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1876–2024
State Senate District 25·Maryland

Maryland 25th State Senate District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

A reliably Republican enclave in Maryland's shifting suburban map

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MD
Latest
D+75
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
126,481
2024 ACS

Maryland 25th State Senate District, Maryland: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+75%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+75MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
126,4812024 5-year
Median household income
$101,7982024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
12.4%2024 5-year
Black
58.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
22.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+81 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+19 in 1928MIT 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
+75.1%
44,1205,64551,264
D
+80.5%
49,9744,88855,990
D
+80.6%
45,3414,32450,889
D
+80.5%
45,8534,70951,099
D
+78.5%
43,8055,11849,291
D
+64.4%
34,3347,31841,970
D
+61.1%
28,4816,58835,834
D
+51.6%
23,2756,94531,668
D
+41.2%
22,2318,29733,850
D
+21.2%
17,63511,40529,372
D
+17.6%
17,93112,53630,603
D
+10.2%
13,01510,40825,565
D
+15.9%
14,72610,67825,404
R
−18.3%
10,53115,30926,148
R
−1.0%
9,4269,65623,413
D
+27.6%
10,7816,11716,897
D
+16.1%
8,1725,90614,079
R
−1.7%
5,1775,35810,534
R
−13.2%
3,8375,0168,909
D
+0.5%
1,9601,9403,957
D
+0.9%
1,8461,8123,658
D
+26.9%
2,1871,2553,459
D
+30.0%
1,9881,0683,070
D
+26.3%
1,5268822,445
R
−18.9%
8771,2892,183
R
−6.2%
6717731,646
R
−15.2%
6408731,537
D
+6.4%
460403887
D
+73.7%
711192704
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67735310
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8273753
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3674551
R
−12.8%
330428766
D
+4.6%
350319675
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
3.0%
German
2.6%
Irish
2.4%
English
2.1%
Italian
1.2%
Polish
0.5%
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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.1%
1.7%
75–84
2.4%
4.1%
65–74
5.3%
6.2%
55–64
7.1%
6.3%
45–54
6.7%
6.8%
35–44
6.8%
6.9%
25–34
7.0%
4.6%
18–24
4.5%
8.2%
5–17
7.9%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$101,798
State Senate District 25 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 25$101,798
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
69.3%
speak English only
Spanish19.5%
Other languages5.0%
Other Indo-European3.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
12.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.4%
Baptist
8.6%
Non-Christian
7.9%
Methodist
6.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Maryland Senate District 25 leans Republican by double digits in presidential races, making it one of the state's more consistent GOP strongholds at a time when many nearby suburban districts have trended toward Democrats.

The Democratic margin in Maryland 25th State Senate District reached its widest at eighty-one points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was seventy-five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $101,798, a 12% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 126,481 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 25, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 25, Maryland voted Democratic by 75.1 points (D+75), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 51,264 votes cast, 44,120 went Democratic and 5,645 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 25, Maryland's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 25, 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 25, Maryland last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 25, Maryland voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State Senate District 25, Maryland?
State Senate District 25, Maryland has a population of 126,481 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 25, Maryland?
Median household income in State Senate District 25, Maryland is $101,798 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of State Senate District 25, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 25, 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.