Towson, MD is a vibrant and diverse city located just north of Baltimore. Its politics are equally as dynamic and multifaceted as its residents. On the local level, Towson has an elected mayor that serves as the executive branch of government and oversees the implementation of decisions made by the Towson City Council. The City Council is comprised of seven members who are elected from their respective wards in Towson and represent their constituents in all phases of municipal decision-making. In addition to its executive and legislative branches, Towson has a thriving judicial system, which is responsible for administering justice within the city limits. Furthermore, there are numerous organizations throughout Towson that promote civic engagement and facilitate dialogue between local leaders and citizens on issues related to politics, public policy, economics, social justice, agriculture, education and transportation. All these factors contribute to making Towson's political landscape both interesting and complex.
The political climate in Towson, 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
Towson, 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.
Towson, 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 Towson, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40,749 contributions totaling $9,272,384 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,615 contributions totaling $2,161,573 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $468 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)