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State Senate District 35·Maryland

Maryland 35th State Senate District delivered R+20 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of Maryland's most reliably Republican legislative districts

20082024·5 elections
MD
Latest
R+20
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
134,595
2024 ACS

Maryland 35th State Senate District, Maryland: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+27 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
134,5952024 5-year
Median household income
$104,6452024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
76.3%2024 5-year
Black
11.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.7%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+27 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
−19.6%
28,38542,77773,264
R
−16.8%
28,19439,96470,068
R
−27.0%
21,57138,71163,480
R
−18.7%
23,81835,17660,588
R
−17.4%
23,97734,34859,748

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.8%
Irish
15.5%
English
13.8%
Italian
8.1%
Polish
5.2%
American
4.7%
Scottish
2.0%
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
92.0%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Other Indo-European2.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
11.4%
Other Christian
7.8%
Methodist
5.2%
Baptist
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Non-Christian
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the rural and small-town western reaches of Maryland, District 35 delivered a 27-point presidential margin in 2024, making it a consistent outlier in an otherwise heavily Democratic state.

The Republican margin in Maryland 35th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-seven points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was twenty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $104,645, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 134,595 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 35, Maryland — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/24035/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 35, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 35, Maryland voted Republican by 19.6 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 73,264 votes cast, 28,385 went Democratic and 42,777 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 35, Maryland's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 35, 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 35, Maryland?
State Senate District 35, Maryland has a population of 134,595 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 35, Maryland?
Median household income in State Senate District 35, Maryland is $104,645 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of State Senate District 35, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 35, 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.