Parkville, MD is a small suburban town located in Baltimore County. It has a rich history of local politics, with many candidates running for office in recent years. The local political scene has become very diverse, reflecting the population of Parkville. Candidates from both major political parties have been successful in winning local elections, and this trend shows no signs of slowing down. Issues such as education reform and economic development are top priorities for the current political leaders in Parkville. As the town continues to grow and evolve, so too will its politics. Residents can look forward to an exciting election season ahead as they decide which candidate best represents their interests and values.
The political climate in Parkville, 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
Parkville, 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.
Parkville, 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 Parkville, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,768 contributions totaling $589,986 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,160 contributions totaling $219,077 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)