State Senate District 35 State Senate District (MD) — Elections 1876–2024

Maryland 35th State Senate District, Maryland: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+18%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 167,8732024 5-year
Median household income: $107,2192024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 75.2%2024 5-year
Black: 12.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+76 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 0 D · 2 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	R	−17.6%	36,871	53,186	92,780
2020	R	−15.1%	36,852	50,407	89,921
2016	R	−25.7%	27,938	48,712	80,723
2012	R	−18.6%	30,363	44,729	77,121
2008	R	−17.9%	30,242	43,796	75,856
2004	R	−26.7%	24,815	43,189	68,885
2000	R	−17.2%	21,956	31,437	55,198
1996	R	−10.7%	18,274	23,304	47,115
1992	R	−9.3%	17,059	21,669	49,446
1988	R	−30.5%	12,575	23,665	36,418
1984	R	−36.0%	10,850	23,089	34,037
1980	R	−12.2%	12,741	16,621	31,854
1976	R	−6.0%	13,072	14,739	27,810
1972	R	−46.7%	5,814	16,302	22,476
1968	R	−17.6%	6,538	10,125	20,331
1964	D	+16.5%	9,605	6,887	16,492
1960	R	−11.9%	6,858	8,713	15,571
1956	R	−27.1%	5,115	8,924	14,039
1952	R	−17.0%	5,481	7,730	13,259
1948	R	−1.6%	4,348	4,488	8,897
1944	R	−5.9%	4,170	4,693	8,863
1940	D	+1.2%	4,764	4,652	9,464
1936	D	+10.3%	4,904	3,987	8,930
1932	D	+16.2%	4,608	3,312	8,014
1928	R	−35.4%	2,552	5,370	7,970
1924	D	+0.4%	2,976	2,952	6,204
1920	R	−0.1%	3,357	3,364	6,774
1916	D	+16.3%	2,629	1,881	4,583
1912	D	+76.4%	4,958	1,431	4,617
1908	—	No data	4,794	2,639	61
1904	—	No data	5,726	2,190	81
1900	—	No data	2,867	2,682	19
1896	R	−1.6%	2,764	2,859	5,878
1892	D	+12.8%	2,736	2,091	5,053
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

19.9%

Irish

15.3%

English

13.3%

Italian

8.2%

Polish

5.3%

American

4.6%

Scottish

1.9%

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: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.2%

75–84

3.0%

4.9%

65–74

5.5%

7.1%

55–64

7.3%

6.3%

45–54

6.5%

6.6%

35–44

6.8%

6.1%

25–34

6.1%

4.0%

18–24

3.6%

8.6%

5–17

8.2%

2.8%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$107,219

State Senate District 35 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 35$107,219

Maryland$103,678

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.6%

Working age (18–64)7.3%

Seniors (65+)10.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.8%

speak English only

Spanish3.4%

Other Indo-European2.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

12.5%

Other Christian

7.6%

Methodist

5.0%

Baptist

2.8%

Mainline Protestant

2.7%

Non-Christian

1.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the rural and small-town western reaches of Maryland, District 35 delivered a 27-point presidential margin in 2024, making it a consistent outlier in an otherwise heavily Democratic state.

The Republican margin in Maryland 35th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-seven points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $107,219, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 167,873 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 35, Maryland vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 35, Maryland voted Republican by 17.6 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 92,780 votes cast, 36,871 went Democratic and 53,186 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 35, Maryland's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 35, Maryland as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 35, Maryland last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 35, Maryland voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in State Senate District 35, Maryland?

State Senate District 35, Maryland has a population of 167,873 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 35, Maryland?

Median household income in State Senate District 35, Maryland is $107,219 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.

What is the political history of State Senate District 35, Maryland?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 35, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Maryland 35th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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