Maryland State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Maryland Legislative District 47
A district of about 138,000 people, 51% Hispanic and 39% Black, 23% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+75.9 relative to the nation for president.
Where it sits among all 47 seats
Every Maryland State Senate 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 47 seats. Small marks are other seats in Maryland. The black marker is District 47.
Lower than 96% of seats.
Lowest of 47 seats.
Highest of 47 seats.
Higher than 74% of seats.
Lower than 80% of seats.
Denser than 93% 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 2234% Hispanic · 42% BlackD+74.4Held DDistrict 21
24% Hispanic · 34% BlackD+57.5Held DDistrict 20
23% Hispanic · 32% BlackD+74.8Held DDistrict 18
27% Hispanic · 60% college gradsD+65.6Held D
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.
- Malcolm Augustine (D)
2023– · Won 2022 by 97.6, 2026 by 97.5
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)