congressional districtMaryland 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+4.0
2008D+6.3
2012D+7.7
2016D+11.1
2020D+21.0
2024D+18.5
net swing · 2004→2024D+22.4R+4.0 → D+18.5
vs. U.S. · 2024D+19.9D+18.5 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 68.4% of 573,851 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
227,278
154,862
10,202
392,342
573,851
68.4%
2020
232,386
150,917
5,354
388,657
560,920†
69.3%
2016
193,427
152,476
23,858
369,761
557,131†
66.4%
2012
191,013
163,136
9,497
363,646
543,768†
66.9%
2008
184,210
162,026
5,989
352,225
535,672†
65.8%
2004
155,743
168,751
4,417
328,911
527,576†
62.3%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupMD-2MarylandUnited States
German16.3%11.4%12.5%
Irish12.5%9.3%9.4%
English9.3%8.5%9.5%
American6.0%4.1%5.3%
Italian6.0%4.4%4.8%
Polish3.9%2.6%2.2%
Scottish1.4%1.1%1.3%
French1.2%1.1%1.6%
African American†20.0%23.6%9.9%
Nigerian1.1%1.1%0.2%
African0.9%1.2%0.5%
Jamaican0.5%0.7%0.4%
Ethiopian0.3%0.7%—
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%0.2%—
Haitian0.2%0.3%0.3%
Kenyan0.2%——
Asian Indian1.3%1.7%1.4%
Filipino0.9%0.9%0.9%
Chinese0.9%1.3%1.3%
Pakistani0.6%0.3%—
Korean0.5%0.8%0.4%
Nepalese0.5%0.2%—
Burmese0.5%——
Vietnamese0.2%0.4%0.6%
Mexican1.2%2.0%11.3%
Salvadoran1.1%3.5%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.9%1.2%1.8%
Guatemalan0.4%1.2%0.5%
Honduran0.4%0.7%0.3%
Dominican0.3%0.5%0.7%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.4%0.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
MD-2
Maryland
United States
Median age
40.2
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.0%
16.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
MD-2
Maryland
United States
Median household income
$99,849
$103,678
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.2%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
41.6%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
MD-2
Maryland
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
13.8%
21.1%
22.3%
Spanish
4.6%
9.6%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.5%
2.5%
2.0%
Other languages
2.1%
2.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
MD-2
Maryland
United States
Catholic
—
14.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
56.6%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Maryland 2nd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−4.0%
2008
+6.3%
2012
+7.7%
2016
+11.1%
2020
+21.0%
2024
+18.5%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
57.9%Harris227,278
39.5%Trump154,862
1.0%Stein3,730 +14
D+18.5
R+2.5
D+19.9
392,342
All 17 candidates in 2024 · 15 minor / independent
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
2
D
58.2%223,797
39.5%152,079
384,794
2022
2
D
59.2%158,998
40.6%109,075
268,434
2020
2
D
67.7%224,836
32.0%106,355
332,026
2018
2
D
66.0%167,201
30.7%77,782
253,302
2016
2
D
62.1%192,183
33.1%102,577
309,480
2014
2
D
61.3%120,412
35.9%70,411
196,354
2012
2
D
65.6%194,088
31.1%92,071
295,940
2010
2
D
64.2%134,133
33.3%69,523
208,904
2008
2
D
71.9%198,578
24.8%68,561
276,333
2006
2
D
69.2%135,818
30.7%60,195
196,228
2004
2
D
66.7%164,751
30.7%75,812
247,071
2002
2
D
54.3%105,718
45.7%88,954
194,672
2000
2
R
31.3%81,591
68.6%178,556
260,432
1998
2
R
37.2%74,275
62.8%125,162
199,446
1996
2
R
38.2%88,344
61.8%143,075
231,419
1994
2
R
37.2%74,275
62.7%125,162
199,480
1992
2
R
34.9%88,658
65.1%165,443
254,101
1990
2
R
25.6%39,785
74.4%115,398
155,183
1988
2
R
28.5%63,114
71.5%157,956
221,070
1986
2
R
41.3%68,200
58.7%96,745
164,946
1984
2
R
48.6%105,571
51.4%111,517
217,089
1982
2
D
52.6%83,318
47.4%75,062
158,380
1980
2
D
57.4%121,017
42.6%89,961
210,978
1978
2
D
66.4%98,601
33.6%49,886
148,487
1976
2
D
70.9%139,196
18.0%35,258
196,303
Anchored by Baltimore County's older suburbs and stretching into the city's edges, Maryland's 2nd has delivered Democratic presidential margins above 25 points in each of the last three cycles, reflecting a dense, majority-minority electorate with deep ties to federal employment.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.0 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 4.0 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.5 points.
A population of 771,112, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,849 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 7.
Akashic
Political twins — districts
The congressional 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 2nd Congressional District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/cd/2402/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Embed this page
A live widget for your site — no API key, attribution built in, CC BY 4.0. All widgets & sizes →
How did Maryland 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic by 18.5 points (D+18.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 392,342 votes cast, 227,278 went Democratic and 154,862 went Republican.
When did Maryland 2nd Congressional District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Maryland 2nd Congressional District voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Maryland 2nd Congressional District?
Maryland 2nd Congressional District has a population of 771,112 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Maryland 2nd Congressional District is $99,849 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Maryland 2nd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
