Friendship, MD is a small town in Maryland with a population of about 2,500 people. It is known for its close-knit community and vibrant local culture. Politics are an important part of the life of the town, with many citizens actively participating in local elections and voicing their opinions on political issues. Residents of Friendship have the opportunity to make their voices heard through voting, attending town hall meetings, and engaging with elected officials. The mayor of Friendship is elected every four years by a majority vote of the residents. The mayor then appoints a city council that helps manage the day-to-day operations of the town and makes decisions based on local public opinion. In addition to these local offices, Friendship also has representatives at the state and federal levels who monitor legislation that affects the town and advocate for constituents’ interests. By participating in local politics, citizens can keep informed about upcoming elections, learn more about important issues facing their community, and make sure their voices are heard in government decision making processes.
The political climate in Friendship, 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
Friendship, 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.
Friendship, 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 Friendship, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 317 contributions totaling $77,313 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $35,611 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)