How did MD-HD-47A, Maryland vote in the 2024 presidential election?

MD-HD-47A, Maryland voted Democratic in 2024 with a margin of D+74.2. Kamala D Harris received 20,929 votes and Donald Trump received 2,797 out of 24,445 total votes cast, a 7.9-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is MD-HD-47A, Maryland's political history?

MD-HD-47A, Maryland has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. It has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2008. The largest single-election swing was 7.9 points in 2024.

What are the demographics of MD-HD-47A, Maryland?

MD-HD-47A, Maryland has a population of 90,849 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 7.0% non-Hispanic white, 39.9% Hispanic, 48.7% Black.

Which places are most similar to MD-HD-47A, Maryland?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar state house districts to MD-HD-47A, Maryland are Maryland House of Delegates District 47B, Massachusetts State House District 136, Massachusetts State House District 128. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Maryland House of Delegates District 47A

Maryland · Latest: 2024↓ R+7.9 vs 2020

Safe Democratic — shifted 7.9pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 91K residents

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Similar state house districts

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

Maryland House of Delegates District 47BMD

Diverse urban democratic

D+62.9

Similarity score97%

Massachusetts State House District 136MA

Urban Democratic

D+55.6

Similarity score97%

Massachusetts State House District 128MA

Urban Democratic

D+71.9

Similarity score97%

Massachusetts State House District 127MA

Diverse urban democratic

D+66.4

Similarity score97%

Michigan State House District 1MI

Diverse urban democratic

D+63.7

Similarity score94%

Minnesota State House District 62BMN

Urban Democratic

D+76.5

Similarity score94%

New York Assembly District 79NY

Diverse urban democratic

D+53.6

Similarity score93%

Maryland House of Delegates District 22MD

Urban Democratic

D+70.5

Similarity score93%

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

MD-HD-47ACensus ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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Black 48.7%Hispanic 39.9%White (Non-Hispanic) 7.0%Asian 1.8%Native American 1.6%Multiracial 0.8%

Group	MD-HD-47A	State	National
Black / African American	48.7%	29.4%	12.2%
Hispanic / Latino	39.9%	12.5%	19.3%
White (Non-Hispanic)	7.0%	46.6%	57.4%
Asian	1.8%	6.6%	6.0%
Native American / Alaska Native	1.6%	0.4%	0.9%
Multiracial / Other	0.8%	4.5%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	0.1%	<0.1%	0.2%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Maryland House of Delegates District 47A? 90,849 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

MD-HD-47A vs Maryland vs National91K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

91K

local

91KState 6.2MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.03%

local

0.03%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

75.4%

local

75.4%State 75.8%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $106,179National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 9.5%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 43.5%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 67.6%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 39.5 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 14.8%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 16.7%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 16.6%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 21.1%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 78.9%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in MD-HD-47A

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

35.7%

vs Previous

-63.5pp

Voting-Age Pop

68,543

History

2008–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is MD-HD-47A?

Safe DAvg margin: D+80.9 (last 3 elections)

2008

D+87.6

2012

D+90.3

2016

D+86.6

2020

D+82.1

2024

D+74.2

Elasticity

16.1pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

D+84.2

Other Maryland State House Districts

70 total

Name	Margin ↓
MD-HD-25	D+85.1
MD-HD-43A	D+84.8
MD-HD-24	D+80.6
MD-HD-40	D+80.1
MD-HD-26	D+79.7
MD-HD-45	D+76.8
MD-HD-23	D+71.5
MD-HD-20	D+71.0
MD-HD-22	D+70.5
MD-HD-41	D+65.7
MD-HD-16	D+63.7
MD-HD-47B	D+62.9
MD-HD-46	D+62.3
MD-HD-18	D+62.1
MD-HD-27A	D+60.1
MD-HD-11A	D+60.0
MD-HD-43B	D+56.8
MD-HD-10	D+55.5
MD-HD-21	D+55.3
MD-HD-44B	D+55.1
MD-HD-17	D+54.4
MD-HD-12A	D+49.9
MD-HD-13	D+49.9
MD-HD-19	D+48.2
MD-HD-39	D+46.0

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