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Congressional District 2·Maryland

Maryland 2nd Congressional District delivered D+18 in 2024.

One of the Mid-Atlantic's most reliably Democratic suburban-to-urban corridors

2008 — 2024·5 elections
MD
LatestD+18in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population765,9082024 ACS

Maryland 2nd Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted D+18%. Democratic peak: D+21 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+18MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
765,9082024 5-year
Median household income
$95,7122024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
58.2%2024 5-year
Black
26.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+21 in 2020MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
OLSZEWSKI, Johnny, Jr.Congress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.35 sits at approximately the 33rd percentile.0-0.35−1 liberal+1 conservative
OLSZEWSKI scores -0.35 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. Dutch (2023–2025), RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. Dutch (2021–2023), RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. Dutch (2019–2021), RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. Dutch (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 2
HarrisD+18
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 2, MDA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 2, MD, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Carroll County, MD · R+25Baltimore County, MD · D+24Baltimore city, MD · D+72
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic58.0%227,278
Donald TrumpRepublican39.5%154,862
OtherAll other candidates2.5%9,971
D+60
R+60
3 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: +18.5% in 2024.+18.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+6.3%
2012+7.9%
2016+11.1%
2020+21.0%
2024+18.5%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+18.5%
227,278154,862392,111
D
+21.0%
232,333150,919388,610
D
+11.1%
193,427152,476369,761
D
+7.9%
191,013163,136354,149
D
+6.3%
184,210162,026352,225
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
15.3%
Irish
11.7%
English
8.7%
American
5.6%
Italian
5.6%
Polish
3.7%
French
0.9%
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: 39.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.2%
75–84
3.1%
4.8%
65–74
5.7%
6.4%
55–64
7.0%
5.8%
45–54
6.3%
6.3%
35–44
6.8%
6.2%
25–34
6.7%
4.3%
18–24
4.4%
8.2%
5–17
7.9%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$95,712
Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 2$95,712
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
9.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.4%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.2%
speak English only
Spanish4.6%
Other Indo-European4.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other languages2.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
12.2%
Other Christian
6.9%
Non-Christian
6.3%
Methodist
4.2%
Mainline Protestant
3.3%
Baptist
2.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by Baltimore County's older suburbs and stretching into the city's edges, Maryland's 2nd has delivered Democratic presidential margins above 25 points in each of the last three cycles, reflecting a dense, majority-minority electorate with deep ties to federal employment.

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

A population of 765,908, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,712 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 2, Maryland voted Democratic by 18.5 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 392,111 votes cast, 227,278 went Democratic and 154,862 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 2, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 2, Maryland in the "Diversifying Metro" 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 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 2, Maryland?
Congressional District 2, Maryland has a population of 765,908 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Maryland?
Median household income in Congressional District 2, Maryland is $95,712 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Maryland from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.