Maryland Legislative District 23


Maryland's Legislative District 23 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of Prince George's County. Up until the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, the district was divided into two sub-districts for the Maryland House of Delegates: District 23A and District 23B.

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 135,756, of whom 106,376 were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 25,827 White, 88,037 African American, 603 Native American, 5,035 Asian, 19 Pacific Islander, 6,820 from some other race, and 9,374 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12,159 of the population.
The district had 100,430 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 13,968 were registered as unaffiliated, 10,093 were registered as Republicans, 74,345 were registered as Democrats, and 1,686 were registered to other parties.

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Ronald L. Watson and in the House of Delegates by Adrian Boafo, Marvin E. Holmes Jr. and Kym Taylor.