Maryland 41st 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
86.9%
43,774 votes · D+75.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 86.6%
Republican
William McKinley1896
60.3%
13,078 votes · R+23.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 59.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
47,561votes
74.6% of the vote · D+49.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 46,505 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
37,954votes
57.7% of the vote · R+15.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 35,321 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
+71.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+73.9 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +71.3 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+17.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+23.0 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1900 · +2.0 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DDalya AttarState Senate · 41
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
89.4%42,226
10.6%4,995
47,221
2018
D
90.6%35,235
9.4%3,646
38,881
Maryland Senate District 41 recorded a dead-even 2024 presidential margin, making it one of the state's most closely contested legislative territories and a reliable bellwether for statewide shifts.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 75.1 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 23.0 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 65.6 points.
A population of 125,128, a 26% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,199 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 45 and State Senate District 40.
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How did Maryland 41st State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland 41st State Senate District voted Democratic by 65.6 points (D+65.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 52,781 votes cast, 43,063 went Democratic and 8,457 went Republican.
When did Maryland 41st State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Maryland 41st State Senate District voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in Maryland 41st State Senate District?
Maryland 41st State Senate District has a population of 125,128 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland 41st State Senate District?
Median household income in Maryland 41st State Senate District is $65,199 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland 41st State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maryland 41st State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.