Maryland 45th 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
Joe Biden2020
89.7%
43,468 votes · D+81.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 89.4%
Republican
William McKinley1896
53.5%
11,424 votes · R+10.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 52.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
54,266votes
79.4% of the vote · D+58.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 49,927 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
32,878votes
50.9% of the vote · R+1.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 30,955 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
Kamala Harris2024
+77.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+76.2 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +77.0 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+4.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+10.4 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1900 · −11.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DCory McCrayState Senate · 45
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%42,042
10.6%4,973
47,015
2018
D
90.6%35,081
9.4%3,630
38,711
Maryland 45th State Senate District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 81.0 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 10.4 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 76.2 points.
A population of 124,582, a 15% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,193 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 40 and State Senate District 41.
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How did Maryland 45th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryland 45th State Senate District voted Democratic by 76.2 points (D+76.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 47,140 votes cast, 40,723 went Democratic and 4,821 went Republican.
When did Maryland 45th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Maryland 45th State Senate District voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in Maryland 45th State Senate District?
Maryland 45th State Senate District has a population of 124,582 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryland 45th State Senate District?
Median household income in Maryland 45th State Senate District is $58,193 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Maryland 45th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maryland 45th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 35 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.