Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1C · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
48.6%
5,184 votes · R+2.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 45.9%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
77.9%
6,202 votes · R+56.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 77.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
5,629votes
30.1% of the vote · R+38.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 5,604 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
16,258votes
72.7% of the vote · R+47.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 15,271 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Woodrow Wilson1912
−7.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+12.1 · U.S. D+19.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · −11.1 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2016
+54.5pts R vs U.S.
Place R+52.5 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +51.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RTerry BakerState House · 1C
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
37.8%7,711
62.2%12,662
20,373
2020
R
37.2%7,007
62.8%11,850
18,857
2018
R
38.4%5,400
61.6%8,678
14,078
Subdistrict 1C, in Maryland's westernmost panhandle, delivered a nearly 47.6-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it a consistent outlier in an otherwise heavily Democratic state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 12.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 57.0 points in 1972. The 2024 margin was 47.6 points.
A population of 44,836, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,871 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 78 and State House District 81.
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How did Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1C vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1C voted Republican by 47.6 points (R+47.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,361 votes cast, 5,604 went Democratic and 16,258 went Republican.
When did Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1C last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1C voted Democratic was 1912.
How many people live in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1C?
Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1C has a population of 44,836 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1C?
Median household income in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1C is $73,871 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1C?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 1C from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 37 went Republican.