congressional districtMaryland 8th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+35.0
2008D+46.4
2012D+45.3
2016D+57.4
2020D+63.1
2024D+56.4
net swing · 2004→2024D+21.3D+35.0 → D+56.4
vs. U.S. · 2024D+57.8D+56.4 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 75.9% of 508,543 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
296,235
78,614
11,221
386,070
508,543
75.9%
2020
321,558
71,456
3,062
396,076
495,543†
79.9%
2016
275,336
66,727
21,590
363,653
471,887†
77.1%
2012
250,626
92,159
7,089
349,874
438,495†
79.8%
2008
243,110
87,822
3,682
334,614
424,692†
78.8%
2004
211,782
100,953
3,724
316,459
410,890†
77.0%
† 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-8MarylandUnited States
German9.3%11.4%12.5%
Irish9.0%9.3%9.4%
English8.3%8.5%9.5%
Italian4.6%4.4%4.8%
American3.3%4.1%5.3%
Polish3.0%2.6%2.2%
Russian2.2%——
French1.7%1.1%1.6%
Salvadoran6.6%3.5%0.7%
Mexican1.5%2.0%11.3%
Guatemalan1.5%1.2%0.5%
Honduran1.3%0.7%0.3%
Peruvian1.2%0.3%—
Puerto Rican1.0%1.2%1.8%
Colombian0.9%0.4%0.4%
Dominican0.7%0.5%0.7%
African American†10.0%23.6%9.9%
Ethiopian2.2%0.7%—
African1.3%1.2%0.5%
Jamaican0.7%0.7%0.4%
Nigerian0.5%1.1%0.2%
Ghanaian0.5%0.3%—
Haitian0.5%0.3%0.3%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%0.2%—
Asian Indian3.6%1.7%1.4%
Chinese3.6%1.3%1.3%
Korean1.6%0.8%0.4%
Filipino1.3%0.9%0.9%
Vietnamese1.1%0.4%0.6%
Pakistani0.5%0.3%—
Japanese0.4%—0.2%
Nepalese0.3%0.2%—
Maya2.0%——
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-8
Maryland
United States
Median age
41.1
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.7%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.0%
16.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
MD-8
Maryland
United States
Median household income
$138,349
$103,678
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.2%
9.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
60.6%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
MD-8
Maryland
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
43.0%
21.1%
22.3%
Spanish
17.7%
9.6%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
5.6%
2.5%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
3.7%
1.2%
1.1%
Other languages
4.9%
2.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
MD-8
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 8th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+35.0%
2008
+46.4%
2012
+45.3%
2016
+57.4%
2020
+63.1%
2024
+56.4%
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.
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
8
D
76.8%292,101
20.5%77,821
380,320
2022
8
D
80.2%211,842
18.2%47,965
264,206
2020
8
D
68.2%274,716
31.6%127,157
402,614
2018
8
D
68.2%217,679
30.2%96,525
319,330
2016
8
D
60.6%220,657
34.2%124,651
364,324
2014
8
D
60.7%136,722
39.0%87,859
225,097
2012
8
D
63.4%217,531
32.9%113,033
343,256
2010
8
D
73.3%153,613
25.0%52,421
209,667
2008
8
D
75.1%229,740
21.7%66,351
306,014
2006
8
D
76.5%168,872
21.9%48,324
220,685
2004
8
D
74.9%215,208
25.1%71,989
287,197
2002
8
D
51.7%112,788
47.5%103,587
217,974
2000
8
R
45.6%136,917
52.0%156,241
300,469
1998
8
R
39.7%87,497
60.3%133,145
220,642
1996
8
R
38.6%96,229
61.2%152,538
249,146
1994
8
R
29.7%60,660
70.3%143,449
204,109
1992
8
R
27.5%77,042
72.5%203,377
280,419
1990
8
R
22.2%39,343
73.5%130,059
176,887
1988
8
R
37.3%102,478
62.7%172,619
275,097
1986
8
R
47.1%82,825
52.9%92,917
175,742
1984
8
D
71.5%181,947
27.8%70,715
254,569
1982
8
D
71.3%121,761
28.7%48,910
170,671
1980
8
D
59.3%148,301
40.7%101,659
249,960
1978
8
D
51.3%81,851
48.7%77,807
159,658
1976
8
R
42.2%100,343
46.8%111,274
237,652
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
D
67.4%261,858
31.3%121,553
388,320
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
Angela Alsobrooks · Democrat67.4%261,858
Larry Hogan · Republican31.3%121,553
Mike Scott · Libertarian1.1%4,335
Writein0.1%501
Patrick J Burke · Other0.0%64
Billy Bridges · Unaffiliated0.0%8
Robin Rowe · Unaffiliated0.0%1
Maryland's 8th covers inner Montgomery County suburbs and delivers Democratic presidential margins consistently above 30 points, making it among the least competitive federal districts in the country.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 63.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 56.4 points.
A population of 771,511, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $138,349 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 12 and Congressional District 8.
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How did Maryland 8th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland 8th Congressional District voted Democratic by 56.4 points (D+56.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 386,070 votes cast, 296,235 went Democratic and 78,614 went Republican.
How many people live in Maryland 8th Congressional District?
Maryland 8th Congressional District has a population of 771,511 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland 8th Congressional District?
Median household income in Maryland 8th Congressional District is $138,349 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland 8th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Maryland 8th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
