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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.
Maryland's fourth congressional district was one of the about 50 original congressional districts. When it was organized in 1788, it covered Baltimore , Baltimore County , and Harford County . According to the 1790 census, the fourth district had a population of 53,913, nearly 20% of whom were slaves.
Maryland's Legislative District 26 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of Prince George's County. [1]
Maryland's 1st congressional district encompasses the entire Eastern Shore of Maryland, including Salisbury, as well as Harford County and parts of Baltimore County; it is the largest congressional district in the state geographically, covering 11 counties (in whole or part).
Pages in category "Congressional districts of Maryland" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
2) US district GIS shapefile data created in association with the UCLA by Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, Lincoln Pitcher, and Kenneth C. Martis. (2013) Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-2012. 3) Data was rendered using ArcGIS® software by Esri.
The district was created following the census of 1790, which gave Maryland one additional representative in the House. It was abolished in 1843, but was restored in 1950 as a west Baltimore district. It has been drawn as a majority-African American district since 1973.
In 1996, Maryland was Clinton's sixth best; in 2000, Maryland ranked fourth for Gore; and in 2004, John Kerry showed his fifth-best performance in Maryland. In 2008 , Barack Obama won the state's 10 electoral votes with 61.9 percent of the vote, to John McCain 's 36.5 percent.