Redistricting will cost House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer (D) the most constituents of any Maryland lawmaker, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings(D) will have to gain the most, according to data released Wednesday by a panel tasked with rebalancing population in the state’s congressional districts. The population in Hoyer’s 5th district in southern Maryland has grown by almost 47,000, or more than twice as much as that of any other Maryland House member since the 2000 Census.
The shift reflects strong population growth in Washington’s Maryland suburbs, including a substantial increase in the numbers of minorities. Charles County, which sits entirely in Hoyer’s district, is now 52 percent minority, up from 32.7 percent in 2000.
By contrast, the shrinking population in Cummings’s 7th district, which has lost more than 57,000 residents, highlights the loss of tens of thousands of residents in Baltimore over the past decade.
Maryland’s meandering northern 2nd district, represented by C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, will also have to be significantly redrawn. His district lost 17,700 residents, the second most of any Maryland House member.
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