Fort Meade, Maryland is located in Anne Arundel County and is home to a handful of military bases. Its politics are heavily influenced by its proximity to Washington DC, the state capital. The county’s 7th District of Congress is represented by Elijah Cummings who has been a strong advocate for civil rights and economic justice. On the local level, the Mayor of Fort Meade is Deborah “Debbie” Johnson and the City council consists of five members. The Council works to support the city's businesses, ensure local safety, and promote recreational activities that benefit all citizens. It also works on local initiatives such as creating sustainable energy solutions and expanding public transportation options within the county. Additionally, Fort Meade supports several other elected officials ranging from state representatives to school board members who all work collaboratively with both county and federal leaders in order to create a better future for all residents of Fort Meade.
The political climate in Fort Meade, MD is somewhat liberal.
Anne Arundel County, MD is somewhat liberal. In Anne Arundel County, MD 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anne Arundel county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 41.3%.
Anne Arundel county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Meade, MD is somewhat liberal.
Anne Arundel County, Maryland is somewhat liberal.
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Maryland is very liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Fort Meade, Maryland: r R r r d D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Fort Meade, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,649 contributions totaling $1,031,371 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 809 contributions totaling $104,916 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)