State Senate District 4 State Senate District (MD) — Elections 1876–2024

Maryland 4th 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: 225,0972024 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	+8.7%	64,623	53,915	122,421
2020	D	+9.6%	60,911	49,938	114,188
2016	R	−2.4%	44,323	46,676	96,628
2012	R	−3.1%	43,244	46,108	91,839
2008	R	−1.0%	42,356	43,263	87,190
2004	R	−20.3%	30,977	46,999	78,884
2000	R	−18.6%	24,094	35,563	61,684
1996	R	−14.4%	19,668	27,049	51,209
1992	R	−14.6%	17,133	24,537	50,729
1988	R	−31.1%	13,379	25,545	39,105
1984	R	−37.6%	10,517	23,216	33,808
1980	R	−21.5%	10,688	17,278	30,685
1976	R	−10.5%	11,404	14,069	25,472
1972	R	−40.7%	6,458	15,611	22,468
1968	R	−20.3%	6,521	10,703	20,634
1964	D	+22.2%	11,408	7,265	18,673
1960	R	−15.0%	7,771	10,514	18,286
1956	R	−30.8%	5,975	11,282	17,257
1952	R	−29.9%	6,157	11,419	17,606
1948	R	−16.2%	5,601	7,790	13,486
1944	R	−14.3%	6,687	8,914	15,601
1940	D	+3.5%	8,826	8,222	17,121
1936	D	+6.0%	8,408	7,450	15,908
1932	D	+19.7%	8,380	5,602	14,134
1928	R	−25.7%	5,808	9,856	15,753
1924	R	−4.1%	6,070	6,619	13,414
1920	R	−10.3%	6,075	7,496	13,737
1916	D	+3.1%	4,779	4,489	9,431
1912	D	+74.9%	8,874	2,206	8,908
1908	—	No data	8,591	4,045	151
1904	—	No data	9,769	4,539	129
1900	—	No data	4,564	5,012	24
1896	R	−9.5%	4,089	4,981	9,363
1892	D	+1.2%	4,425	4,315	8,966
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 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 4$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.

Maryland Senate District 4 posted a 6.1-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it one of the state's more competitive Republican-leaning districts in a state that otherwise votes heavily Democratic at the statewide level.

The Democratic margin in Maryland 4th 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 4, Maryland vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 4, Maryland voted Democratic by 8.7 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 122,421 votes cast, 64,623 went Democratic and 53,915 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 4, Maryland's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 4, 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 4, Maryland last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 4, Maryland voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State Senate District 4, Maryland?

State Senate District 4, Maryland has a population of 225,097 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 4, Maryland?

Median household income in State Senate District 4, 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 4, Maryland?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 4, 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 4th State Senate District delivered D+9 in 2024.

Key facts

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