Maryland Legislative District 37


Maryland's Legislative District 37 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers Talbot County, Maryland and parts of Caroline County, Dorchester County and Wicomico County. The district is divided into two sub-districts for the Maryland House of Delegates: District 37A and District 37B.

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 127,669, of whom 100,275 were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 80,393 White, 32,394 African American, 508 Native American, 1,921 Asian, 22 Pacific Islander, 4,776 from some other race, and 7,641 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8,839 of the population.
The district had 87,257 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 15,252 were registered as unaffiliated, 33,926 were registered as Republicans, 36,814 were registered as Democrats, and 736 were registered to other parties.

Educational institutions

High schools

The 37th district is home to six public high schools and one private high school.

Caroline County

Dorchester County

Talbot County

Wicomico County

Education proficiency

In 2023, Maryland State Department of Education School Report Cards indicated that the district's public high schools have lower proficiency in English and Math, and maintain above average graduation rates.
School% Proficient in Math% Proficient in English4-year Graduation Rate
Colonel Richardson High School19.8%49.5%87.3%
Cambridge-South Dorchester High School8.5%38.6%77.6%
Easton High School21.2%51.4%96.8%
Mardela High School33.8%63.1%95.3%
North Dorchester High School14%49.6%88.4%
St. Michaels Middle/High School27.7%69.7%100%
District 37 Average20.8%53.6%90.9%
State Average34.9%56.1%86.29%


Political representation

The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by John F. Mautz IV and in the House of Delegates by Sheree Sample-Hughes, Christopher T. Adams and Tom Hutchinson.

History

1994 redistricting

On January 14, 1994, Maryland was ordered to submit a plan for a new African American majority district on the Eastern Shore following Marylanders for Fair Representation, Inc. v. Schaefer. The U.S. District Court approved a plan to alter the boundaries of former legislative districts 36, 37, and 38, beginning with the 1994 general election. Following this, parts of Caroline County, Dorchester County, Talbot County and Wicomico County were provisioned for district 37.