Maryland 7th Congressional District, Maryland: Populist district. In 2024, voted D+65%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+65MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 615,6322024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,1262024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 30.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 55.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+20 in 1896MIT Election Lab
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MFUME, Kweisi
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: CUMMINGS, Elijah Eugene (2019–2021), CUMMINGS, Elijah Eugene (2017–2019), CUMMINGS, Elijah Eugene (2015–2017), CUMMINGS, Elijah Eugene (2013–2015)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 7, MDOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 205,711 | 40,484 | 254,618 | ||
| D | 217,835 | 37,731 | 261,055 | ||
| D | 209,705 | 37,890 | 257,300 | ||
| D | 227,390 | 41,174 | 273,540 | ||
| D | 220,193 | 42,016 | 265,690 | ||
| D | 180,501 | 49,750 | 232,881 | ||
| D | 163,263 | 38,112 | 208,420 | ||
| D | 148,156 | 37,543 | 196,675 | ||
| D | 186,725 | 50,137 | 259,300 | ||
| D | 170,704 | 70,814 | 243,990 | ||
| D | 198,570 | 91,164 | 291,531 | ||
| D | 190,310 | 66,679 | 273,438 | ||
| D | 177,648 | 89,927 | 267,575 | ||
| D | 138,310 | 128,182 | 270,456 | ||
| D | 173,874 | 85,105 | 290,925 | ||
| D | 235,332 | 78,330 | 313,667 | ||
| D | 197,804 | 116,021 | 313,825 | ||
| R | 135,512 | 175,925 | 311,436 | ||
| D | 170,771 | 162,957 | 338,227 | ||
| D | 128,357 | 107,229 | 243,473 | ||
| D | 154,690 | 108,279 | 262,970 | ||
| D | 188,794 | 107,144 | 299,601 | ||
| D | 198,795 | 92,717 | 293,366 | ||
| D | 151,568 | 74,824 | 233,897 | ||
| R | 118,869 | 128,112 | 248,646 | ||
| R | 56,955 | 65,667 | 154,020 | ||
| R | 81,635 | 118,020 | 207,019 | ||
| D | 57,519 | 47,570 | 107,359 | ||
| D | 98,276 | 14,925 | 94,587 | ||
| — | 92,437 | 46,725 | 2,612 | ||
| — | 107,003 | 44,884 | 2,067 | ||
| — | 49,257 | 55,699 | 842 | ||
| R | 38,712 | 58,557 | 100,867 | ||
| D | 48,251 | 34,460 | 84,496 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| 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
6.9%
Irish
6.4%
English
4.5%
Italian
3.1%
American
3.0%
Polish
2.2%
French
0.8%
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: 36.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,126
Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 7$66,126
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.7%
Working age (18–64)16.6%
Seniors (65+)21.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.5%
speak English only
Spanish5.8%
Other Indo-European2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages1.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Maryland's 7th anchors in Baltimore City and inner suburbs, producing some of the largest Democratic presidential margins in the country — the 2024 gap exceeded 54 points — driven by a majority-Black electorate and dense urban core.
The Democratic margin in Maryland 7th Congressional District peaked at eighty-eight points in 1912. By 1960 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty-five points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $66,126 sits well below state and national norms, and 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 7, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 7, Maryland voted Democratic by 64.9 points (D+65), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 254,618 votes cast, 205,711 went Democratic and 40,484 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 7, Maryland's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 7, Maryland as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 7, Maryland last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 7, Maryland voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in Congressional District 7, Maryland?
Congressional District 7, Maryland has a population of 615,632 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, Maryland?
Median household income in Congressional District 7, Maryland is $66,126 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Congressional District 7, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.