Annapolis, Maryland is the capital of the state and is an area with a rich political history. The city is home to many important government institutions, including the Maryland State House, the oldest in continuous legislative use in the United States. Politically, Annapolis is known as a strongly Democratic town that usually votes for liberal candidates and initiatives. In recent years, local politicians have focused on major issues such as rising crime rates, improving infrastructure, and increasing educational opportunities for children in low-income neighborhoods. Annapolis remains an important center of political activism and engagement among its citizens who take pride in engaging with their local officials to advocate for positive change and progress in their community.
The political climate in Annapolis, 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
Annapolis, 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.
Annapolis, 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 Annapolis, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,941 contributions totaling $9,811,388 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $822 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,191 contributions totaling $1,544,509 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $705 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)