Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 11A · 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
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
83.7%
13,275 votes · D+68.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 81.6%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
48.0%
3,750 votes · D+1.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 45.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
15,916votes
80.3% of the vote · D+62.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 15,244 votes
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
3,750votes
48.0% of the vote · D+1.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 3,661 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
Alton B. Parker1904
+64.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+44.8 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · +61.0 pts
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
−25.1pts R vs U.S.
Place D+1.9 · U.S. R+23.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · −25.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DCheryl PasteurState House · 11A
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
D
62.6%12,120
37.4%7,241
19,361
2020
D
62.3%12,480
37.7%7,538
20,018
2018
D
64.1%9,951
35.9%5,584
15,535
Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 11A sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 68.0 points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.6 points.
A population of 42,293, a 30% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $96,928 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Legislative District 10 and State Legislative Subdistrict 27A.
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The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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How did Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 11A vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 11A voted Democratic by 59.6 points (D+59.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 19,463 votes cast, 15,244 went Democratic and 3,653 went Republican.
How many people live in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 11A?
Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 11A has a population of 42,293 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 11A?
Median household income in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 11A is $96,928 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 11A?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 11A from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 38 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.