Shady Side, MD is a small town located in Anne Arundel County. It is a vibrant community with many opportunities for local residents to get involved in politics. Residents have the opportunity to attend public forums and meetings held by local political organizations as well as participate in town hall meetings to discuss issues that affect the community. Additionally, there are several local elections held every year which give citizens the chance to vote for candidates they believe will make positive changes and represent their interests. These elections typically include races for mayor, city council members, school board members, and other positions. Ultimately, Shady Side residents have an active and engaged role in their local politics that helps shape the future of this charming little town.
The political climate in Shady Side, 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
Shady Side, 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.
Shady Side, 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 Shady Side, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 588 contributions totaling $124,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $19,929 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $277 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)