Maryland's congressional districts
Maryland is divided into eight congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2020 census, the number of Maryland's seats remained unchanged, giving evidence of stable population growth relative to the United States at large.[1][2]
Current districts and representatives
[edit]List of members of the United States House delegation from Maryland, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index. The delegation has eight members, including seven Democrats and one Republican.
| Current U.S. representatives from Maryland | |||||
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| District | Member (Residence)[3] |
Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2022)[4] |
District map |
| 1st | .jpg) Andy Harris (Cambridge) |
Republican | January 3, 2011 | R+11 | .svg)
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| 2nd | .jpg) Dutch Ruppersberger (Cockeysville) |
Democratic | January 3, 2003 | D+7 | .svg)
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| 3rd | .jpg) John Sarbanes (Baltimore) |
Democratic | January 3, 2007 | D+10 | .svg)
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| 4th | .jpg) Glenn Ivey (Cheverly) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 | D+40 | .svg)
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| 5th | .jpg) Steny Hoyer (Mechanicsville) |
Democratic | May 19, 1981 | D+15 | .svg)
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| 6th | .jpg) David Trone (Potomac) |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 | D+2 | .svg)
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| 7th | .jpg) Kweisi Mfume (Baltimore) |
Democratic | May 5, 2020 | D+30 | .svg)
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| 8th | .jpg) Jamie Raskin (Takoma Park) |
Democratic | January 3, 2017 | D+29 | .svg)
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Historical district boundaries
[edit]Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Maryland, presented chronologically.[5] All redistricting events that took place in Maryland between 1973 and 2013 are shown.
| Year | Statewide map | Baltimore highlight |
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| 1973–1982 | 
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| 1983–1992 | 
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| 2003–2013 | 
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| 2013–2023 | 
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Obsolete district
[edit]See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Ingraham, Christopher. "America's most gerrymandered congressional districts". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.