Maryland
Welcome to the Maryland state page! Here, Maryland organizers can access and document ongoing projects, current leadership positions, upcoming races, and other important information. This list is non-exhaustive, and state teams are encouraged to expand and adapt these pages to their organizing needs.
Political Landscape of Maryland
Partisan Composition of Maryland
Overall, Maryland is considered a deep blue state, with a Cook PVI of D+14 as of 2022, regularly voting 62-67% Democrat in statewide races. The state's governor, both US Senators and 7 of their 8 US House seats are Democrat. Democrats also have veto-proof majorities in the state house (102-39) and state senate (34-13), giving them a trifecta (as of 2/10/24).
Progressive Outlook for Maryland
The overall progressive strategy for Maryland is very optimistic. The state legislature is amenable to progressive legislation and many goals can be directly accomplished here. The goal for progressives should be retaining blue seats and flipping red seats while primarying out uncooperative or moderate Democrats who stand in the way of progressive goals. The state has citizen-led veto measures only, unfortunately, but things could be much worse overall. As MD is a closed-primary blue state, it is highly recommended to register as a Democrat to vote for progressive candidates in their primaries.
Get Involved
Register to Vote in Maryland
Progressive Organizations in Maryland
Below is a list of progressive organizations in Maryland. If you see a state organization that isn't on this list, please add it.
- Progressive Maryland: Maryland's largest progressive organization, they make primary endorsements and are active. Worth checking out!
Notable Campaigns in 2024
Below is a list of progressive candidates or ballot measures in the 2024 election cycle for Maryland. Non-progressive candidates may also be placed here if they are substantially to the left of their district's partisan lean and worth campaigning for. If you see a candidate or ballot measure that should be on this list, please add them. Since Maryland is deep blue, the Democrat primaries tend to be the real elections here.
November 5th General Election
- Angela Alsobrooks For US Senate: With Cardin retiring, and popular former governor Larry Hogan (R) running, this senate seat might be more competitive than normal. Alsobrooks is progressive and helping her is a great way to make an impact this cycle statewide.
- April McClain-Delaney For MD-6: David Trone (D) is retiring to run for US Senate, and MD-6 is the only swing district in Maryland at this level. Though she isn't progressive herself, helping April if you're in Western MD is a great chance to win the house in 2024.
Run for Local Office
An underrated way to impact change is to run for a local position! Please feel free to add information on doing so below.