The politics of 21037 Edgewater, MD are heavily influenced by the government of Anne Arundel County. This area is represented by Senator John Astle and Delegate Mark Chang in the Maryland General Assembly. The county is also served by County Executive Steuart Pittman, who was elected in 2018, and a five-member County Council. The council members include Mike Peroutka, Allison Pickard, Andrew Pruski, Amanda Fiedler and Jessica Haire. This small city is known for its strong community involvement and its dedication to local issues. Residents of Edgewater take an active role in local politics by attending council meetings, participating in town hall events, and voting on important issues facing their community. Through this commitment to public service, 21037 Edgewater residents are able to ensure that their voices are heard in local political decision making.
The political climate in Zip 21037 (Edgewater, 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
Zip 21037 (Edgewater, MD) is leaning liberal.
Edgewater, Maryland 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.
Edgewater, 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 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 21037 (Edgewater)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,224 contributions totaling $170,397 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 569 contributions totaling $262,584 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $461 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)