Maryland's 8th Congressional District
Maryland · MD-08
Maryland's 8th Congressional District is one of 8 U.S. House districts in Maryland, represented in Congress by Jamie Raskin (Democrat). It is home to roughly 769,893 people, with a median age of 40.9. The population is about 44% White. The median household income is $135,200, and 63% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+56).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 280 square miles, MD-08 is the 348th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 2,750 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.39 ranks 93rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 77% of MD-08 voters backed Kamala Harris and 20% Donald Trump — a D+56 margin. That is a 7.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+63.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 40.9 years old; 22.8% of residents are under 18 and 18.1% are 65 or older. About 32% of residents were born outside the United States, and 40.7% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $135,200, the district's median household income ranks 12th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $666,056, and the median rent is $2,066 a month. 6.8% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 35.1-minute commute (27.2% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).