American legislative district
Maryland's Legislative District 18Maryland General Assembly . It covers part of Montgomery County .[ 1]
Demographic characteristics
As of the 2020 United States census , the district had a population of 127,728, of whom 97,948 (76.7%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 59,044 (46.2%) White , 18,074 (14.2%) African American , 1,136 (0.9%) Native American , 13,012 (10.2%) Asian , 34 (0.0%) Pacific Islander , 20,240 (15.8%) from some other race , and 16,118 (12.6%) from two or more races.[ 2] [ 3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35,290 (27.6%) of the population.[ 4]
The district had 78,600 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 15,551 (19.8%) were registered as unaffiliated, 9,981 (12.7%) were registered as Republicans , 52,019 (66.2%) were registered as Democrats , and 630 (0.8%) were registered to other parties.[ 5]
Political representation
The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Jeff Waldstreicher (D) and in the House of Delegates by Aaron Kaufman (D), Emily K. Shetty (D) and Jared Solomon (D).[ 6] [ 7]
References
^ "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 18" . Maryland State Archives . Retrieved October 17, 2021 .^ "RACE" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 17, 2021 .^ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 17, 2021 .^ "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 17, 2021 .^ "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative" . Maryland State Archives . Retrieved October 15, 2021 .^ "Maryland Senators By District" . Maryland State Archives . Retrieved February 5, 2023 .^ "Maryland Delegates By District" . Maryland State Archives . Retrieved February 5, 2023 .
