Highland Beach, MD is a small residential town located on the south west tip of Anne Arundel County. As such, the town only has a few thousand residents as of 2020. Political activity in Highland Beach is centered around local initiatives that are designed to improve quality of life and encourage growth within the area. These initiatives are often decided upon by local government bodies like the Town Council or Board of Commissioners who work to ensure that residents’ voices are heard throughout the decision making process. The most recent major undertaking was a project to update public infrastructure throughout Highland Beach which included improved street lighting and upgraded water systems. This has helped to make the town more inviting while also creating jobs and stimulating the local economy. In terms of larger political issues, Highland Beach residents tend to align more closely with statewide politics than national ones due to its smaller size and locality. Regardless, Highland Beach continues to be an important part of Maryland's political landscape as it contributes much needed resources and perspective from its small but vibrant community.
The political climate in Highland Beach, 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
Highland Beach, 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.
Highland Beach, 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 Highland Beach, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,571 contributions totaling $2,412,147 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $433 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 754 contributions totaling $598,661 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $794 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)