Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Baltimore County.
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.
Maryland 6th State Senate District
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Maryland 6th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+18.0
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican
57.9%
29,208
Kamala HarrisDemocratic
39.9%
20,130
Jill SteinGreen
2.3%
1,141
D+60R+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 6th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Baltimore County, MD
Democratic
D+24.3
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5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
R
39.9%Harris20,130
57.9%Trump29,208
2.3%Stein1,141
−18.0%
50,479
R
41.9%Biden20,733
56.9%Trump28,160
1.2%Jorgensen617
−15.0%
49,510
R
40.2%Clinton22,344
55.5%Trump30,856
4.4%Johnson2,437
−15.3%
55,637
D
52.0%Obama25,286
48.0%Romney23,312
0.0%
+4.1%
48,598
R
45.0%Obama21,873
52.8%McCain25,696
2.2%Nader1,073
−7.9%
48,642
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
−7.9%
2012
+4.1%
2016
−15.3%
2020
−15.0%
2024
−18.0%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
RJohnny SallingState Senate · 6
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Anchored in the rural and exurban reaches of western Maryland, this district delivered an 18-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it a consistent outlier in an otherwise heavily Democratic state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 4.1 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 18.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.0 points.
A population of 130,703, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,049 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 3 and State Senate District 20.
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Political twins — state-senate districts
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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How did Maryland 6th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland 6th State Senate District voted Republican by 18.0 points (R+18.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 50,479 votes cast, 20,130 went Democratic and 29,208 went Republican.
When did Maryland 6th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Maryland 6th State Senate District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Maryland 6th State Senate District?
Maryland 6th State Senate District has a population of 130,703 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland 6th State Senate District?
Median household income in Maryland 6th State Senate District is $69,049 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland 6th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Maryland 6th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
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