Maryland's Legislative District 37 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers Talbot County, Maryland and parts of Caroline County, Dorchester County and Wicomico County. The district is divided into two sub-districts for the Maryland House of Delegates: District 37A and District 37B.[1]
Demographic characteristics
As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 127,669, of whom 100,275 (78.5%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 80,393 (63.0%) White, 32,394 (25.4%) African American, 508 (0.4%) Native American, 1,921 (1.5%) Asian, 22 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 4,776 (3.7%) from some other race, and 7,641 (6.0%) from two or more races.[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8,839 (6.9%) of the population.[4]
The district had 87,257 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 15,252 (17.5%) were registered as unaffiliated, 33,926 (38.9%) were registered as Republicans, 36,814 (42.2%) were registered as Democrats, and 736 (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 John F. Mautz IV (R) and in the House of Delegates by Sheree Sample-Hughes (D, District 37A), Christopher T. Adams (R, District 37B) and Tom Hutchinson (R, District 37B).[6][7]
History
1994 redistricting
On January 14, 1994, Maryland was ordered to submit a plan for a new African American majority district on the Eastern Shore following Marylanders for Fair Representation, Inc. v. Schaefer. The U.S. District Court approved a plan to alter the boundaries of former legislative districts 36, 37, and 38, beginning with the 1994 general election. Following this, parts of Caroline County, Dorchester County, Talbot County and Wicomico County were provisioned for district 37.[8]
References
- ^ "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 37". Maryland State Archives. March 29, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "Maryland Senators By District". Maryland State Archives. January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "Maryland Delegates By District". Maryland State Archives. January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "LEGISLATIVE ELECTION DISTRICTS, ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS". Maryland State Archives. September 29, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2021.