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Maryland 3rd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+19.72012D+20.22016D+24.02020D+34.52024D+32.9
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+32.9
2024
median income$108,171U.S. $80,734 · MD $103,678
median age36.9U.S. 39.1 · MD 39.5
poverty rate8.0%U.S. 12.5% · MD 9.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)45.8%U.S. 35.6% · MD 43.5%
non-english17.7%U.S. 22.3% · MD 21.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German15.9%
Irish10.9%
English10.5%
Salvadoran3.7%
Mexican2.8%
Puerto Rican1.7%
African American†11.4%
Ghanaian1.2%
African1.0%
Asian Indian2.2%
Chinese0.8%
Filipino0.8%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Frederick County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Maryland 3rd State Senate District

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Maryland 3rd State Senate DistrictHarrisD+32.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for Maryland 3rd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Maryland 3rd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+32.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Maryland 3rd State Senate District · D+32.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic65.1%42,534
Donald TrumpRepublican32.3%21,068
Jill SteinGreen2.6%1,706
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Maryland 3rd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Frederick County, MDDemocraticD+8.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
65.1%Harris42,534
32.3%Trump21,068
2.6%Stein1,706
+32.9%
65,308
D
66.5%Biden39,730
32.0%Trump19,106
1.5%Jorgensen882
+34.5%
59,718
D
58.0%Clinton28,543
34.0%Trump16,740
7.9%Johnson3,895
+24.0%
49,178
D
60.1%Obama25,020
39.9%Romney16,626
0.0%
+20.2%
41,646
D
59.1%Obama25,834
39.4%McCain17,224
1.5%Nader646
+19.7%
43,704
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +32.9% in 2024.+32.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+19.7%
2012+20.2%
2016+24.0%
2020+34.5%
2024+32.9%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DKaren YoungState Senate · 3

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.5 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.9 points.

A population of 125,990, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $108,171 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 12 and State Senate District 32.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 12
Maryland
94.8twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectorymedian income≠ college share
State Senate District 32
Maryland
93.2twin score
2020–2024 trajectorymedian incomeelasticity≠ % Black
State Senate District 13
Maryland
92.5twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectoryelasticity≠ college share

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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Places within Maryland 3rd State Senate District

counties it covers1
Frederick County

Frequently asked questions

How did Maryland 3rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland 3rd State Senate District voted Democratic by 32.9 points (D+32.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 65,308 votes cast, 42,534 went Democratic and 21,068 went Republican.
How many people live in Maryland 3rd State Senate District?
Maryland 3rd State Senate District has a population of 125,990 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland 3rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Maryland 3rd State Senate District is $108,171 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland 3rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Maryland 3rd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.