Baltimore County, Maryland is located on the northern coast of Chesapeake Bay and has a population of 828,000. It is one of the most populous counties in the state and is home to various political organizations and elected officials that serve their constituents in Baltimore City. The county is divided into seven districts which are represented by members on both the Baltimore County Council and the Maryland General Assembly. The county executive oversees the day-to-day operations and serves as chief executive and administrator for all departmental activities. Politically, Baltimore County leans left, with Democrats controlling most offices in both local and state government. Over recent years there have been initiatives to increase civic engagement by encouraging citizens to participate in the democratic process and vote in elections. This has resulted in increased voter turnout at election time. Overall, politics in Baltimore County reflect a dedication to democracy and an appreciation for diverse views and opinions on public policy issues.
The political climate in Baltimore County, MD is strongly liberal.
In Baltimore County, MD 62.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baltimore county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.3% to 35.2%.
Baltimore county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Baltimore County, MD is strongly 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.
Baltimore, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Baltimore County, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38,606 contributions totaling $7,938,857 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8,410 contributions totaling $3,174,602 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $377 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)