[1] As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 131,889, of whom 107,520 (81.5%) were of voting age.

The racial makeup of the district was 90,597 (68.7%) White, 26,691 (20.2%) African American, 472 (0.4%) Native American, 3,239 (2.5%) Asian, 32 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 3,547 (2.7%) from some other race, and 7,303 (5.5%) from two or more races.

[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,890 (5.2%) of the population.

[6][7] On January 14, 1994, Maryland was ordered to submit a plan for a new African American majority district on the Eastern Shore following Marylanders for Fair Representation, Inc. v. Schaefer.

The U.S. District Court approved a plan to alter the boundaries of former legislative districts 36, 37, and 38, beginning with the 1994 general election.