Maryland Legislative District 47
Maryland's Legislative District 47 is the last of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of Prince George's County. The district is divided into two sub-districts for the Maryland House of Delegates: District 47A and District 47B.
Voters in this district select three delegates every four years to represent them in the Maryland House of Delegates.
Demographic characteristics
As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 135,884, of whom 101,771 were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 12,925 White, 54,470 African American, 3,030 Native American, 3,081 Asian, 17 Pacific Islander, 47,656 from some other race, and 14,606 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 67,124 of the population.The district had 56,322 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 7,622 were registered as unaffiliated, 2,971 were registered as Republicans, 44,211 were registered as Democrats, and 1,231 were registered to other parties.