Maryland's Legislative District 30 is one of 47 districts in the state for the
Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, it is home to Maryland's capital; the city of
Annapolis
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. Until the 2010 census and subsequent redistricting, voters in this district selected three Delegates every four years to represent them in the
Maryland House of Delegates. Starting with the 2014 election, the district was divided into sub-districts
30A and
30B.
Demographic characteristics
As of the
2020 United States census
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, the district had a population of 124,623, of whom 99,393 (79.8%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 88,997 (71.4%)
White, 14,596 (11.7%)
African American, 566 (0.5%)
Native American, 2,581 (2.1%)
Asian
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 57 (0.0%)
Pacific Islander, 8,570 (6.9%) from
some other race, and 9,265 (7.4%) from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 15,170 (12.2%) of the population.
The district had 91,447 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 19,573 (21.4%) were registered as unaffiliated, 31,047 (34.0%) were registered as
Republicans
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, 39,609 (43.3%) were registered as
Democrats, and 629 (0.7%) were registered to other parties.
Political representation
The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the
State Senate by
Sarah K. Elfreth (D) and in the
House of Delegates by
Shaneka T. Henson (D, District 30A),
Dana C. Jones (D, District 30A) and
Seth A. Howard (R, District 30B).
Past election results
References
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