District: | 16 |
Constituency: | part of Montgomery County |
Senate: | Sara N. Love (D) |
Delegate: |
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Democratic: | 61.5 |
Republican: | 15.7 |
Unaffiliated: | 21.6 |
Percent White: | 68.0 |
Percent Black: | 5.4 |
Percent Native American: | 0.2 |
Percent Asian: | 13.6 |
Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.0 |
Percent Other Race: | 2.2 |
Percent Two Or More Races: | 10.5 |
Percent Hispanic: | 9.1 |
Population: | 134,804 |
Population Year: | 2020 |
Voting-Age: | 105,717 |
Registered: | 93,897 |
Maryland's Legislative District 16 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of Montgomery County.[1]
As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 134,804, of whom 105,717 (78.4%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 91,639 (68.0%) White, 7,317 (5.4%) African American, 222 (0.2%) Native American, 18,328 (13.6%) Asian, 36 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 3,006 (2.2%) from some other race, and 14,221 (10.5%) from two or more races.[2] [3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12,222 (9.1%) of the population.[4]
The district had 93,897 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 20,283 (21.6%) were registered as unaffiliated, 14,754 (15.7%) were registered as Republicans, 57,710 (61.5%) were registered as Democrats, and 779 (0.8%) were registered to other parties.[5]
The district is currently represented by Sara N. Love in the State Senate.[6] The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the House of Delegates by Marc A. Korman (D), Sarah Wolek (D), and Teresa Saavedra Woorman (D).[7] [8]