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Maryland 9th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+1.12012D+1.32016D+14.72020D+28.42024D+26.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+26.0
2024
median income$178,077U.S. $80,734 · MD $103,678
median age43.0U.S. 39.1 · MD 39.5
poverty rate3.1%U.S. 12.5% · MD 9.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)63.6%U.S. 35.6% · MD 43.5%
non-english31.8%U.S. 22.3% · MD 21.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German13.4%
Irish11.8%
English10.8%
Asian Indian8.8%
Chinese5.7%
Korean5.0%
African American†5.9%
Nigerian0.6%
African0.5%
Salvadoran1.5%
Mexican0.9%
Puerto Rican0.6%
religion

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

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

Maryland 9th State Senate District

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Maryland 9th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+26.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Maryland 9th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Maryland 9th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+26.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Maryland 9th State Senate District · D+26.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic61.2%44,758
Donald TrumpRepublican35.2%25,717
Jill SteinGreen3.7%2,674
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties 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 (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Maryland 9th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Howard County, MDDemocraticD+41.3
Montgomery County, MDDemocraticD+52.8
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
61.2%Harris44,758
35.2%Trump25,717
3.7%Stein2,674
+26.0%
73,149
D
63.5%Biden46,406
35.1%Trump25,639
1.4%Jorgensen1,018
+28.4%
73,063
D
53.6%Clinton33,119
38.9%Trump24,035
7.6%Johnson4,688
+14.7%
61,842
D
50.6%Obama30,762
49.4%Romney29,978
0.0%
+1.3%
60,740
D
49.8%Obama28,817
48.7%McCain28,169
1.5%Nader885
+1.1%
57,871
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: +26.0% in 2024.+26.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+1.1%
2012+1.3%
2016+14.7%
2020+28.4%
2024+26.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DKatie HesterState Senate · 9

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.4 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.0 points.

A population of 130,237, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $178,077 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 38 and State Senate District 36.

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 38
Virginia
93.7twin score
12-yr trendmedian incomecollege share
State Senate District 36
Virginia
93.1twin score
median income% Asiancollege share≠ elasticity
Legislative (Senate) District 5
Washington
89.7twin score
elasticitycollege share12-yr trend≠ % Asian

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 9th State Senate District

counties it covers2
Howard CountyMontgomery County

Frequently asked questions

How did Maryland 9th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland 9th State Senate District voted Democratic by 26.0 points (D+26.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 73,149 votes cast, 44,758 went Democratic and 25,717 went Republican.
How many people live in Maryland 9th State Senate District?
Maryland 9th State Senate District has a population of 130,237 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland 9th State Senate District?
Median household income in Maryland 9th State Senate District is $178,077 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland 9th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Maryland 9th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.