State Senate District 13 State Senate District (MD) — Elections 1876–2024

Maryland 13th State Senate District, Maryland: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+41%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+41MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 90,6302024 5-year
Median household income: $149,7632024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 46.8%2024 5-year
Black: 20.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+71 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+29 in 1956MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+41.3%	33,620	13,319	49,122
2020	D	+44.3%	34,878	13,040	49,330
2016	D	+34.7%	27,647	12,795	42,757
2012	D	+22.0%	24,628	15,564	41,258
2008	D	+21.8%	23,476	14,927	39,136
2004	D	+9.4%	19,471	16,094	36,058
2000	D	+7.8%	15,779	13,422	30,390
1996	D	+7.0%	12,818	11,008	25,736
1992	D	+6.2%	12,062	10,400	26,892
1988	R	−12.9%	9,164	11,898	21,161
1984	R	−16.1%	6,929	9,604	16,623
1980	R	−6.9%	5,579	6,541	13,904
1976	R	−1.6%	5,533	5,713	11,246
1972	R	−28.4%	2,875	5,191	8,169
1968	R	−22.7%	1,550	2,683	4,987
1964	D	+9.0%	2,206	1,841	4,047
1960	R	−13.2%	1,458	1,900	3,359
1956	R	−29.0%	970	1,761	2,731
1952	R	−19.4%	995	1,481	2,507
1948	R	−6.5%	734	839	1,624
1944	R	−3.1%	846	901	1,747
1940	D	+12.3%	1,066	831	1,905
1936	D	+22.0%	1,115	711	1,839
1932	D	+35.4%	1,121	531	1,668
1928	R	−3.2%	832	888	1,729
1924	D	+15.4%	751	536	1,393
1920	R	−4.2%	646	703	1,366
1916	D	+17.0%	515	363	895
1912	D	+70.7%	835	271	798
1908	—	No data	869	475	15
1904	—	No data	1,019	339	15
1900	—	No data	513	485	2
1896	R	−5.1%	481	534	1,043
1892	D	+14.9%	517	380	919
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

11.9%

Irish

10.2%

English

9.4%

Italian

5.3%

Polish

3.2%

American

2.9%

Scottish

1.7%

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: 39.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.0%

2.1%

75–84

2.6%

4.2%

65–74

4.7%

6.4%

55–64

6.5%

6.7%

45–54

7.0%

7.1%

35–44

7.6%

5.9%

25–34

5.9%

4.1%

18–24

3.8%

9.5%

5–17

9.0%

2.7%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$149,763

State Senate District 13 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 13$149,763

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 185.5%

Working age (18–64)4.8%

Seniors (65+)8.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

71.7%

speak English only

Asian & Pacific Islander10.9%

Other Indo-European7.8%

Spanish6.2%

Other languages3.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

17.2%

Other Christian

8.7%

Mainline Protestant

4.5%

Methodist

4.4%

Non-Christian

4.2%

Baptist

2.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 13 backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by nearly 25 points, a margin that stands well outside the norm in a state that routinely delivers double-digit Democratic advantages statewide.

The Democratic margin in Maryland 13th State Senate District reached its widest at seventy-one points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was forty-one points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $149,763, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 90,630 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 13, Maryland vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 13, Maryland voted Democratic by 41.3 points (D+41), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 49,122 votes cast, 33,620 went Democratic and 13,319 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 13, Maryland's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 13, 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 13, Maryland last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 13, Maryland voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in State Senate District 13, Maryland?

State Senate District 13, Maryland has a population of 90,630 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 13, Maryland?

Median household income in State Senate District 13, Maryland is $149,763 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.

What is the political history of State Senate District 13, Maryland?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 13, 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.

Maryland 13th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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