State Senate District 3 State Senate District (MD) — Elections 1876–2024

Maryland 3rd State Senate District, Maryland: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 27,7912024 5-year
Median household income: $122,0022024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 67.5%2024 5-year
Black: 10.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 12.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+75 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+41 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	+8.8%	7,979	6,656	15,114
2020	D	+9.6%	7,520	6,165	14,098
2016	R	−2.4%	5,472	5,763	11,930
2012	R	−3.1%	5,339	5,693	11,339
2008	R	−1.0%	5,229	5,341	10,765
2004	R	−20.3%	3,825	5,803	9,739
2000	R	−18.6%	2,975	4,391	7,616
1996	R	−14.4%	2,428	3,340	6,322
1992	R	−14.6%	2,115	3,029	6,263
1988	R	−31.1%	1,652	3,154	4,828
1984	R	−37.6%	1,298	2,866	4,174
1980	R	−21.5%	1,320	2,133	3,788
1976	R	−10.5%	1,408	1,737	3,145
1972	R	−40.7%	797	1,927	2,774
1968	R	−20.3%	805	1,321	2,548
1964	D	+22.2%	1,408	897	2,305
1960	R	−15.0%	959	1,298	2,258
1956	R	−30.7%	738	1,393	2,131
1952	R	−29.9%	760	1,410	2,174
1948	R	−16.3%	691	962	1,665
1944	R	−14.3%	826	1,101	1,926
1940	D	+3.5%	1,090	1,015	2,114
1936	D	+6.0%	1,038	920	1,964
1932	D	+19.7%	1,035	692	1,745
1928	R	−25.7%	717	1,217	1,945
1924	R	−4.1%	749	817	1,656
1920	R	−10.3%	750	925	1,696
1916	D	+3.1%	590	554	1,164
1912	D	+74.9%	1,096	272	1,100
1908	—	No data	1,061	499	19
1904	—	No data	1,206	560	16
1900	—	No data	563	619	3
1896	R	−9.5%	505	615	1,156
1892	D	+1.2%	546	533	1,107
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

18.7%

Irish

12.9%

English

12.4%

Italian

5.9%

American

4.7%

Polish

3.1%

Scottish

2.3%

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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.0%

1.8%

75–84

2.6%

4.3%

65–74

4.7%

6.5%

55–64

6.6%

45–54

6.5%

7.4%

35–44

7.3%

6.2%

25–34

6.2%

4.1%

18–24

4.1%

8.8%

5–17

8.6%

3.0%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$122,002

State Senate District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 3$122,002

Maryland$103,678

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

6.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 186.8%

Working age (18–64)5.5%

Seniors (65+)8.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

82.3%

speak English only

Spanish9.0%

Other Indo-European3.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%

Other languages1.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

13.3%

Other Christian

6.1%

Mainline Protestant

5.9%

Methodist

5.5%

Non-Christian

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.8%

Baptist

1.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With roughly 126,000 residents and a 2024 presidential margin of D+13.8, this district sits comfortably in Democratic territory while remaining close enough to competitive suburban corridors to draw statewide attention during wave elections.

The Democratic margin in Maryland 3rd State Senate District has rarely exceeded seventy-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by nine points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a 6% poverty rate, and a median household income of $122,002 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 3, Maryland vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 3, Maryland voted Democratic by 8.8 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 15,114 votes cast, 7,979 went Democratic and 6,656 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 3, Maryland's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 3, Maryland as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 3, Maryland last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 3, Maryland voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State Senate District 3, Maryland?

State Senate District 3, Maryland has a population of 27,791 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State Senate District 3, Maryland?

Median household income in State Senate District 3, Maryland is $122,002 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.

What is the political history of State Senate District 3, Maryland?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 3, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Maryland 3rd State Senate District delivered D+9 in 2024.

Key facts

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