In 21239 Baltimore, MD, politics is an ever-evolving and dynamic part of the city. Although there are no local political candidates in the immediate vicinity, residents have access to state and federal elections. Voting is a fundamental right for all citizens and allows them to take part in deciding who will represent their interests on the larger scale. This election season presents a unique opportunity for citizens to get involved with local and national politics as many races could potentially be decided by voters from this area. Residents also have access to different organizations that provide information on local legislation and policy initiatives. With these resources available, residents can better understand how their voices are being heard throughout the city.
The political climate in Zip 21239 (Baltimore, MD) is very liberal.
Baltimore City County, MD is very liberal. In Baltimore City County, MD 87.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 10.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baltimore city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 87.3% to 10.7%.
Baltimore city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21239 (Baltimore, MD) is very liberal.
Baltimore, Maryland is very liberal.
Baltimore City 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.
Baltimore, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 21239 (Baltimore)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 512 contributions totaling $30,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $4,239 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)