Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 29B · 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
78.2%
2,643 votes · D+56.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 77.7%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
54.2%
1,998 votes · R+9.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 49.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
10,389votes
54.5% of the vote · D+12.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 10,267 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
8,097votes
42.4% of the vote · D+11.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 8,019 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
Al Smith1928
+69.7pts D vs U.S.
Place D+52.2 · U.S. R+17.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +59.4 pts
Republican
William H. Taft1912
+9.7pts R vs U.S.
Place D+9.8 · U.S. D+19.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · −1.0 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DBrian CrosbyState House · 29B
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 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
2020
R
42.2%8,929
57.8%12,215
21,144
2018
R
48.4%7,301
51.6%7,784
15,085
Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 29B sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 58.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 9.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.4 points.
A population of 44,567, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $101,719 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Legislative Subdistrict 33A and State Legislative District 32.
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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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Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 29B. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/2429B/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
How did Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 29B vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 29B voted Democratic by 11.4 points (D+11.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 19,083 votes cast, 10,267 went Democratic and 8,097 went Republican.
When did Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 29B last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 29B voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 29B?
Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 29B has a population of 44,567 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 29B?
Median household income in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 29B is $101,719 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 29B?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 29B from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 37 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.