U.S. House district for Maryland
Maryland's 8th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 297.06 sq mi (769.4 km2 ) Distribution Population (2023) 771,551 Median household $132,789[ 1] Ethnicity Cook PVI D+29[ 2]
Maryland's 8th congressional district is concentrated almost entirely in Montgomery County , with a small portion in Prince George's County .[ 3] Washington, D.C. , the 8th district takes in many of the city’s wealthiest inner-ring suburbs, including Bethesda , Chevy Chase , and Potomac . It also includes several more economically and racially diverse communities, the most populous of which are Rockville and Silver Spring .
With a median household income of $120,948, it is the ninth-wealthiest congressional district in the nation. The 8th district also has the eighth-highest share of residents with at least a bachelor's degree , at 63.9%. Those above-average numbers are largely due to the substantial presence of the federal government in nearby Washington, where thousands of the 8th district’s residents commute to work on a daily basis. Several federal agencies are likewise located within the 8th district, including the Food and Drug Administration , the National Institutes of Health , the Nuclear Regulatory Commission , and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center . Two Fortune 500Lockheed Martin and Marriott International .[ 4] El Salvador , Ethiopia , India , China , Korea , Guatemala , and Peru . The district includes the Little Ethiopia area of Silver Spring and Takoma Park, and has the largest Ethiopian American population of any congressional district.[ 5]
Politically, the district is heavily liberal. It has consistently sent Democratic representatives to Congress by wide margins since 2002. In 2020, Joe Biden won nearly 80% of its vote. Democrat Jamie Raskin has represented the seat since 2017.
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 the district in two, effectively giving one to state Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr. and forcing Morella to run against popular Maryland State Delegate and Kennedy political family member Mark Kennedy Shriver [citation needed . The final redistricting plan was less ambitious, restoring an eastern, heavily Democratic spur of Montgomery County removed in the 1990 redistricting to the 8th District[citation needed (encompassing nearly all of the area "inside the Beltway"), as well as adding an adjacent portion from heavily Democratic Prince George's County . Although it forced Van Hollen and Shriver to run against each other in an expensive primary, the shift still made the district even more Democratic than its predecessor, and Van Hollen defeated Morella in 2002 .
From 2003 to 2013 the district, in addition to the larger part of Montgomery County and the small portion of Prince George's County, included most of Frederick County (but not the City of Frederick), and southern Carroll County . The redrawn district was slightly less Democratic than its predecessor. While the Carroll and Frederick portions of the district tilted strongly Republican, the Montgomery County portion had twice as many people as the rest of the district combined, and Montgomery's Democratic tilt was enough to keep the district in the Democratic column. Since Morella left office, no Republican has crossed the 40 percent mark in the 8th District.
[ edit ] Silver Spring – 81,015Bethesda – 68,056Rockville – 67,117Wheaton – 52,150Aspen Hill – 51,063North Bethesda – 50,094Potomac – 47,018Olney – 35,820Montgomery Village – 34,893Fairland – 25,396North Potomac – 23,790Redland – 18,592Takoma Park – 17,629Calverton – 17,316Damascus – 17,224Glenmont – 16,710White Oak – 16,347Colesville – 15,421Cloverly – 15,285Flower Hill – 14,108Kemp Mill – 13,378Travilah – 11,985Chevy Chase – 10,176[ edit ] North Kensington – 9,497Leisure World – 9,215South Kensington – 8,829Four Corners – 8,316Forest Glen – 6,897Darnestown – 6,723Hillandale – 5,774Layhill – 5,764Ashton-Sandy Spring – 5,746Friendship Heights Village – 5,360Brookmont – 3,751Burnt Mills – 3,592Town of Chevy Chase – 2,904Derwood – 2,535Recent statewide election results [ edit ] List of members representing the district [ edit ]
#
Member
Party
Years
Con-
Electoral history
District location
District created March 4, 1793
1
William Vans Murray (Cambridge )
Pro-Administration
March 4, 1793 –
3rd 4th
Redistricted from the 5th district re-elected in 1792 .Re-elected in 1794 .
1793–1803 [data missing
Federalist
March 4, 1795 –
2
John Dennis (Somerset County )
Federalist
March 4, 1797 –
5th 6th 7th 8th
Elected in 1796 .Re-elected in 1798 .Re-elected in 1801 .Re-elected in 1803 .
1803–1813 [data missing
3
Charles Goldsborough (Cambridge )
Federalist
March 4, 1805 –
9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th
Elected in 1804 .Re-elected in 1806 .Re-elected in 1808 .Re-elected in 1810 .Re-elected in 1812 .Re-elected in 1814 .
1813–1823 [data missing
4
Thomas Bayly (Princess Anne )
Federalist
March 4, 1817 –
15th 16th 17th
Elected in 1816 .Re-elected in 1818 .Re-elected in 1820 .
5
John S. Spence (Poplartown )
Democratic-Republican [ a] March 4, 1823 –
18th
Elected in 1822 .1823–1833 [data missing
6
Robert N. Martin (Princess Anne )
Anti-Jacksonian
March 4, 1825 –
19th
Elected in 1824 .
7
Ephraim King Wilson (Snow Hill )
Anti-Jacksonian
March 4, 1827 –
20th 21st
Re-elected in 1826 .Re-elected in 1829 .
Jackson
March 4, 1829 –
8
John S. Spence (Berlin )
Anti-Jacksonian
March 4, 1831 –
22nd
Elected in 1831 .[data missing
9
John T. Stoddert (Harris Lot )
Jackson
March 4, 1833 –
23rd
Elected in 1833 .1833–1835 [data missing
Seat eliminated March 4, 1835
Seat re-created January 3, 1967
10
Gilbert Gude (Bethesda )
Republican
January 3, 1967 –
90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th
Elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .1967–1973 Montgomery
1973–1983 Montgomery
11
Newton Steers (Bethesda )
Republican
January 3, 1977 –
95th
Elected in 1976 .
12
Michael D. Barnes (Kensington )
Democratic
January 3, 1979 –
96th 97th 98th 99th
Elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .run for U.S. Senator .
1983–1993 Montgomery
13
Connie Morella (Bethesda )
Republican
January 3, 1987 –
100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th
Elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .
1993–2003 Montgomery
14
Chris Van Hollen (Kensington )
Democratic
January 3, 2003 –
108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th
Elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .run for U.S. Senator .
2003–2013 Montgomery , Prince George's
2013–2023 Montgomery , Frederick , Carroll
15
Jamie Raskin (Takoma Park )
Democratic
January 3, 2017 –
115th 116th 117th 118th
Elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 .
2023–present Montgomery
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