Maryland
8 congressional districts.
Map
- Very compact (0 to 19)
- Compact (20 to 39)
- Middle (40 to 59)
- Irregular (60 to 79)
- Very irregular (80 to 100)
Select a district for details.
The area outlined with dashes on the map, enlarged so its smaller districts can be seen.
Map used in 2026
2022 remedial plan (SB 1012)
- Drawn by
- the state legislature
- Enacted
- 2022-04-04
- Changed since 2024
- No
Source: All About Redistricting, Loyola Law School (secondary source) (checked 2026-11-04)
Districts
| District | Irregularity | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| MD-01 | Irregularity score 42 Middle of the pack | 249th least compact |
| MD-02 | Irregularity score 71 Irregular | 99th least compact |
| MD-03 | Irregularity score 66 Irregular | 122nd least compact |
| MD-04 | Irregularity score 62 Irregular | 146th least compact |
| MD-05 | Irregularity score 39 Compact | 270th least compact |
| MD-06 | Irregularity score 29 Compact | 326th least compact |
| MD-07 | Irregularity score 63 Irregular | 140th least compact |
| MD-08 | Irregularity score 24 Compact | 351st least compact |
Scores describe shape, not intent. How scores work
Maryland's senators
- Angela D. Alsobrooks, Democrat
- Chris Van Hollen, Democrat
Senators are elected by the whole state, so district lines don't change who they are. Senators serving as of November 6, 2026. Senators elected in November 2026 take office January 3, 2027. Where this comes from
Partisan fairness
How the 2024 presidential vote splits across these districts. Kamala Harris (Democrat) won 64.8% of the two-party vote and carried 7 of 8 districts.
- Efficiency gap
- 6.4% Favors Democrats
Counts each party's wasted votes: votes for a losing candidate, plus a winner's votes beyond the half needed to win. The gap is the difference between the two parties' wasted votes, as a share of all votes.
- Mean-median difference
- 1.6 points Favors Republicans
The gap between a party's average vote share across the districts and its share in the middle (median) district. When the middle district leans away from a party's average, that party's voters are packed into a few lopsided districts.
- Declination
- 0.33 Favors Democrats
Compares how lopsided each party's wins are. A party that wins a few districts by huge margins and loses the rest narrowly is at a disadvantage. Runs from 0 (even) to 1.
Votes are 2024 presidential results by precinct, added up within each district. This state used the same districts in 2024 and 2026. These measures show how a map turns one election's votes into seats. They don't show why the lines were drawn, and they shift from one election to the next. How fairness scores work