Maryland 8th Congressional District (MD) — Elections 1876–2024

Maryland 8th Congressional District, Maryland: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+53%. Democratic peak: D+74 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+53MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population: 589,3372024 5-year
Median household income: $132,4502024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 42.1%2024 5-year
Black: 18.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 21.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+74 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+25 in 1952MIT Election Lab

RASKIN, Jamie BenCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: VAN HOLLEN, Christopher (2015–2017), VAN HOLLEN, Christopher (2013–2015), VAN HOLLEN, Christopher (2011–2013), VAN HOLLEN, Christopher (2009–2011)

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

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 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	+52.8%	213,731	62,274	287,065
2020	D	+59.6%	231,969	55,963	295,093
2016	D	+56.6%	197,839	51,254	259,122
2012	D	+43.9%	178,800	68,199	252,107
2008	D	+44.6%	173,848	65,575	242,857
2004	D	+33.1%	151,452	75,376	229,568
2000	D	+29.0%	128,518	68,877	205,497
1996	D	+24.2%	109,915	65,090	185,157
1992	D	+22.1%	110,441	66,182	200,480
1988	D	+3.4%	91,328	85,248	177,416
1984	R	−0.3%	80,740	81,231	162,473
1980	R	−7.4%	58,506	69,394	147,148
1976	D	+3.3%	72,481	67,823	140,304
1972	R	−14.0%	55,414	73,582	130,234
1968	D	+3.9%	50,879	46,801	105,822
1964	D	+32.5%	57,009	29,056	86,064
1960	D	+2.6%	36,504	34,654	71,157
1956	R	−14.0%	23,556	31,238	54,794
1952	R	−25.3%	15,691	26,430	42,380
1948	R	−23.0%	7,926	12,812	21,234
1944	R	−14.2%	8,472	11,279	19,751
1940	D	+4.6%	8,391	7,647	16,321
1936	D	+13.2%	7,323	5,602	13,010
1932	D	+26.6%	5,464	3,150	8,715
1928	R	−16.0%	3,726	5,152	8,923
1924	D	+7.5%	3,671	3,138	7,129
1920	D	+2.6%	3,470	3,289	6,857
1916	D	+13.0%	2,104	1,611	3,789
1912	D	+73.7%	3,469	926	3,450
1908	—	No data	3,252	1,853	66
1904	—	No data	3,954	1,499	49
1900	—	No data	2,033	1,854	10
1896	D	+3.5%	1,911	1,780	3,785
1892	D	+13.0%	1,870	1,429	3,403
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

7.9%

Irish

7.6%

English

7.0%

Italian

3.9%

American

2.8%

Polish

2.5%

French

1.4%

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: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.4%

2.2%

75–84

2.9%

4.5%

65–74

5.2%

6.3%

55–64

6.7%

6.5%

45–54

6.9%

6.8%

35–44

7.1%

5.9%

25–34

6.1%

3.9%

18–24

3.8%

8.8%

5–17

8.3%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$132,450

Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 8$132,450

Maryland$103,678

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.0%

Working age (18–64)6.8%

Seniors (65+)8.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

57.0%

speak English only

Spanish17.7%

Other Indo-European10.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander9.4%

Other languages5.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

28.4%

Non-Christian

7.9%

Other Christian

7.5%

Baptist

3.4%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Methodist

2.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Maryland's 8th covers inner Montgomery County suburbs and delivers Democratic presidential margins consistently above 30 points, making it among the least competitive federal districts in the country.

The Democratic margin in Maryland 8th Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at seventy-four points in 1912; the 2024 margin was fifty-three points, still in line with the district's long pattern.

Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $132,450, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 8, Maryland vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 8, Maryland voted Democratic by 52.8 points (D+53), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 287,065 votes cast, 213,731 went Democratic and 62,274 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 8, Maryland's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 8, Maryland as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 8, Maryland last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 8, Maryland voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 8, Maryland?

Congressional District 8, Maryland has a population of 589,337 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 8, Maryland?

Median household income in Congressional District 8, Maryland is $132,450 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.

What is the political history of Congressional District 8, Maryland?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 8, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Maryland 8th Congressional District has voted Democratic by double digits in every cycle this century.

Key facts

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