Elkridge, MD is a small suburban town located in Howard County. It has a long history of political engagement and activism, with people from all walks of life participating in the political process. Since the early 2000s, voter turnout has consistently increased year over year, leading to robust local elections and interesting debates. Though Elkridge is a relatively small community, it is home to passionate individuals who are committed to making their voices heard in local politics. Residents of Elkridge come together to support candidates who represent their interests and values, forming coalitions to promote progressive change and engaging in meaningful dialogue regarding important issues. As a result, Elkridge has become an example for effective civic engagement and democracy at its finest.
The political climate in Elkridge, MD is moderately liberal.
Howard County, MD is very liberal. In Howard County, MD 70.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Howard county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.7% to 26.4%.
Howard county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elkridge, MD is moderately liberal.
Howard County, Maryland is very 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.
Elkridge, 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 Elkridge, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,922 contributions totaling $560,243 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $291 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 384 contributions totaling $78,143 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)