State Legislative District 6 State House District (MD) — Elections 1876–2024

Maryland 6th State House District, Maryland: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+24%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+24MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 72,5922024 5-year
Median household income: $91,7682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 52.6%2024 5-year
Black: 30.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+75 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab

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	+24.3%	21,327	12,761	35,231
2020	D	+27.0%	22,048	12,474	35,403
2016	D	+17.9%	18,635	12,754	32,848
2012	D	+17.0%	18,798	13,217	32,831
2008	D	+14.6%	18,272	13,542	32,503
2004	D	+4.6%	15,569	14,168	30,160
2000	D	+9.1%	13,706	11,351	25,945
1996	D	+6.7%	11,314	9,765	23,034
1992	D	+5.2%	12,244	10,813	27,578
1988	R	−14.7%	10,373	13,983	24,513
1984	R	−23.2%	9,122	14,669	23,927
1980	R	−4.0%	10,348	11,304	23,883
1976	R	−9.5%	10,111	12,226	22,337
1972	R	−42.2%	5,999	15,008	21,350
1968	R	−12.8%	6,894	9,294	18,687
1964	D	+20.1%	9,996	6,644	16,644
1960	R	−0.9%	8,054	8,193	16,247
1956	R	−36.6%	4,119	8,875	12,994
1952	R	−25.5%	4,136	6,988	11,165
1948	R	−13.4%	2,720	3,570	6,356
1944	R	−12.9%	2,242	2,905	5,147
1940	D	+6.5%	2,590	2,274	4,880
1936	D	+19.9%	2,420	1,612	4,059
1932	D	+27.1%	2,101	1,189	3,370
1928	R	−20.8%	1,334	2,038	3,387
1924	D	+0.2%	804	801	1,848
1920	R	−13.8%	799	1,061	1,893
1916	D	+9.1%	1,299	1,078	2,424
1912	D	+75.0%	1,790	362	1,904
1908	—	No data	1,471	879	42
1904	—	No data	1,620	646	24
1900	—	No data	780	798	12
1896	R	−12.2%	607	786	1,467
1892	D	+15.9%	616	441	1,099
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

13.8%

Irish

10.5%

English

7.6%

Italian

5.3%

American

4.2%

Polish

3.8%

French

1.1%

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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.2%

75–84

3.1%

4.8%

65–74

5.8%

6.2%

55–64

6.9%

5.7%

45–54

6.3%

6.2%

35–44

6.8%

6.2%

25–34

6.8%

4.3%

18–24

4.5%

8.2%

5–17

7.9%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$91,768

State Legislative District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Legislative District 6$91,768

Maryland$103,678

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.2%

Working age (18–64)8.7%

Seniors (65+)12.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.2%

speak English only

Spanish5.0%

Other Indo-European4.7%

Other languages3.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

11.5%

Non-Christian

7.2%

Other Christian

6.2%

Methodist

3.6%

Mainline Protestant

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Baptist

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the rural and small-town western reaches of Maryland, District 6 recorded an R+18 presidential margin in 2024, making it a consistent outlier in an otherwise heavily Democratic state.

The Democratic margin in Maryland 6th State House District reached its widest at seventy-five points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was twenty-four points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $91,768, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 72,592 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Legislative District 6, Maryland vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Legislative District 6, Maryland voted Democratic by 24.3 points (D+24), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 35,231 votes cast, 21,327 went Democratic and 12,761 went Republican.

What is State Legislative District 6, Maryland's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Legislative District 6, Maryland as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Legislative District 6, Maryland last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Legislative District 6, Maryland voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in State Legislative District 6, Maryland?

State Legislative District 6, Maryland has a population of 72,592 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 6, Maryland?

Median household income in State Legislative District 6, Maryland is $91,768 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.

What is the political history of State Legislative District 6, Maryland?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Legislative District 6, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Maryland 6th State House District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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