Maryland House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2022
Maryland Delegate District 36
A district of about 141,000 people, 33% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+22.7 relative to the nation for president.
Where it sits among all 71 seats
Every Maryland House of Delegates seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 71 seats. Small marks are other seats in Maryland. The black marker is District 36.
Lower than 74% of seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Lower than 63% of seats.
Lower than 77% of seats.
Lower than 90% of seats.
Less dense than 96% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 38C35% college gradsR+31.2Held RDistrict 37B
33% college gradsR+18.4CountingDistrict 27C
34% college gradsR+13.7CountingDistrict 2A
28% college gradsR+26.9Counting
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Who has held it
These lines took effect in 2022.
- Steve Arentz (R)
2023– · Won 2022 by 85.1 - Jeff Ghrist (R)
2023– · Won 2022 by 85.2 - Jay A. Jacobs (R)
2023– · Won 2022 by 85.4
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)