Bel Air South, MD is a small and diverse town located in the Harford County area of Maryland. Home to many different cultures, the town is a great place to live and raise a family. Politically, Bel Air South leans towards a moderate stance. Residents enjoy relatively low taxes and regulations while still being able to be represented by their local government. Representation is provided through the Harford County Council and Commissioner's Office as well as representatives from each of the communities in the county. In Bel Air South, there are numerous candidates for various offices that run for election every year including representatives for state assembly, county council, mayor and school board. Generally speaking these candidates are well-qualified individuals who believe in continued growth and development of Bel Air South with an eye towards providing better services to its residents.
The political climate in Bel Air South, MD is somewhat conservative.
Harford County, MD is somewhat conservative. In Harford County, MD 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harford county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 42.6%.
Harford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bel Air South, MD is somewhat conservative.
Harford County, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
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.
Bel Air South, Maryland: R R R R R R
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 Bel Air South, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,251 contributions totaling $344,314 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,180 contributions totaling $424,015 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)