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Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1B

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German23.9%11.4%12.5%

English13.0%8.5%9.5%

Irish12.6%9.3%9.4%

American5.8%4.1%5.3%

Italian3.4%4.4%4.8%

Scottish3.0%1.1%1.3%

Polish1.5%2.6%2.2%

Welsh1.5%——

African American†7.4%23.6%9.9%

Puerto Rican0.3%1.2%1.8%

Salvadoran0.3%3.5%0.7%

Mexican0.3%2.0%11.3%

Chinese0.3%1.3%1.3%

Filipino0.2%0.9%0.9%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	MD HD 1	Maryland	United States
Median age	41.4	39.5	39.1
Age 18–24	11.4%	8.5%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	21.2%	16.6%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MD HD 1	Maryland	United States
Median household income	$58,842	$103,678	$84,427
Poverty rate	17.3%	9.5%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	21.1%	43.5%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MD HD 1	Maryland	United States
Owner-occupied homes	69.8%	67.6%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	30.2%	32.4%	34.8%
Median home value	$151,800	$419,900	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$802	$1,705	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	44.3%	51.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	15.4%	7.7%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MD HD 1	Maryland	United States
Mean commute	21.3 min	31.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	7.3%	12.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	79.1%	64.7%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.3%	4.2%	3.2%
Works from home	9.5%	19.3%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MD HD 1	Maryland	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.2%	21.1%	22.3%
Spanish	1.4%	9.6%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	MD HD 1	Maryland	United States
Catholic	—	14.7%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	11.2%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	56.6%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	MD HD 1	Maryland	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.9%	16.6%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.2%	9.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.7%	7.5%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.4%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.440	0.456	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic31.0%6,800TrumpRepublican66.4%14,551OtherAll other candidates2.6%562

R+35.4

Lead: 7,751
Total: 21,913
vs nation: R+33.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic32.1%6,770TrumpRepublican65.8%13,867OtherAll other candidates2.1%436

R+33.7

Lead: 7,097
Total: 21,073
vs nation: R+38.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic28.5%5,887TrumpRepublican67.2%13,874OtherAll other candidates4.2%877

R+38.7

Lead: 7,987
Total: 20,638
vs nation: R+40.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic35.9%7,377RomneyRepublican60.9%12,530OtherAll other candidates3.2%657

R+25.1

Lead: 5,153
Total: 20,564
vs nation: R+28.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic39.1%8,041McCainRepublican58.4%12,004OtherAll other candidates2.5%505

R+19.3

Lead: 3,963
Total: 20,550
vs nation: R+26.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic38.7%7,938BushRepublican60.4%12,387OtherAll other candidates0.9%177

R+21.7

Lead: 4,449
Total: 20,502
vs nation: R+19.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic44.4%8,142BushRepublican52.0%9,553OtherAll other candidates3.6%663

R+7.7

Lead: 1,411
Total: 18,358
vs nation: R+8.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic45.2%8,231DoleRepublican43.5%7,920OtherAll other candidates11.3%2,066

D+1.7

Lead: 311
Total: 18,217
vs nation: R+6.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+35.4MIT Election Lab
Population: 47,0082024 5-year
Population density: 412 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 114 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $58,8422024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 84.4%2024 5-year
Black: 7.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+33.5 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+38.7 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Legislative Subdistrict 1C, MD · twin score 95.9

presidential history

Party record book

Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1B · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

66.3%

14,753 votes · D+33.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 65.4%

Republican

Donald Trump2016

67.2%

13,874 votes · R+38.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 66.4%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

15,256votes

65.4% of the vote · D+30.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 14,753 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

14,551votes

66.4% of the vote · R+35.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · 13,874 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

William J. Bryan1908

+12.3pts D vs U.S.

Place D+2.7 · U.S. R+9.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · +9.2 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2016

+40.8pts R vs U.S.

Place R+38.7 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +38.1 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RJason BuckelState House · 1B

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	32.1%6,819	67.9%14,404	21,223
2020	R	32.2%6,522	67.8%13,709	20,231
2018	R	33.2%5,152	66.8%10,350	15,502

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 38.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.4 points.

A population of 47,008, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,842 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Legislative Subdistrict 1C and State House District 50.

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 1C

2008–2024 trajectory

State House District 50

2008–2024 trajectory

State House District 81

2008–2024 trajectory

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1B vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1B voted Republican by 35.4 points (R+35.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,913 votes cast, 6,800 went Democratic and 14,551 went Republican.

When did Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1B last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1B voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1B?

Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1B has a population of 47,008 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1B?

Median household income in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1B is $58,842 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.

What is the political history of Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1B?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1B from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.