State Senate District 42 State Senate District (MD) — Elections 1876–2024

Maryland 42nd State Senate District, Maryland: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+17%. Democratic peak: D+73 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 381,3882024 5-year
Median household income: $95,1122024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 56.8%2024 5-year
Black: 27.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+73 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 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	D	+17.0%	108,021	75,697	189,930
2020	D	+19.7%	111,217	73,817	190,080
2016	D	+10.4%	92,835	74,548	175,547
2012	D	+10.1%	93,960	76,275	174,755
2008	D	+8.4%	91,577	77,144	172,486
2004	R	−1.5%	77,774	80,229	160,245
2000	D	+3.6%	68,444	63,577	136,688
1996	D	+2.9%	56,634	53,156	120,294
1992	D	+2.1%	60,441	57,439	141,678
1988	R	−17.5%	51,007	72,763	124,534
1984	R	−25.5%	44,311	74,815	119,769
1980	R	−5.9%	50,350	57,344	118,672
1976	R	−10.3%	49,139	60,419	109,558
1972	R	−43.1%	28,744	73,513	103,982
1968	R	−14.3%	32,920	45,925	91,161
1964	D	+19.0%	48,200	32,785	81,004
1960	R	−2.8%	38,549	40,751	79,300
1956	R	−37.2%	20,118	43,965	64,083
1952	R	−26.7%	20,340	35,251	55,787
1948	R	−15.2%	13,647	18,588	32,562
1944	R	−15.7%	11,522	15,808	27,330
1940	D	+2.9%	13,493	12,720	26,298
1936	D	+15.4%	12,895	9,429	22,470
1932	D	+23.3%	11,426	7,035	18,851
1928	R	−24.2%	7,148	11,733	18,963
1924	R	−1.5%	4,960	5,133	11,306
1920	R	−14.1%	4,843	6,459	11,472
1916	D	+8.5%	7,067	5,938	13,262
1912	D	+73.1%	10,202	2,363	10,722
1908	—	No data	8,686	5,034	238
1904	—	No data	9,729	3,888	150
1900	—	No data	4,688	4,789	63
1896	R	−9.8%	3,841	4,720	8,970
1892	D	+13.0%	3,853	2,938	7,045
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

15.0%

Irish

11.4%

English

8.4%

Italian

5.5%

American

5.1%

Polish

3.8%

French

1.0%

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: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.2%

75–84

3.1%

4.8%

65–74

5.7%

6.4%

55–64

7.0%

5.8%

45–54

6.3%

35–44

6.7%

6.1%

25–34

6.6%

4.3%

18–24

4.4%

8.2%

5–17

7.9%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$95,112

State Senate District 42 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 42$95,112

Maryland$103,678

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.3%

Working age (18–64)8.3%

Seniors (65+)12.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

85.3%

speak English only

Spanish4.7%

Other Indo-European4.4%

Other languages2.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

12.1%

Non-Christian

6.5%

Other Christian

6.3%

Methodist

3.9%

Mainline Protestant

3.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.8%

Baptist

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Maryland 42nd State Senate District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Maryland 42nd State Senate District reached its widest at seventy-three points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was seventeen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $95,112, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 381,388 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 42, Maryland vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 42, Maryland voted Democratic by 17.0 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 189,930 votes cast, 108,021 went Democratic and 75,697 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 42, Maryland's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 42, 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 15 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 42, Maryland last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 42, Maryland voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 42, Maryland?

State Senate District 42, Maryland has a population of 381,388 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 42, Maryland?

Median household income in State Senate District 42, Maryland is $95,112 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.

What is the political history of State Senate District 42, Maryland?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 42, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Maryland 42nd State Senate District delivered D+17 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

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