Edgewood, MD is a small town located in Harford County, Maryland. Politically, it is a predominantly Democratic area with strong ties to the local and state government. The main issues of concern for the citizens of Edgewood are healthcare, education, and public safety. The current mayor is Paula Boulware-Wells who has been in office since 2017 and plans to continue her term until 2021. She has focused on promoting community engagement through initiatives such as free healthcare clinics for low-income families and introducing programs to help improve the quality of life for all residents. Additionally, the town elects a four-member Town Council every two years who oversee all aspects of municipal government in Edgewood. Many local candidates have come from diverse backgrounds with important causes to advocate for their constituents. From creating economic opportunity in the community to addressing public safety concerns, these candidates bring much needed attention to the people of Edgewood.
The political climate in Edgewood, MD is leaning 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
Edgewood, MD is leaning 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.
Edgewood, 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 Edgewood, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,531 contributions totaling $66,735 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 896 contributions totaling $142,813 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)