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Maryland 28th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+23.62012D+30.42016D+28.32020D+39.42024D+39.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+39.3
2024
median income$124,900U.S. $80,734 · MD $103,678
median age39.1U.S. 39.1 · MD 39.5
poverty rate6.5%U.S. 12.5% · MD 9.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)33.5%U.S. 35.6% · MD 43.5%
non-english10.2%U.S. 22.3% · MD 21.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†43.0%
African1.9%
Jamaican1.2%
English9.1%
German7.5%
Irish7.1%
Mexican1.8%
Puerto Rican1.2%
Salvadoran1.1%
Maya1.0%
Filipino1.5%
Asian Indian0.5%
Pakistani0.4%
religion

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

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

Maryland 28th State Senate District

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Maryland 28th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+39.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Maryland 28th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Maryland 28th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+39.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Maryland 28th State Senate District · D+39.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic68.5%52,457
Donald TrumpRepublican29.2%22,343
Jill SteinGreen2.3%1,742
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Maryland 28th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Charles County, MDDemocraticD+40.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
68.5%Harris52,457
29.2%Trump22,343
2.3%Stein1,742
+39.3%
76,542
D
69.3%Biden50,363
29.8%Trump21,690
0.9%Jorgensen654
+39.4%
72,707
D
62.0%Clinton39,469
33.7%Trump21,435
4.3%Johnson2,728
+28.3%
63,632
D
65.2%Obama39,165
34.8%Romney20,883
0.0%
+30.4%
60,048
D
61.3%Obama34,539
37.7%McCain21,261
1.0%Nader553
+23.6%
56,353
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: +39.3% in 2024.+39.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+23.6%
2012+30.4%
2016+28.3%
2020+39.4%
2024+39.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DArthur EllisState Senate · 28

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+39.3, this district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting the dense, urban or inner-suburban constituency that drives Maryland's Democratic strongholds.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.4 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 39.3 points.

A population of 136,354, a 36% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $124,900 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 32 and State Senate District 55.

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 32
Maryland
92.0twin score
median income2020–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ college share
State Senate District 55
Georgia
88.0twin score
elasticity2020–2024 trajectory% Black≠ median income
State Senate District 21
Maryland
87.6twin score
elasticity2012–2024 trajectory≠ % Latino

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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Charles County

Frequently asked questions

How did Maryland 28th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland 28th State Senate District voted Democratic by 39.3 points (D+39.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 76,542 votes cast, 52,457 went Democratic and 22,343 went Republican.
How many people live in Maryland 28th State Senate District?
Maryland 28th State Senate District has a population of 136,354 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland 28th State Senate District?
Median household income in Maryland 28th State Senate District is $124,900 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland 28th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Maryland 28th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.