Maryland Legislative District 26
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox Maryland State Legislature district
| district = 26
| constituency = part of Prince George's County
| image = MD Legislative District 2022.26.png
| senate = C. Anthony Muse (D)
| delegate = {{plainlist|
- Veronica L. Turner (D)
- Kriselda Valderrama (D)
- Jamila Woods (D)
}}
| Democratic = 81.9
| Republican = 5.0
| Unaffiliated = 11.1
| percent white = 7.4
| percent black = 70.3
| percent native american = 0.6
| percent asian = 4.3
| percent pacific islander = 0.0
| percent other race = 11.4
| percent two or more races = 6.0
| percent hispanic = 15.9
| population = 126,356
| population year = 2020
| voting-age = 101,304
| registered = 89,715
}}
Maryland's Legislative District 26 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of Prince George's County.{{Cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/07leg/dist/html/2012.html#dist26 |title=LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 26 |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 126,356, of whom 101,304 (80.2%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 9,380 (7.4%) White, 88,836 (70.3%) African American, 721 (0.6%) Native American, 5,387 (4.3%) Asian, 13 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 14,383 (11.4%) from some other race, and 7,545 (6.0%) 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 20,030 (15.9%) 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 89,715 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 9,921 (11.1%) were registered as unaffiliated, 4,452 (5.0%) were registered as Republicans, 73,466 (81.9%) were registered as Democrats, and 1,597 (1.8%) 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 C. Anthony Muse (D) and in the House of Delegates by Veronica L. Turner (D), Kriselda Valderrama (D) and Jamila Woods (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}}