Maryland Legislative District 1


Maryland's Legislative District 1 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers Allegany County, Garrett County and part of Washington County. The district is divided into three sub-districts for the Maryland House of Delegates: District 1A, District 1B and District 1C.

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 115,613, of whom 94,137 were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 102,833 White, 6,001 African American, 214 Native American, 1,041 Asian, 23 Pacific Islander, 812 from some other race, and 4,673 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,974 of the population.
The district had 76,701 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 12,611 were registered as unaffiliated, 43,241 were registered as Republicans, 19,686 were registered as Democrats, and 1,163 were registered to other parties.

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Michael W. McKay and in the House of Delegates by James C. Hinebaugh Jr., Jason C. Buckel and Terry L. Baker.