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1876–2024
State Senate District 17·Maryland

Maryland 17th State Senate District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

One of Maryland's most Democratic-leaning upper-chamber districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MD
Latest
D+53
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
52,421
2024 ACS

Maryland 17th State Senate District, Maryland: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+53%. Democratic peak: D+74 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+53MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
52,4212024 5-year
Median household income
$132,4502024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
42.1%2024 5-year
Black
18.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
21.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+74 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+25 in 1952MIT 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+52.8%
19,0115,53925,534
D
+59.6%
20,6334,97826,248
D
+56.6%
17,5984,55923,049
D
+43.9%
15,9046,06622,425
D
+44.6%
15,4645,83321,602
D
+33.1%
13,4726,70520,420
D
+29.0%
11,4326,12718,279
D
+24.2%
9,7775,79016,470
D
+22.1%
9,8245,88717,833
D
+3.4%
8,1247,58315,781
R
−0.3%
7,1827,22514,452
R
−7.4%
5,2046,17313,089
D
+3.3%
6,4476,03312,480
R
−14.0%
4,9296,54511,584
D
+3.9%
4,5264,1639,413
D
+32.5%
5,0712,5847,655
D
+2.6%
3,2473,0826,329
R
−14.0%
2,0952,7794,874
R
−25.3%
1,3962,3513,770
R
−23.0%
7051,1401,889
R
−14.2%
7541,0031,757
D
+4.5%
7466801,452
D
+13.2%
6514981,157
D
+26.6%
486280775
R
−16.0%
331458794
D
+7.4%
326279634
D
+2.6%
309293610
D
+13.1%
187143337
D
+73.9%
30982307
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2891656
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3521334
—
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1811651
D
+3.6%
170158337
D
+12.9%
166127303
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
7.9%
Irish
7.6%
English
7.0%
Italian
3.9%
American
2.8%
Polish
2.5%
French
1.4%
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: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.2%
75–84
2.9%
4.5%
65–74
5.2%
6.3%
55–64
6.7%
6.5%
45–54
6.9%
6.8%
35–44
7.1%
5.9%
25–34
6.1%
3.9%
18–24
3.8%
8.8%
5–17
8.3%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$132,450
State Senate District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 17$132,450
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.0%
Working age (18–64)6.8%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
57.0%
speak English only
Spanish17.7%
Other Indo-European10.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander9.4%
Other languages5.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
28.4%
Non-Christian
7.9%
Other Christian
7.5%
Baptist
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Methodist
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+40.5, this district ranks among the most lopsided in the state senate, reflecting a dense, urban-rooted electorate that has delivered outsized Democratic margins across multiple election cycles.

The Democratic margin in Maryland 17th State Senate District reached its widest at seventy-four points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was fifty-three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $132,450, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 52,421 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 17, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 17, Maryland voted Democratic by 52.8 points (D+53), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 25,534 votes cast, 19,011 went Democratic and 5,539 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 17, Maryland's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 17, 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 23 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 17, Maryland last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 17, Maryland voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in State Senate District 17, Maryland?
State Senate District 17, Maryland has a population of 52,421 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 17, Maryland?
Median household income in State Senate District 17, Maryland is $132,450 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of State Senate District 17, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 17, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.