Fulton, MD is located in Howard County and is home to a population of nearly 5,000 people. The town is governed by a mayor and town council, who are responsible for creating laws and regulations that ensure the safety and quality of life for all residents. The town council consists of five members who are elected for four-year terms. Each year, an election is held in which citizens can vote for their preferred representatives. In addition to electing representatives to the town council, Fulton residents also have the opportunity to participate in countywide issues such as taxation and public services. By participating in these elections, Fulton residents help shape the future of their community and make sure their voices are heard. Overall, Fulton politics can be described as active and engaged with many opportunities for citizens to get involved and make a difference in their local government.
The political climate in Fulton, MD is somewhat liberal.
Howard County, MD is very liberal. In Howard County, MD 70.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Howard county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.7% to 26.4%.
Howard county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fulton, MD is somewhat liberal.
Howard County, Maryland is very 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.
Fulton, Maryland: d d D D 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 Fulton, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,336 contributions totaling $1,830,175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $343 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,031 contributions totaling $2,053,067 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,991 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)