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      Home›Maryland›MD-03

      Maryland's 3rd Congressional District

      D+21.4
      ↑ D+0.9 vs 2022· Maryland · Latest: 2024

      Safe Democratic — 25D, 0R in 25 House elections

      Population781K

      Current Representative

      DEMSarah ElfrethElected 2024

      118th Congress boundaries — Historical results before 2022 were contested under prior district lines.

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      Key Insights

      • Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
      • Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 23.6% margin

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      2024 House ElectionMaryland Profile

      Who lives in Maryland's 3rd Congressional District? 781,479 residents as of the 2020 Census.

      Demographics

      MD-03 vs Maryland vs National

      Population

      Total Population
      781K
      State: 6.2M National: 334.9M
      Share of US Population
      0.23%
      National: 100%
      Voting Age Population
      76.1%
      State: 75.8% National: 75.7%

      Language at Home

      Non-English at Home
      19.9%
      State: 21.1% National: 22.2%
      English Only
      80.1%
      State: 78.9% National: 77.8%

      Economic

      Median Household Income
      $133,046
      State: $106,179 National: $83,960
      Poverty Rate
      5.6%
      State: 9.5% National: 12.5%
      College Degree
      52.8%
      State: 43.5% National: 35.6%
      Homeownership
      74.5%
      State: 67.6% National: 65.2%

      Age & Other

      Median Age
      39.8 yrs
      State: 39.5 yrs National: 39.1 yrs
      Age 18-29
      14.0%
      State: 14.8% National: 15.7%
      Age 65+
      16.1%
      State: 16.7% National: 17.0%
      Foreign Born
      15.3%
      State: 16.6% National: 14.1%

      Who Lives Here

      MD-03 — Census ACS 2024

      White (Non-Hispanic) 56.5%Black 17.6%Asian 10.5%Hispanic 9.4%Multiracial 5.5%Native American 0.4%
      GroupMD-03StateNational
      ▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)
      56.5%46.6%57.4%
      ▶Black(15)
      17.6%29.4%12.2%
      ▶Asian(6)
      10.5%6.6%6.0%
      ▶Hispanic / Latino(20)
      9.4%12.5%19.3%
      Multiracial / Other
      5.5%4.5%4.0%
      ▶Middle Eastern / North African(11)
      2.0%—0.9%
      ▶Native American / Alaska Native(3)
      0.4%0.4%0.9%

      Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

      Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

      MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

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