State Legislative Subdistrict 1B, Maryland: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+44 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 18,1022024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,6032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Legislative Subdistrict 1B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,477 | 5,942 | 8,624 | ||
| R | 2,458 | 5,605 | 8,223 | ||
| R | 2,113 | 5,708 | 8,150 | ||
| R | 2,631 | 5,161 | 8,011 | ||
| R | 2,870 | 4,939 | 7,982 | ||
| R | 2,838 | 5,094 | 8,012 | ||
| R | 2,924 | 3,933 | 7,077 | ||
| R | 2,959 | 3,257 | 6,978 | ||
| R | 3,086 | 3,720 | 8,211 | ||
| R | 3,178 | 4,686 | 7,917 | ||
| R | 2,990 | 5,304 | 8,379 | ||
| R | 3,265 | 4,700 | 8,449 | ||
| D | 4,285 | 4,142 | 8,427 | ||
| R | 2,900 | 5,552 | 8,600 | ||
| R | 3,550 | 3,639 | 8,563 | ||
| D | 5,481 | 3,323 | 8,805 | ||
| R | 3,677 | 5,498 | 9,175 | ||
| R | 2,892 | 5,431 | 8,323 | ||
| R | 3,899 | 5,149 | 9,060 | ||
| D | 3,864 | 3,858 | 7,872 | ||
| R | 4,118 | 4,183 | 8,302 | ||
| D | 4,953 | 3,973 | 8,976 | ||
| D | 5,292 | 3,003 | 8,374 | ||
| R | 3,229 | 3,465 | 7,064 | ||
| R | 2,422 | 5,218 | 7,703 | ||
| R | 1,192 | 2,427 | 4,393 | ||
| R | 1,514 | 2,575 | 4,488 | ||
| R | 1,304 | 1,546 | 2,998 | ||
| — | 2,843 | 375 | 2,306 | ||
| — | 2,493 | 1,286 | 167 | ||
| — | 2,920 | 1,404 | 196 | ||
| — | 1,215 | 1,595 | 34 | ||
| R | 1,048 | 1,466 | 2,598 | ||
| R | 976 | 1,185 | 2,231 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.2%
English
13.2%
Irish
12.7%
American
5.9%
Italian
3.4%
Scottish
3.0%
Polish
1.5%
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: 41.2 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
$59,603
State Legislative Subdistrict 1B ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Legislative Subdistrict 1B$59,603
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.8%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)13.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.4%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Subdistrict 1B sits in the rural western tip of Maryland, where Garrett County's small-town and agricultural character drives presidential margins that routinely exceed 30 points — an outlier in an otherwise Democratic-leaning state.
The Democratic margin in State Legislative Subdistrict 1B peaked at twenty-seven points in 1936. By 1980 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $59,603 sits well below state and national norms, and 17% 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 State Legislative Subdistrict 1B, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Legislative Subdistrict 1B, Maryland voted Republican by 40.2 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,624 votes cast, 2,477 went Democratic and 5,942 went Republican.
What is State Legislative Subdistrict 1B, Maryland's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Legislative Subdistrict 1B, Maryland as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Legislative Subdistrict 1B, Maryland last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Legislative Subdistrict 1B, Maryland voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State Legislative Subdistrict 1B, Maryland?
State Legislative Subdistrict 1B, Maryland has a population of 18,102 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Legislative Subdistrict 1B, Maryland?
Median household income in State Legislative Subdistrict 1B, Maryland is $59,603 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of State Legislative Subdistrict 1B, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Legislative Subdistrict 1B, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.