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Maryland 38th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+13.62012R+13.62016R+21.02020R+14.12024R+16.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+16.1
2024
median income$77,056U.S. $80,734 · MD $103,678
median age41.3U.S. 39.1 · MD 39.5
poverty rate12.0%U.S. 12.5% · MD 9.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)30.0%U.S. 35.6% · MD 43.5%
non-english9.2%U.S. 22.3% · MD 21.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English14.2%
German13.4%
Irish12.2%
African American†17.2%
Haitian1.4%
African0.5%
Mexican2.0%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Salvadoran0.4%
Korean0.5%
Asian Indian0.3%
Chinese0.3%
religion

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

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

Maryland 38th State Senate District

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Maryland 38th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+16.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Maryland 38th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Maryland 38th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+16.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Maryland 38th State Senate District · R+16.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.0%40,094
Kamala HarrisDemocratic40.8%28,750
Jill SteinGreen2.2%1,549
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 counties 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 (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Maryland 38th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Somerset County, MDRepublicanR+17.3
Wicomico County, MDRepublicanR+5.4
Worcester County, MDRepublicanR+21.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
40.8%Harris28,750
57.0%Trump40,094
2.2%Stein1,549
−16.1%
70,393
R
42.4%Biden28,763
56.5%Trump38,299
1.1%Jorgensen766
−14.1%
67,828
R
37.0%Clinton22,974
58.0%Trump36,020
5.0%Johnson3,106
−21.0%
62,100
R
43.2%Obama26,147
56.8%Romney34,391
0.0%
−13.6%
60,538
R
42.4%Obama25,946
56.0%McCain34,278
1.6%Nader953
−13.6%
61,177
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: −16.1% in 2024.−16.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−13.6%
2012−13.6%
2016−21.0%
2020−14.1%
2024−16.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RMary Beth CarozzaState Senate · 38

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

District 38 covers the lower Eastern Shore, where rural, agriculture-tied communities have shifted the 2024 presidential margin to R+16.1 — a notable outlier in a state that trends heavily Democratic statewide.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 21.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.1 points.

A population of 136,653, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,056 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 37 and State Senate District 10.

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 37
Maryland
85.3twin score
median age% Black% Latino
State Senate District 10
Virginia
81.8twin score
2008–2016 trajectorymedian age≠ median income
State Senate District 30
North Carolina
77.3twin score
median ageelasticity2008 margin≠ Polish ancestry

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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Places within Maryland 38th State Senate District

counties it covers3
Somerset CountyWicomico CountyWorcester County

Frequently asked questions

How did Maryland 38th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland 38th State Senate District voted Republican by 16.1 points (R+16.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 70,393 votes cast, 28,750 went Democratic and 40,094 went Republican.
How many people live in Maryland 38th State Senate District?
Maryland 38th State Senate District has a population of 136,653 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland 38th State Senate District?
Median household income in Maryland 38th State Senate District is $77,056 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland 38th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Maryland 38th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.