Eldersburg, MD is a small town located in Carroll County that is known for its strong sense of community. The town is home to many civic organizations and volunteer groups that aim to improve the quality of life for all residents. Politically, Eldersburg leans toward more conservative values, however there are citizens with varying opinions across the spectrum. In local elections they typically elect officials who represent their values such as fiscal conservatism and pro-business stances. Furthermore, the public works closely with the local government to ensure their voice is heard and their concerns are addressed. Although Eldersburg may not have large-scale political movement or election campaigns, it has a robust political culture that keeps its citizens active in local politics and engaged in making sure their voices are heard on issues important to them.
The political climate in Eldersburg, MD is moderately conservative.
Carroll County, MD is strongly conservative. In Carroll County, MD 36.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.0% to 36.3%.
Carroll county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eldersburg, MD is moderately conservative.
Carroll County, Maryland is strongly 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.
Eldersburg, 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 Eldersburg, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,545 contributions totaling $526,365 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,590 contributions totaling $267,511 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)