Akashic
1892–2024
Akashic
Maryland 39th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+42.92012D+46.32016D+55.72020D+57.22024D+46.0
full record · 20082024
D+46.0
2024
median income$113,950U.S. $80,734 · MD $103,678
median age37.8U.S. 39.1 · MD 39.5
poverty rate9.8%U.S. 12.5% · MD 9.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)60.6%U.S. 35.6% · MD 43.5%
non-english43.0%U.S. 22.3% · MD 21.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Salvadoran9.7%
Mexican2.2%
Guatemalan2.2%
German5.7%
Irish5.4%
English5.0%
African American14.1%
Ethiopian3.1%
African1.8%
Asian Indian4.6%
Chinese4.6%
Korean2.0%
Maya3.2%
religion

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

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

Maryland 39th State Senate District

Akashic
Maryland 39th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+46.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Maryland 39th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Maryland 39th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+46.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Maryland 39th State Senate District · D+46.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic71.3%39,337
Donald TrumpRepublican25.3%13,941
Jill SteinGreen3.4%1,900
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 39th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Montgomery County, MDDemocraticD+52.8
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
71.3%Harris39,337
25.3%Trump13,941
3.4%Stein1,900
+46.0%
55,178
D
78.1%Biden44,615
21.0%Trump11,965
0.9%Jorgensen521
+57.2%
57,101
D
75.1%Clinton42,528
19.4%Trump10,975
5.6%Johnson3,144
+55.7%
56,647
D
73.1%Obama36,785
26.9%Romney13,509
0.0%
+46.3%
50,294
D
70.8%Obama33,896
27.9%McCain13,351
1.2%Nader596
+42.9%
47,843
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: +46.0% in 2024.+46.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+42.9%
2012+46.3%
2016+55.7%
2020+57.2%
2024+46.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DNancy KingState Senate · 39

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Covering rural and small-town territory on Maryland's Upper Shore and inland counties, District 39 has posted double-digit Republican presidential margins consistently, making it a structural outlier in an otherwise Democratic-dominant state.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.2 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.0 points.

A population of 133,845, a 28% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $113,950 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 19 and State Senate District 17.

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

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.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Maryland 39th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/24039/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Maryland at the ballot boxAll elections →

Places within Maryland 39th State Senate District

counties it covers1

Frequently asked questions

How did Maryland 39th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland 39th State Senate District voted Democratic by 46.0 points (D+46.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 55,178 votes cast, 39,337 went Democratic and 13,941 went Republican.
How many people live in Maryland 39th State Senate District?
Maryland 39th State Senate District has a population of 133,845 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland 39th State Senate District?
Median household income in Maryland 39th State Senate District is $113,950 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland 39th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Maryland 39th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.