Lake Shore, MD is a small town located in the Eastern Shore region of Maryland. It has a charming, historic downtown area and is known for its friendly atmosphere. The town is represented by elected officials at both the state and county level who are committed to making Lake Shore a great place to live. Residents of Lake Shore can take part in the democratic process by voting in elections to determine which candidates will represent them in government offices such as mayor, city council, school board, and county commission. Moreover, citizens are encouraged to participate in community events to stay informed on current issues facing the local political landscape. Involvement also helps ensure that Lake Shore continues to be a prosperous, vibrant community for years to come.
The political climate in Lake Shore, MD is leaning liberal.
Anne Arundel County, MD is somewhat liberal. In Anne Arundel County, MD 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anne Arundel county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 41.3%.
Anne Arundel county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Shore, MD is leaning liberal.
Anne Arundel County, Maryland is somewhat 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.
Lake Shore, Maryland: r R r r 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 Lake Shore, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,057 contributions totaling $78,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 430 contributions totaling $103,010 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)