akashic
1876–2024
State Senate District 2·Maryland

Maryland 2nd State Senate District delivered R+19 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of Maryland's most Republican-leaning upper-chamber districts

20082024·5 elections
MD
Latest
R+19
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
132,638
2024 ACS

Maryland 2nd State Senate District, Maryland: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+27 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
132,6382024 5-year
Median household income
$83,0012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.0%2024 5-year
Black
11.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.5%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+27 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 1 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−18.6%
24,98536,84363,615
R
−16.8%
23,81233,69058,870
R
−27.1%
18,96234,04355,609
R
−15.8%
21,82430,30653,535
R
−11.5%
22,66528,67752,343

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.4%
Irish
11.4%
English
11.0%
American
5.7%
Italian
4.1%
Polish
2.0%
Scottish
1.9%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.6%
speak English only
Spanish6.0%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
10.6%
Mainline Protestant
9.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.4%
Methodist
5.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.5%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Baptist
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the rural and small-town communities of western Maryland, this district delivered an 18-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it a reliable outlier in an otherwise heavily Democratic state.

The Republican margin in Maryland 2nd State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-seven points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $83,001, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 132,638 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
State Senate District 2, Maryland — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/24002/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 2, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 2, Maryland voted Republican by 18.6 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 63,615 votes cast, 24,985 went Democratic and 36,843 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 2, Maryland's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 2, Maryland as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 State Senate District 2, Maryland?
State Senate District 2, Maryland has a population of 132,638 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 2, Maryland?
Median household income in State Senate District 2, Maryland is $83,001 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of State Senate District 2, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 2, Maryland from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.