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Congressional District 6·Maryland

Maryland 6th Congressional District delivered D+6 in 2024.

A mountain-to-suburb corridor reshaped by redistricting

2008 — 2024·5 elections
MD
LatestD+6in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population984,3652024 ACS

Maryland 6th Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+10 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+6MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
984,3652024 5-year
Median household income
$113,8762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
59.3%2024 5-year
Black
13.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
14.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+10 in 2020MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
MCCLAIN DELANEY, AprilCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.30 sits at approximately the 35th percentile.0-0.30−1 liberal+1 conservative
MCCLAIN DELANEY scores -0.30 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: TRONE, David (2023–2025), TRONE, David (2021–2023), TRONE, David (2019–2021), DELANEY, John (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 6
HarrisD+6
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 6, MDA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 6, MD, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Garrett County, MD · R+54Washington County, MD · R+23Allegany County, MD · R+40Montgomery County, MD · D+53Frederick County, MD · D+9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic51.6%200,059
Donald TrumpRepublican45.8%177,661
OtherAll other candidates2.6%10,076
D+60
R+60
5 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: +5.8% in 2024.+5.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+3.3%
2012+1.2%
2016+1.1%
2020+9.9%
2024+5.8%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+5.8%
200,059177,661387,796
D
+9.9%
200,355163,903368,970
D
+1.1%
160,459156,678338,944
D
+1.2%
156,036152,291308,327
D
+3.3%
154,586144,571304,101
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
15.0%
Irish
10.2%
English
9.8%
Italian
4.4%
American
4.2%
Polish
2.5%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.3%
2.2%
75–84
2.9%
4.7%
65–74
5.2%
6.5%
55–64
6.7%
6.5%
45–54
6.5%
7.0%
35–44
6.8%
6.2%
25–34
6.0%
4.2%
18–24
4.0%
8.5%
5–17
8.1%
2.8%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$113,876
Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 6$113,876
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
8.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.6%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.6%
speak English only
Spanish11.6%
Other Indo-European6.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.4%
Other languages3.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
18.4%
Other Christian
7.7%
Mainline Protestant
5.5%
Non-Christian
4.6%
Methodist
4.4%
Baptist
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Maryland's 6th stretches from the Appalachian panhandle through fast-growing Montgomery County suburbs, a geographic mix that shifted the district's partisan lean sharply after court-ordered remapping in the 2010s.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ten points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.

A population of 984,365, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $113,876 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 6, Maryland voted Democratic by 5.8 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 387,796 votes cast, 200,059 went Democratic and 177,661 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 6, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 6, 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 6, Maryland?
Congressional District 6, Maryland has a population of 984,365 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 6, Maryland?
Median household income in Congressional District 6, Maryland is $113,876 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Congressional District 6, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, 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.