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State Senate District 12·Maryland

Maryland 12th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

One of Maryland's most Democratic state senate districts by margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MD
Latest
D+31
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
58,446
2024 ACS

Maryland 12th State Senate District, Maryland: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+31%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+31MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
58,4462024 5-year
Median household income
$140,6102024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.9%2024 5-year
Black
19.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+68 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+37 in 1972MIT 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
+31.5%
19,88410,06431,223
D
+33.7%
20,4289,91231,238
D
+23.3%
15,8849,61726,939
D
+14.1%
14,59010,90526,170
D
+13.1%
14,06210,74825,286
D
+1.3%
11,65011,35123,314
D
+2.2%
9,6539,21819,601
D
+2.0%
7,8187,49216,663
D
+1.2%
7,3847,16817,636
R
−18.8%
5,7288,39314,202
R
−23.2%
4,5347,30111,903
R
−10.2%
4,1005,16310,401
R
−3.7%
4,2104,5358,745
R
−37.5%
2,1104,6956,899
R
−17.9%
1,5452,4094,825
D
+13.9%
2,2651,7123,977
R
−10.1%
1,5321,8753,407
R
−28.7%
9671,7472,714
R
−21.1%
9361,4412,399
R
−8.9%
6137371,391
R
−3.0%
7147581,472
D
+14.9%
9066701,582
D
+18.4%
8655951,470
D
+30.6%
8084241,253
R
−12.6%
5647271,298
D
+10.5%
441350864
R
−6.6%
445509966
D
+18.2%
358245621
D
+67.9%
572190563
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5693179
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68324111
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3283431
R
−7.7%
309362689
D
+12.8%
333256602
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.9%
Irish
11.3%
English
10.3%
Italian
5.6%
American
3.3%
Polish
3.2%
Scottish
1.8%
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: 39.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.1%
75–84
2.6%
4.3%
65–74
4.8%
6.4%
55–64
6.6%
6.5%
45–54
6.7%
7.1%
35–44
7.4%
6.3%
25–34
6.2%
4.2%
18–24
3.8%
9.1%
5–17
8.7%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$140,610
State Senate District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 12$140,610
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
5.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.6%
Working age (18–64)5.1%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.0%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander7.8%
Spanish6.5%
Other Indo-European6.0%
Other languages2.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.5%
Other Christian
7.8%
Methodist
4.3%
Mainline Protestant
4.1%
Non-Christian
3.1%
Baptist
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+39.9, this district ranks among the most lopsided in Maryland's upper chamber, reflecting dense urban or inner-suburban settlement patterns that consistently produce outsized Democratic margins.

The Democratic margin in Maryland 12th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-eight points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was thirty-one points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $140,610, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 58,446 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 12, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 12, Maryland voted Democratic by 31.5 points (D+31), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 31,223 votes cast, 19,884 went Democratic and 10,064 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 12, Maryland's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 12, 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 17 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 12, Maryland last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 12, Maryland voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State Senate District 12, Maryland?
State Senate District 12, Maryland has a population of 58,446 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 12, Maryland?
Median household income in State Senate District 12, Maryland is $140,610 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of State Senate District 12, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 12, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.