State Legislative District 5 State House District (MD) — Elections 1876–2024

Maryland 5th State House District, Maryland: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+25%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+25MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 127,5822024 5-year
Median household income: $118,2302024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.8%2024 5-year
Black: 4.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+65 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+57 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 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	R	−24.6%	26,877	45,243	74,673
2020	R	−23.5%	26,569	43,743	72,967
2016	R	−35.0%	19,362	42,284	65,533
2012	R	−32.8%	20,352	41,229	63,642
2008	R	−31.1%	20,437	39,586	61,619
2004	R	−40.6%	16,722	40,156	57,677
2000	R	−33.7%	14,655	30,325	46,535
1996	R	−24.9%	12,453	22,027	38,518
1992	R	−23.6%	11,233	20,637	39,917
1988	R	−43.1%	8,993	22,681	31,787
1984	R	−50.6%	6,473	19,782	26,306
1980	R	−28.7%	7,555	14,428	23,938
1976	R	−22.3%	7,230	11,379	18,609
1972	R	−57.0%	3,210	12,243	15,854
1968	R	−36.8%	3,391	8,638	14,273
1964	D	+0.8%	6,151	6,053	12,205
1960	R	−32.9%	4,195	8,317	12,512
1956	R	−45.2%	3,219	8,539	11,758
1952	R	−40.1%	3,590	8,405	12,013
1948	R	−30.6%	3,076	5,817	8,968
1944	R	−33.4%	3,265	6,541	9,806
1940	R	−17.3%	4,248	6,033	10,314
1936	R	−6.3%	4,727	5,367	10,151
1932	D	+6.2%	4,717	4,166	8,950
1928	R	−39.5%	2,718	6,287	9,037
1924	R	−6.7%	3,359	3,857	7,469
1920	R	−14.9%	3,111	4,209	7,370
1916	D	+5.3%	2,921	2,621	5,656
1912	D	+64.8%	5,251	1,850	5,250
1908	—	No data	5,112	2,648	124
1904	—	No data	6,066	2,444	104
1900	—	No data	2,925	2,985	19
1896	R	−2.6%	2,793	2,944	5,920
1892	D	+5.4%	2,707	2,422	5,292
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

23.1%

Irish

17.6%

English

13.8%

American

11.5%

Italian

7.2%

Polish

3.9%

Scottish

2.1%

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: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.3%

2.3%

75–84

3.1%

5.0%

65–74

5.4%

7.4%

55–64

7.5%

6.4%

45–54

6.3%

6.6%

35–44

6.4%

5.7%

25–34

5.5%

4.2%

18–24

4.0%

8.5%

5–17

8.1%

2.8%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$118,230

State Legislative District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Legislative District 5$118,230

Maryland$103,678

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

5.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 185.0%

Working age (18–64)5.2%

Seniors (65+)6.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.0%

speak English only

Spanish2.9%

Other Indo-European2.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.0%

Other Christian

7.1%

Methodist

6.2%

Mainline Protestant

6.0%

Non-Christian

1.8%

Baptist

1.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Maryland 5th State House District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Maryland 5th State House District reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-five points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $118,230, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 127,582 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Legislative District 5, Maryland vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Legislative District 5, Maryland voted Republican by 24.6 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 74,673 votes cast, 26,877 went Democratic and 45,243 went Republican.

What is State Legislative District 5, Maryland's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Legislative District 5, Maryland as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Legislative District 5, Maryland last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Legislative District 5, Maryland voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in State Legislative District 5, Maryland?

State Legislative District 5, Maryland has a population of 127,582 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State Legislative District 5, Maryland?

Median household income in State Legislative District 5, Maryland is $118,230 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.

What is the political history of State Legislative District 5, Maryland?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Legislative District 5, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Maryland 5th State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

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