Maryland 1st State Senate District
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 71.4% | 47,688 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 26.6% | 17,804 |
| Jill SteinGreen | 2.0% | 1,342 |
County-level results (5 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allegany County, MD | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Garrett County, MD | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Mineral County, WV | Republican | R+60.2 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+55.6 |
| Washington County, MD | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 26.6%Harris17,804 | 71.4%Trump47,688 | 2.0%Stein1,342 | 66,834 | ||
| R | 27.1%Biden17,235 | 71.7%Trump45,518 | 1.2%Jorgensen732 | 63,485 | ||
| R | 23.2%Clinton14,396 | 71.9%Trump44,702 | 4.9%Johnson3,038 | 62,136 | ||
| R | 31.5%Obama18,481 | 68.5%Romney40,142 | 0.0% | 58,623 | ||
| R | 34.4%Obama20,351 | 63.4%McCain37,488 | 2.1%Nader1,252 | 59,091 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −29.0% |
| 2012 | −36.9% |
| 2016 | −48.8% |
| 2020 | −44.6% |
| 2024 | −44.7% |
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Anchoring the rural upper Shore and Cecil County panhandle, this district delivered a 40-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — the widest in the state — reflecting its sparse population density and agricultural economic base.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 48.8 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 44.7 points.
A population of 134,653, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,981 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 30 and State Senate District 12.
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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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Maryland 1st State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/24001/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.