Maryland's 3rd congressional district comprises portions of Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery, and Anne Arundel counties, as well as a significant part of the independent city of Baltimore.The seat is currently represented by John Sarbanes, a Democrat.Landmarks in the district include Fort McHenry and the state capital, Annapolis.. Three people who represented Maryland in the …

History. The district was created after the 1790 census in time for the 1792 election, was abolished after the 1830 census, and was reinstated after the 1960 census.. During redistricting after the 2000 census, the Democratic-dominated Maryland legislature sought to unseat then-incumbent Republican Connie Morella [citation needed].One proposal went so far as to divide …

Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives.The number of voting seats in the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, with each one representing an average of 761,179 people following the 2020 United States census. The number of voting seats has applied since …

Maryland's 6th congressional district elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives from the northwest part of the state. For the 2022 elections forward, the district comprises all of Garrett, Allegany, Frederick, and Washington counties as well as a portion of Montgomery County.The seat is currently represented by David Trone (), who lives outside the …

Maryland is divided into eight congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives.After the 2020 Census, the number of Maryland's seats remained unchanged, giving evidence of stable population growth relative to the United States at large. Maryland is considered to be one of the most gerrymandered states in the country.

The 2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election was a special election held on August 9, 2022. The seat became vacant when incumbent Republican representative Jim Hagedorn died on February 17, 2022, from kidney cancer.. A primary was held on May 24, 2022, with the special election being held eleven weeks later, on August 9, alongside state primaries …

The Cook Partisan Voting Index, abbreviated Cook PVI, CPVI, or PVI, is a measurement of how strongly a United States congressional district or U.S. state leans toward the Democratic or Republican Party, compared to the nation as a whole, based on how that district or state voted in the previous two presidential elections.. The index is updated after each presidential election …

Maryland's 1st congressional district encompasses the entire Eastern Shore of Maryland, including Salisbury, as well as parts of Baltimore, Harford, and Carroll counties; it is the largest congressional district in the state geographically, covering 12 counties (in whole or part), for a total of 3,653 square miles. [citation needed]The district is currently represented by …

A majority-minority district is an electoral district, such as a United States congressional district, in which the majority of the constituents in the district are racial or ethnic minorities (as opposed to Non-Hispanic whites in the U.S.). Race is collected through the decennial United States census.. Majority-minority districts may be created to avoid or remedy violations of the …

The Maryland colony was founded by The 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605–1675), which was granted to him as the son and heir of The 1st Baron Baltimore by King Charles I, hence the use of his banner of arms as the flag.During the colonial period, only the gold (yellow) and black Calvert arms were associated with Maryland. The state stopped using the colors following American …