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Congressional District 1·Maryland

Maryland 1st Congressional District delivered R+17 in 2024.

Maryland's Eastern Shore anchors one of the state's most reliably Republican seats

2008 — 2024·5 elections
MD
LatestR+17in 2024
TypologyRealigning Affluent Suburbcluster typology
Population927,7962024 ACS

Maryland 1st Congressional District: Realigning Affluent Suburb district. In 2024, voted R+17%. Republican peak: R+23 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+17MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
Population
927,7962024 5-year
Median household income
$93,3122024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.1%2024 5-year
Black
18.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.5%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+23 in 2016MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
HARRIS, AndyCongress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.68 sits at approximately the 84th percentile.00.68−1 liberal+1 conservative
HARRIS scores 0.68 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: KRATOVIL, Frank M., Jr. (2009–2011), GILCHREST, Wayne Thomas (2007–2009), GILCHREST, Wayne Thomas (2005–2007), GILCHREST, Wayne Thomas (2003–2005)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 1
TrumpR+17
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 1, MDA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 1, MD, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Talbot County, MD · TiedQueen Anne's County, MD · R+28Somerset County, MD · R+17Kent County, MD · R+3Worcester County, MD · R+22Caroline County, MD · R+38Dorchester County, MD · R+15Wicomico County, MD · R+5Harford County, MD · R+14Cecil County, MD · R+31Baltimore County, MD · D+24
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.3%243,251
Kamala HarrisDemocratic40.4%171,514
OtherAll other candidates2.3%9,610
D+60
R+60
11 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −16.9% in 2024.−16.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−16.5%
2012−17.4%
2016−23.0%
2020−14.6%
2024−16.9%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−16.9%
171,514243,251424,375
R
−14.6%
171,270230,930408,059
R
−23.0%
133,881220,641376,488
R
−17.4%
145,203206,528351,731
R
−16.5%
144,820203,180354,346
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024D54.6%42.8%3,021,378
2022O0.0%34.1%2,002,336
2018D64.9%30.3%2,299,889
2016D60.9%35.7%2,726,170
2012D56.0%26.3%2,633,234
2010D62.2%35.8%1,833,858
2006D54.2%44.2%1,781,139
2004D64.8%33.7%2,321,931
2000D63.2%36.7%1,946,898
1998D70.5%29.5%1,507,447
1994D59.1%40.9%1,369,101
1992D71.0%29.0%1,841,298
1988D61.8%38.2%1,617,065
1986D60.7%39.3%1,112,637
1982D63.5%36.5%1,114,690
1980R33.8%66.2%1,286,088
1976D56.6%38.9%1,365,290

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.2%
Irish
13.2%
English
12.7%
Italian
6.5%
American
5.8%
Polish
3.9%
Scottish
1.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.5%
75–84
3.2%
5.3%
65–74
6.0%
6.9%
55–64
7.3%
5.9%
45–54
6.2%
6.1%
35–44
6.3%
6.0%
25–34
6.1%
4.3%
18–24
4.4%
8.2%
5–17
7.8%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$93,312
Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 1$93,312
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.5%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.2%
Other Indo-European3.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
12.3%
Methodist
7.4%
Other Christian
7.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.9%
Non-Christian
2.6%
Baptist
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning the Chesapeake's Eastern Shore and stretching into rural Western Maryland, the district recorded an R+21.7 presidential margin in 2024 — the widest Republican spread in a state that otherwise votes heavily Democratic at the federal level.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of twenty-three points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventeen points.

A population of 927,796, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,312 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 1, Maryland voted Republican by 16.9 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 424,375 votes cast, 171,514 went Democratic and 243,251 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 1, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 1, Maryland in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 1, Maryland?
Congressional District 1, Maryland has a population of 927,796 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Maryland?
Median household income in Congressional District 1, Maryland is $93,312 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Maryland from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.