Maryland 24th State Senate District · 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
Barack Obama2012
94.4%
58,399 votes · D+89.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 94.0%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
41.5%
9,664 votes · D+16.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 40.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
61,153votes
92.9% of the vote · D+87.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 58,399 votes
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
9,664votes
41.5% of the vote · D+16.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 7,992 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
Hillary Clinton2016
+87.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+89.2 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +85.7 pts
Republican
William H. Taft1912
−25.1pts R vs U.S.
Place D+44.7 · U.S. D+19.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1968 · −27.6 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DJoanne BensonState Senate · 24
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
2024
D
89.1%48,629
10.9%5,943
54,572
2018
D
92.4%40,407
7.6%3,333
43,740
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+80.1, this district ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting a dense, heavily urban electorate where competitive general elections are effectively nonexistent.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 89.6 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 80.1 points.
A population of 135,172, a 5% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,710 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 25 and State Senate District 26.
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Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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How did Maryland 24th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland 24th State Senate District voted Democratic by 80.1 points (D+80.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 64,528 votes cast, 57,181 went Democratic and 5,463 went Republican.
How many people live in Maryland 24th State Senate District?
Maryland 24th State Senate District has a population of 135,172 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland 24th State Senate District?
Median household income in Maryland 24th State Senate District is $100,710 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland 24th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maryland 24th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 38 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.