The politics of 21156 Upper Falls, MD are heavily influenced by the local population. This area is very diverse, with a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds represented among its residents. The majority of the population is comprised of whites, followed by African Americans and Asians. The local government consists of representatives from both major political parties, as well as independents and other third-party candidates. During election cycles, Upper Falls' citizens come together to cast their votes in order to determine who will be their representatives in the local government. In addition to voting for candidates, residents have the opportunity to discuss issues that are important to them during public forums hosted by the county council or mayor's office. Residents also engage in various volunteer activities throughout the year that help promote community involvement and awareness about politics. All these efforts contribute to making politics in 21156 Upper Falls meaningful for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 21156 (Upper Falls, MD) is somewhat 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
Zip 21156 (Upper Falls, MD) is somewhat liberal.
Upper Falls, Maryland is somewhat 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.
Upper Falls, 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 21156 (Upper Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)