congressional districtMaryland 6th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+10.8
2008D+3.4
2012D+1.2
2016D+1.1
2020D+9.9
2024D+5.8
net swing · 2004→2024D+16.5R+10.8 → D+5.8
vs. U.S. · 2024D+7.2D+5.8 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 69.3% of 560,184 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
200,059
177,661
10,432
388,152
560,184
69.3%
2020
200,400
163,921
4,710
369,031
538,752†
68.5%
2016
160,459
156,678
21,807
338,944
518,554†
65.4%
2012
156,036
152,291
7,804
316,131
494,457†
63.9%
2008
154,864
144,597
4,935
304,396
477,682†
63.7%
2004
126,185
157,032
3,300
286,517
460,907†
62.2%
† 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-6MarylandUnited States
German16.3%11.4%12.5%
Irish11.1%9.3%9.4%
English10.6%8.5%9.5%
Italian4.8%4.4%4.8%
American4.6%4.1%5.3%
Polish2.7%2.6%2.2%
French1.4%1.1%1.6%
Scottish1.3%1.1%1.3%
Salvadoran3.7%3.5%0.7%
Mexican1.5%2.0%11.3%
Guatemalan1.1%1.2%0.5%
Puerto Rican1.0%1.2%1.8%
Peruvian0.7%0.3%—
Dominican0.6%0.5%0.7%
Honduran0.6%0.7%0.3%
Colombian0.5%0.4%0.4%
African American†8.6%23.6%9.9%
Ethiopian1.2%0.7%—
African0.9%1.2%0.5%
Jamaican0.5%0.7%0.4%
Ghanaian0.5%0.3%—
Nigerian0.4%1.1%0.2%
Haitian0.3%0.3%0.3%
Asian Indian2.3%1.7%1.4%
Chinese1.9%1.3%1.3%
Korean1.0%0.8%0.4%
Filipino0.9%0.9%0.9%
Vietnamese0.6%0.4%0.6%
Pakistani0.4%0.3%—
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
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-6
Maryland
United States
Median age
39.4
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.1%
16.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
MD-6
Maryland
United States
Median household income
$102,585
$103,678
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.0%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
46.8%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
MD-6
Maryland
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
26.4%
21.1%
22.3%
Spanish
11.6%
9.6%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
3.2%
2.5%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.9%
1.2%
1.1%
Other languages
2.8%
2.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
MD-6
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 6th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−10.8%
2008
+3.4%
2012
+1.2%
2016
+1.1%
2020
+9.9%
2024
+5.8%
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
51.5%Harris200,059
45.8%Trump177,661
1.0%Kennedy4,025 +14
D+5.8
R+4.1
D+7.2
388,152
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 · 17 Senate 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
6
D
53.0%199,788
46.7%175,974
376,624
2022
6
D
54.7%140,295
45.2%115,771
256,398
2020
6
D
58.8%215,540
39.2%143,599
366,434
2018
6
D
59.0%163,346
38.0%105,209
276,974
2016
6
D
56.0%185,770
40.1%133,081
331,973
2014
6
D
49.7%94,704
48.2%91,930
190,536
2012
6
D
58.8%181,921
37.9%117,313
309,549
2010
6
R
33.2%80,455
61.4%148,820
242,189
2008
6
R
38.8%128,207
57.8%190,926
330,535
2006
6
R
38.4%92,030
59.0%141,200
239,453
2004
6
R
29.5%90,108
67.5%206,076
305,508
2002
6
R
33.8%75,575
66.2%147,825
223,400
2000
6
R
39.3%109,136
60.6%168,624
278,045
1998
6
R
36.6%73,728
63.4%127,802
201,530
1996
6
R
43.2%100,910
56.8%132,853
233,788
1994
6
R
34.1%63,411
65.9%122,809
186,220
1992
6
R
45.8%106,224
54.2%125,564
231,788
1990
6
D
65.3%106,502
34.7%56,479
162,981
1988
6
D
75.4%166,753
24.6%54,528
221,281
1986
6
D
72.2%102,975
27.8%39,600
142,575
1984
6
D
65.1%123,383
34.9%66,056
189,442
1982
6
D
74.4%102,596
25.6%35,321
137,917
1980
6
D
69.9%146,101
30.1%62,913
209,014
1978
6
D
89.7%126,196
10.3%14,545
140,741
1976
6
D
70.8%126,801
29.2%52,203
179,004
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
Votes · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL) precinct returns (CC BY 4.0); aggregated to the district over VEST precinct geometry (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
42.6%164,491
53.8%207,449
385,748
2022
D
65.8%1,316,897
34.1%682,293
2,002,336
2018
D
64.9%1,491,614
30.3%697,017
2,297,538
2016
D
61.0%1,659,907
35.7%972,557
2,722,434
2012
D
56.0%1,474,028
26.4%693,291
2,630,505
2010
D
62.3%1,140,615
35.8%655,666
1,831,744
2006
D
54.2%965,477
44.2%787,182
1,780,223
2004
D
64.8%1,504,691
33.7%783,055
2,321,571
2000
D
63.2%1,230,013
36.7%715,178
1,946,898
1998
D
70.5%1,062,810
29.5%444,637
1,507,447
1994
D
59.1%809,125
40.9%559,908
1,369,033
1992
D
71.0%1,307,610
29.0%533,688
1,841,298
1988
D
61.8%999,166
38.2%617,537
1,616,703
1986
D
60.7%675,225
39.3%437,411
1,112,636
1982
D
63.5%707,356
36.5%407,334
1,114,690
1980
R
33.8%435,118
66.2%850,970
1,286,088
1976
D
56.6%772,101
38.9%530,439
1,365,290
2024 U.S. Senate — every candidate counted in this district
Larry Hogan · Republican53.8%207,449
Angela Alsobrooks · Democrat42.6%164,491
Mike Scott · Libertarian3.3%12,822
Writein0.2%806
Patrick J Burke · Other0.0%171
Robin Rowe · Unaffiliated0.0%4
Billy Bridges · Unaffiliated0.0%4
Irwin William Gibbs · Unaffiliated0.0%1
Maryland's 6th stretches from the Appalachian panhandle through fast-growing Montgomery County suburbs, a geographic mix that shifted the district's partisan lean sharply after court-ordered remapping in the 2010s.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.9 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 10.8 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.8 points.
A population of 777,860, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $102,585 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 10.
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How did Maryland 6th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland 6th Congressional District voted Democratic by 5.8 points (D+5.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 388,152 votes cast, 200,059 went Democratic and 177,661 went Republican.
When did Maryland 6th Congressional District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Maryland 6th Congressional District voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Maryland 6th Congressional District?
Maryland 6th Congressional District has a population of 777,860 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland 6th Congressional District?
Median household income in Maryland 6th Congressional District is $102,585 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland 6th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Maryland 6th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
