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Maryland 5th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+29.42012R+31.62016R+31.52020R+21.42024R+21.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+21.3
2024
median income$117,707U.S. $80,734 · MD $103,678
median age40.2U.S. 39.1 · MD 39.5
poverty rate5.6%U.S. 12.5% · MD 9.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)40.7%U.S. 35.6% · MD 43.5%
non-english7.0%U.S. 22.3% · MD 21.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German23.2%
Irish17.7%
English13.9%
Mexican1.2%
Puerto Rican0.7%
Salvadoran0.6%
African American†3.2%
African0.2%
Nigerian0.2%
Asian Indian0.5%
Filipino0.5%
Chinese0.3%
religion

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

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

Maryland 5th State House District

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Maryland 5th State House DistrictTrumpR+21.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Maryland 5th State House DistrictThe boundary of Maryland 5th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+21.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Maryland 5th State House District · R+21.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican59.4%46,151
Kamala HarrisDemocratic38.0%29,560
Jill SteinGreen2.6%2,006
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Maryland 5th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Carroll County, MDRepublicanR+24.7
Frederick County, MDDemocraticD+8.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
38.0%Harris29,560
59.4%Trump46,151
2.6%Stein2,006
−21.3%
77,717
R
38.3%Biden29,135
59.7%Trump45,414
2.0%Jorgensen1,556
−21.4%
76,105
R
30.4%Clinton21,899
61.9%Trump44,615
7.7%Johnson5,574
−31.5%
72,088
R
34.2%Obama22,514
65.8%Romney43,348
0.0%
−31.6%
65,862
R
34.4%Obama22,244
63.7%McCain41,258
1.9%Nader1,223
−29.4%
64,725
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: −21.3% in 2024.−21.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−29.4%
2012−31.6%
2016−31.5%
2020−21.4%
2024−21.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RApril RoseState House · 5
RChris TomlinsonState House · 5
RChristopher BouchatState House · 5

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Its Republican presidential margin was R+21.3 in 2024 and R+29.4 in 2008. Median household income was $118,230 in the 2024 ACS 5-year, among the higher figures for a state house district.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 31.6 points in 2012. The 2024 margin was 21.3 points.

A population of 133,781, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $117,707 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Legislative Subdistrict 35A and State Legislative District 31.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Legislative Subdistrict 35A
Maryland
91.3twin score
2008–2016 trajectorymedian income≠ American ancestry
State Legislative District 31
Maryland
90.6twin score
12-yr trend2008 marginmedian income≠ American ancestry
State Legislative Subdistrict 42C
Maryland
90.1twin score
2008–2016 trajectorymedian income≠ population scale

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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Carroll County

Frequently asked questions

How did Maryland 5th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland 5th State House District voted Republican by 21.3 points (R+21.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 77,717 votes cast, 29,560 went Democratic and 46,151 went Republican.
How many people live in Maryland 5th State House District?
Maryland 5th State House District has a population of 133,781 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland 5th State House District?
Median household income in Maryland 5th State House District is $117,707 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland 5th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Maryland 5th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.