Congressional District 6 Congressional District (MD) — Elections 1876–2024

Maryland 6th Congressional District, Maryland: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+18%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 984,3952024 5-year
Median household income: $113,8772024 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+85 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+33 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

7 counties · 3 D · 4 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+18.2%	283,947	194,018	494,460
2020	D	+23.3%	291,537	179,109	482,755
2016	D	+15.5%	237,668	171,321	428,424
2012	D	+12.8%	228,298	175,411	413,485
2008	D	+15.0%	226,124	166,229	399,015
2004	D	+1.7%	188,262	181,907	374,404
2000	D	+3.9%	159,877	147,545	318,525
1996	D	+5.7%	138,809	122,677	283,221
1992	D	+4.4%	136,198	122,881	303,648
1988	R	−12.2%	114,917	147,067	263,425
1984	R	−17.6%	101,311	144,944	247,316
1980	R	−14.6%	86,855	120,386	229,493
1976	R	−2.3%	104,541	109,487	214,029
1972	R	−26.6%	72,486	125,939	201,299
1968	R	−5.3%	73,208	82,665	179,053
1964	D	+25.7%	101,446	59,995	161,442
1960	R	−9.1%	69,198	82,982	152,181
1956	R	−25.1%	49,810	83,253	133,063
1952	R	−21.6%	49,181	76,364	125,927
1948	R	−10.4%	40,030	49,419	90,712
1944	R	−8.7%	43,605	51,873	95,477
1940	D	+6.5%	52,985	46,512	100,113
1936	D	+14.6%	53,282	39,603	93,417
1932	D	+7.9%	40,452	34,414	76,906
1928	R	−33.3%	26,233	52,682	79,417
1924	R	−16.0%	20,803	29,909	56,826
1920	R	−15.6%	23,936	33,203	59,416
1916	R	−1.0%	19,217	19,604	40,117
1912	D	+85.0%	37,225	7,471	35,022
1908	—	No data	34,600	16,989	1,215
1904	—	No data	40,427	18,785	1,185
1900	—	No data	18,029	21,471	201
1896	R	−11.6%	16,225	20,648	38,007
1892	R	−0.7%	16,685	16,926	34,552
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

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.

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%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$113,877

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$113,877

Maryland$103,678

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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.

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.

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 6th Congressional District in the Mid-Atlantic has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Maryland 6th Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Maryland 6th Congressional District has rarely exceeded eighty-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by eighteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 59% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $113,877 — all within the broad national range.

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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 18.2 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 494,460 votes cast, 283,947 went Democratic and 194,018 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 6, Maryland's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Maryland as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Maryland last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Maryland voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Maryland?

Congressional District 6, Maryland has a population of 984,395 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 $113,877 — 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 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Maryland 6th Congressional District delivered D+18 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions