Maryland Legislative District 21


Maryland's Legislative District 21 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers parts of Anne Arundel County and Prince George's County.

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 147,240, of whom 119,320 were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 52,417 White, 43,710 African American, 1,240 Native American, 15,501 Asian, 52 Pacific Islander, 19,720 from some other race, and 14,551 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32,265 of the population.
The district had 81,968 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 16,615 were registered as unaffiliated, 13,362 were registered as Republicans, 49,831 were registered as Democrats, and 1,663 were registered to other parties.

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by James Rosapepe and in the House of Delegates by Ben Barnes, Mary A. Lehman and Joseline Peña-Melnyk.