Maryland Legislative District 23
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox Maryland State Legislature district
| district = 23
| constituency = part of Prince George's County
| image = MD Legislative District 2022.23.png
| senate = Ronald L. Watson (D)
| delegate = {{plainlist|
- Adrian Boafo (D)
- Marvin E. Holmes Jr. (D)
- Kym Taylor (D)
}}
| Democratic = 74.0
| Republican = 10.0
| Unaffiliated = 13.9
| percent white = 19.0
| percent black = 64.8
| percent native american = 0.4
| percent asian = 3.7
| percent pacific islander = 0.0
| percent other race = 5.0
| percent two or more races = 6.9
| percent hispanic = 9.0
| population = 135,756
| population year = 2020
| voting-age = 106,376
| registered = 100,430
}}
Maryland's Legislative District 23 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of Prince George's County. Up until the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, the district was divided into two sub-districts for the Maryland House of Delegates: District 23A and District 23B.{{Cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/07leg/dist/html/2012.html#dist23 |title=LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 23 |date=2018-03-29 |website=Maryland State Archives |access-date=2021-10-17}}
Demographic characteristics
As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 135,756, of whom 106,376 (78.4%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 25,827 (19.0%) White, 88,037 (64.8%) African American, 603 (0.4%) Native American, 5,035 (3.7%) Asian, 19 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 6,820 (5.0%) from some other race, and 9,374 (6.9%) from two or more races.{{cite web |title=RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US24%246200000&y=2020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2021-10-17}}{{cite web |title=RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US24%246200000&y=2020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P3 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2021-10-17}} Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12,159 (9.0%) of the population.{{cite web |title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US24%246200000&y=2020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2021-10-17}}
The district had 100,430 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 13,968 (13.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 10,093 (10.0%) were registered as Republicans, 74,345 (74.0%) were registered as Democrats, and 1,686 (1.7%) were registered to other parties.{{Cite web |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/press_room/2020_stats/Eligible%20Active%20Voters%20by%20Legislative%20-%20PG20.xlsx |title=2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative |date=2020-10-17 |website=Maryland State Archives |access-date=2021-10-15}}
Political representation
The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Ronald L. Watson (D) and in the House of Delegates by Adrian Boafo (D), Marvin E. Holmes Jr. (D) and Kym Taylor (D).{{Cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/sendist.html |title=Maryland Senators By District |website=Maryland State Archives |date=2023-01-28 |access-date=2023-02-05}}{{Cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/hsedist.html |title=Maryland Delegates By District |website=Maryland State Archives |date=2023-01-28 |access-date=2023-02-05}}