HarrisDemocratic41.0%29,068TrumpRepublican56.0%39,682OtherAll other candidates3.0%2,154
R+15.0- Lead
- 10,614
- Total
- 70,904
- vs nation
- R+13.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Maryland 29th State Senate District
Contests in this Place (46 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic42.8%28,255TrumpRepublican54.2%35,779OtherAll other candidates3.0%2,004
R+11.4- Lead
- 7,524
- Total
- 66,038
- vs nation
- R+15.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic37.0%22,179TrumpRepublican57.3%34,383OtherAll other candidates5.7%3,394
R+20.4- Lead
- 12,204
- Total
- 59,956
- vs nation
- R+22.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic42.6%24,943RomneyRepublican54.7%32,019OtherAll other candidates2.7%1,574
R+12.1- Lead
- 7,076
- Total
- 58,536
- vs nation
- R+15.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic44.1%24,199McCainRepublican54.3%29,758OtherAll other candidates1.6%856
R+10.1- Lead
- 5,559
- Total
- 54,813
- vs nation
- R+17.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic37.9%17,841BushRepublican61.1%28,759OtherAll other candidates1.1%502
R+23.2- Lead
- 10,918
- Total
- 47,102
- vs nation
- R+20.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic41.7%15,213BushRepublican55.7%20,341OtherAll other candidates2.6%948
R+14.0- Lead
- 5,128
- Total
- 36,502
- vs nation
- R+14.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic42.6%12,535DoleRepublican48.8%14,342OtherAll other candidates8.6%2,540
R+6.1- Lead
- 1,807
- Total
- 29,417
- vs nation
- R+14.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+15.0MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 135,3852024 5-year
- Population density
- 349 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 388 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $118,2152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34.4 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+34.5 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 2, MO · twin score 76.6
presidential history
Party record book
Maryland 29th 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
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
67.2%
6,679 votes · D+34.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 64.4%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
66.7%
8,561 votes · R+34.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George H. W. Bush, 1988 · 62.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
29,068votes
41.0% of the vote · R+15.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 28,255 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
39,682votes
56.0% of the vote · R+15.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 35,779 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
+40.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+22.5 · U.S. R+17.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +31.1 pts
Republican
William H. Taft1912
+37.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+18.2 · U.S. D+19.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Thomas E. Dewey, 1944 · +23.3 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RJack BaileyState Senate · 29
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.
Maryland Senate District 29 stands out as one of the few districts where the 2024 presidential margin fell within single digits, making it an outlier in a state that broke heavily for Democrats statewide.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 34.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.0 points.
A population of 135,385, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $118,215 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 2 and State Senate District 4.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 2
Missouri
76.6twin score
median income2008–2016 trajectoryelasticity≠ German ancestry
State Senate District 4
Maryland
69.9twin score
2008–2016 trajectory% Evangelical≠ median income
State Senate District 35
Maryland
69.6twin score
median income% Latino% Evangelical≠ median age
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Maryland 29th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland 29th State Senate District voted Republican by 15.0 points (R+15.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 70,904 votes cast, 29,068 went Democratic and 39,682 went Republican.
When did Maryland 29th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Maryland 29th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Maryland 29th State Senate District?
Maryland 29th State Senate District has a population of 135,385 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland 29th State Senate District?
Median household income in Maryland 29th State Senate District is $118,215 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland 29th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maryland 29th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.