Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 44A · 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
67.1%
10,927 votes · D+35.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 64.5%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
69.6%
7,920 votes · R+41.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 67.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
10,927votes
67.1% of the vote · D+35.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 10,388 votes
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
7,920votes
69.6% of the vote · R+41.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 7,731 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
+22.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+2.8 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · +22.3 pts
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
+20.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+35.8 · U.S. R+15.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · +18.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DEric EbersoleState House · 44A
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 1 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
2018
D
64.1%10,576
35.9%5,935
16,511
In 2024 it voted Democratic by D+21.1, against D+15.4 in 2008. About 11,400 residents lived here, with White alone at 52.6% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 41.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.8 points.
A population of 44,952, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,954 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Legislative District 8 and State Legislative Subdistrict 12B.
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Political twins — state-house districts
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 44A. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/2444A/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
How did Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 44A vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 44A voted Democratic by 20.8 points (D+20.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 17,234 votes cast, 10,069 went Democratic and 6,478 went Republican.
When did Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 44A last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 44A voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 44A?
Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 44A has a population of 44,952 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 44A?
Median household income in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 44A is $79,954 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 44A?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maryland State Legislative Subdistrict 44A from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.