206D
58.8%215,540
39.2%143,599
366,434
20186D
59.0%163,346
38.0%105,209
276,974
20166D
56.0%185,770
40.1%133,081
331,973
20146D
49.7%94,704
48.2%91,930
190,536
20126D
58.8%181,921
37.9%117,313
309,549
20106R
33.2%80,455
61.4%148,820
242,189
20086R
38.8%128,207
57.8%190,926
330,535
20066R
38.4%92,030
59.0%141,200
239,453
20046R
29.5%90,108
67.5%206,076
305,508
20026R
33.8%75,575
66.2%147,825
223,400
20006R
39.3%109,136
60.6%168,624
278,045
19986R
36.6%73,728
63.4%127,802
201,530
19966R
43.2%100,910
56.8%132,853
233,788
19946R
34.1%63,411
65.9%122,809
186,220
19926R
45.8%106,224
54.2%125,564
231,788
19906D
65.3%106,502
34.7%56,479
162,981
19886D
75.4%166,753
24.6%54,528
221,281
19866D
72.2%102,975
27.8%39,600
142,575
19846D
65.1%123,383
34.9%66,056
189,442
19826D
74.4%102,596
25.6%35,321
137,917
19806D
69.9%146,101
30.1%62,913
209,014
19786D
89.7%126,196
10.3%14,545
140,741
19766D
70.8%126,801
29.2%52,203
179,004

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

Maryland's 6th stretches from the Appalachian panhandle through fast-growing Montgomery County suburbs, a geographic mix that shifted the district's partisan lean sharply after court-ordered remapping in the 2010s.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.8 points.

A population of 777,860, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $102,585 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 10.

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
84.0twin score
college share12-yr trend% Evangelical≠ elasticity
Congressional District 10
Virginia
81.4twin score
12-yr trendcollege share% Evangelical≠ elasticity
Congressional District 11
Virginia
77.7twin score
12-yr trendpopulation scaleMexican ancestry≠ median income

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Maryland 6th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland 6th Congressional District voted Democratic by 5.8 points (D+5.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 387,796 votes cast, 200,059 went Democratic and 177,661 went Republican.
How many people live in Maryland 6th Congressional District?
Maryland 6th Congressional District has a population of 777,860 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland 6th Congressional District?
Median household income in Maryland 6th Congressional District is $102,585 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland 6th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Maryland 6th Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.