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1876–2024
State Senate District 5·Maryland

Maryland 5th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

A reliably Democratic district anchored in Baltimore County's inner suburbs

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MD
Latest
R+25
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
127,582
2024 ACS

Maryland 5th State Senate District, Maryland: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+25%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+25MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
127,5822024 5-year
Median household income
$118,2302024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.8%2024 5-year
Black
4.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+65 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−24.6%
26,87745,24374,673
R
−23.5%
26,56943,74372,967
R
−35.0%
19,36242,28465,533
R
−32.8%
20,35241,22963,642
R
−31.1%
20,43739,58661,619
R
−40.6%
16,72240,15657,677
R
−33.7%
14,65530,32546,535
R
−24.9%
12,45322,02738,518
R
−23.6%
11,23320,63739,917
R
−43.1%
8,99322,68131,787
R
−50.6%
6,47319,78226,306
R
−28.7%
7,55514,42823,938
R
−22.3%
7,23011,37918,609
R
−57.0%
3,21012,24315,854
R
−36.8%
3,3918,63814,273
D
+0.8%
6,1516,05312,205
R
−32.9%
4,1958,31712,512
R
−45.2%
3,2198,53911,758
R
−40.1%
3,5908,40512,013
R
−30.6%
3,0765,8178,968
R
−33.4%
3,2656,5419,806
R
−17.3%
4,2486,03310,314
R
−6.3%
4,7275,36710,151
D
+6.2%
4,7174,1668,950
R
−39.5%
2,7186,2879,037
R
−6.7%
3,3593,8577,469
R
−14.9%
3,1114,2097,370
D
+5.3%
2,9212,6215,656
D
+64.8%
5,2511,8505,250
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5,1122,648124
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6,0662,444104
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2,9252,98519
R
−2.6%
2,7932,9445,920
D
+5.4%
2,7072,4225,292
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.1%
Irish
17.6%
English
13.8%
American
11.5%
Italian
7.2%
Polish
3.9%
Scottish
2.1%
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: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.3%
2.3%
75–84
3.1%
5.0%
65–74
5.4%
7.4%
55–64
7.5%
6.4%
45–54
6.3%
6.6%
35–44
6.4%
5.7%
25–34
5.5%
4.2%
18–24
4.0%
8.5%
5–17
8.1%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$118,230
State Senate District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 5$118,230
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
5.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.0%
Working age (18–64)5.2%
Seniors (65+)6.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.0%
Other Christian
7.1%
Methodist
6.2%
Mainline Protestant
6.0%
Non-Christian
1.8%
Baptist
1.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+24.3, this 133,000-resident district ranks among Maryland's more Democratic state senate seats, reflecting the dense suburban and working-class communities that define its electorate.

The Republican margin in Maryland 5th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-five points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $118,230, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 127,582 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 5, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 5, Maryland voted Republican by 24.6 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 74,673 votes cast, 26,877 went Democratic and 45,243 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 5, Maryland's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, Maryland as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 5, Maryland last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 5, Maryland voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 5, Maryland?
State Senate District 5, Maryland has a population of 127,582 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 5, Maryland?
Median household income in State Senate District 5, Maryland is $118,230 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of State Senate District 5, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.