Ballenger Creek, MD is a small community located in Frederick County. It has a rich culture and vibrant local politics. The town is home to several active civic organizations that engage in political discussions and initiatives. Local issues such as education, zoning regulations, and environmental protection are discussed by these groups on a regular basis. Residents of Ballenger Creek also take an active role in choosing their representatives, with many actively participating in local campaigns for office. Local politicians are focused on representing the interests of all constituents while working together to improve the quality of life for everyone involved. Ballenger Creek is a great example of how citizens can come together to make their voices heard and affect change through their elected leaders.
The political climate in Ballenger Creek, MD is leaning liberal.
Frederick County, MD is somewhat liberal. In Frederick County, MD 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Frederick county flipped moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 43.7%.
Frederick county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ballenger Creek, MD is leaning liberal.
Frederick County, Maryland is somewhat liberal.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very 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.
Ballenger Creek, Maryland: R R r r r 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 Ballenger Creek, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,922 contributions totaling $461,113 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,656 contributions totaling $273,429 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)