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1876–2024
State Senate District 9·Maryland

Maryland 9th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

One of Maryland's more Republican-leaning legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MD
Latest
D+44
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
274,276
2024 ACS

Maryland 9th State Senate District, Maryland: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+44%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+44MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
274,2762024 5-year
Median household income
$145,6112024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
45.7%2024 5-year
Black
19.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+71 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+22 in 1952MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+43.9%
101,20037,590145,047
D
+47.7%
106,13036,244146,421
D
+39.7%
85,68435,157127,287
D
+27.0%
76,61343,417123,054
D
+27.1%
73,41241,658117,139
D
+15.0%
61,69845,437108,575
D
+13.0%
50,64538,56592,851
D
+11.5%
41,75732,58879,874
D
+10.4%
40,07731,31284,244
R
−8.2%
31,27536,88668,485
R
−11.0%
24,95231,16156,377
R
−7.1%
19,36422,79248,412
D
+0.3%
20,81920,71341,532
R
−22.1%
12,79920,15633,330
R
−9.2%
9,24511,39623,283
D
+20.9%
11,4377,47918,916
R
−5.2%
7,4308,23915,670
R
−21.6%
4,8607,53712,398
R
−22.1%
4,0416,35810,497
R
−12.9%
2,5743,3606,107
R
−7.1%
2,8923,3326,224
D
+10.1%
3,3902,7646,204
D
+19.7%
3,3832,2615,683
D
+33.6%
3,1891,5734,810
R
−5.8%
2,3302,6184,974
D
+13.9%
2,1371,5834,000
R
−2.8%
1,8731,9843,907
D
+16.4%
1,4211,0142,483
D
+71.2%
2,3077262,220
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2,3631,30043
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2,78694739
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1,4071,3235
R
−3.8%
1,3201,4272,822
D
+14.6%
1,3991,0342,494
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.9%
Irish
9.6%
English
8.8%
Italian
5.0%
Polish
3.0%
American
2.9%
Scottish
1.3%
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: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
2.7%
4.3%
65–74
4.8%
6.4%
55–64
6.5%
6.7%
45–54
7.0%
7.0%
35–44
7.5%
5.9%
25–34
5.9%
4.1%
18–24
3.8%
9.3%
5–17
8.8%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$145,611
State Senate District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 9$145,611
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
5.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.3%
Working age (18–64)5.3%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.2%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander10.5%
Spanish9.0%
Other Indo-European8.4%
Other languages3.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.9%
Other Christian
8.4%
Non-Christian
5.1%
Mainline Protestant
4.2%
Methodist
3.9%
Baptist
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 9 sits well to the right of Maryland's statewide lean, posting a double-digit Republican presidential margin in 2024 — an unusual profile in a state that voted Democratic by roughly 30 points overall.

The Democratic margin in Maryland 9th State Senate District reached its widest at seventy-one points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was forty-four points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $145,611, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 274,276 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 9, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 9, Maryland voted Democratic by 43.9 points (D+44), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 145,047 votes cast, 101,200 went Democratic and 37,590 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 9, Maryland's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 9, Maryland as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 9, Maryland last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 9, Maryland voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State Senate District 9, Maryland?
State Senate District 9, Maryland has a population of 274,276 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 9, Maryland?
Median household income in State Senate District 9, Maryland is $145,611 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of State Senate District 9, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 9, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.