In 2014, Bel Air North, MD had a strong political presence. The town was governed by a mayor and six council members elected to four-year terms. The Mayor worked with the Town Council to create and pass local ordinances setting goals for the development of the town. They also held public meetings and events where residents could express their views and opinions on local matters. Community engagement was high in 2014 and residents were encouraged to be involved in decision making. Local elections saw many candidates vying for seats on the Town Council. It was an exciting time in Bel Air North as citizens participated in one of the most important aspects of democracy—voting!
The political climate in Zip 21014 (Bel Air North, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Harford County, MD is somewhat conservative. In Harford County, MD 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harford county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 42.6%.
Harford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21014 (Bel Air North, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Bel Air North, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
Harford County, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
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.
Bel Air North, Maryland: R R R R R R
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 21014 (Bel Air North)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,076 contributions totaling $85,411 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 588 contributions totaling $100,527 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)