State Legislative Subdistrict 47A State House District (MD) — Elections 1876–2024

State Legislative Subdistrict 47A, Maryland: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+75%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+75MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 27,3672024 5-year
Median household income: $101,7982024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 12.4%2024 5-year
Black: 58.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 22.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+81 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+19 in 1928MIT 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	+75.1%	9,546	1,221	11,092
2020	D	+80.5%	10,813	1,058	12,114
2016	D	+80.6%	9,810	936	11,011
2012	D	+80.5%	9,921	1,019	11,056
2008	D	+78.5%	9,478	1,107	10,665
2004	D	+64.4%	7,429	1,583	9,081
2000	D	+61.1%	6,162	1,425	7,753
1996	D	+51.6%	5,036	1,503	6,852
1992	D	+41.2%	4,810	1,795	7,324
1988	D	+21.2%	3,816	2,468	6,355
1984	D	+17.6%	3,880	2,712	6,622
1980	D	+10.2%	2,816	2,252	5,531
1976	D	+15.9%	3,186	2,310	5,497
1972	R	−18.3%	2,279	3,312	5,658
1968	R	−1.0%	2,039	2,089	5,066
1964	D	+27.6%	2,333	1,323	3,656
1960	D	+16.1%	1,768	1,278	3,046
1956	R	−1.7%	1,120	1,159	2,279
1952	R	−13.2%	830	1,085	1,928
1948	D	+0.5%	424	420	856
1944	D	+0.9%	399	392	791
1940	D	+26.8%	473	272	749
1936	D	+30.0%	430	231	664
1932	D	+26.3%	330	191	529
1928	R	−18.9%	190	279	472
1924	R	−6.2%	145	167	356
1920	R	−15.3%	138	189	333
1916	D	+6.8%	100	87	192
1912	D	+73.7%	154	42	152
1908	—	No data	147	76	2
1904	—	No data	179	81	1
1900	—	No data	79	99	0
1896	R	−13.3%	71	93	166
1892	D	+4.8%	76	69	146
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.

American

3.0%

German

2.6%

Irish

2.4%

English

2.1%

Italian

1.2%

Polish

0.5%

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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.1%

1.7%

75–84

2.4%

4.1%

65–74

5.3%

6.2%

55–64

7.1%

6.3%

45–54

6.7%

6.8%

35–44

6.8%

6.9%

25–34

7.0%

4.6%

18–24

4.5%

8.2%

5–17

7.9%

3.1%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$101,798

State Legislative Subdistrict 47A ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Legislative Subdistrict 47A$101,798

Maryland$103,678

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.6%

Working age (18–64)9.7%

Seniors (65+)10.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

69.3%

speak English only

Spanish19.5%

Other languages5.0%

Other Indo-European3.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

12.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

10.4%

Baptist

8.6%

Non-Christian

7.9%

Methodist

6.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.0%

Mainline Protestant

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Subdistrict 47A recorded a D+74.2 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided state house districts in Maryland. Districts with margins this wide typically anchor dense urban cores with high concentrations of renters and college-educated residents.

The Democratic margin in State Legislative Subdistrict 47A reached its widest at eighty-one points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was seventy-five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $101,798, a 12% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 27,367 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Legislative Subdistrict 47A, Maryland vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Legislative Subdistrict 47A, Maryland voted Democratic by 75.1 points (D+75), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,092 votes cast, 9,546 went Democratic and 1,221 went Republican.

What is State Legislative Subdistrict 47A, Maryland's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Legislative Subdistrict 47A, 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 23 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Legislative Subdistrict 47A, Maryland last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Legislative Subdistrict 47A, Maryland voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in State Legislative Subdistrict 47A, Maryland?

State Legislative Subdistrict 47A, Maryland has a population of 27,367 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 47A, Maryland?

Median household income in State Legislative Subdistrict 47A, Maryland is $101,798 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.

What is the political history of State Legislative Subdistrict 47A, Maryland?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Legislative Subdistrict 47A, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

State Legislative Subdistrict 47A has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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