Essex, MD is a small town located in Baltimore County. It is a diverse community with a population of around 32,000 people. The local government works tirelessly to ensure the well-being and safety of its citizens. All local politics are handled by the Mayor and Council Members elected from and by the citizens of Essex. They listen to their constituents’ concerns and strive to make decisions that reflect the needs of all residents in the area. Each year, voters have an opportunity to elect new candidates or reelect incumbents who want to continue their work for the town. Elections are held for the mayor as well as each member of council who wants to continue representing their ward. Essex prides itself on its diversity and strong sense of unity within its political process, something that has been preserved over many years.
The political climate in Essex, MD is moderately liberal.
Baltimore County, MD is strongly liberal. In Baltimore County, MD 62.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baltimore county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.3% to 35.2%.
Baltimore county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Essex, MD is moderately liberal.
Baltimore County, Maryland is strongly 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.
Essex, Maryland: d d D D 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 Essex, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 780 contributions totaling $47,672 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 446 contributions totaling $59,509 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)