Annapolis, MD, located in zip code 21403, is a politically active city with a vibrant political scene. The city has been involved in many important political decisions, such as the ratification of the US Constitution. In addition to being home to the Maryland State House, Annapolis also elects local politicians to represent it in the Maryland General Assembly and other local government positions. The current mayor of Annapolis is Gavin Buckley who was elected in 2017 and is seen as a progressive leader for the city. Annapolis has a long history of being politically active and its citizens are known for their passion and engagement when it comes to political discourse.
The political climate in Zip 21403 (Annapolis, MD) is somewhat 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 21403 (Annapolis, MD) is somewhat liberal.
Annapolis, Maryland is somewhat 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.
Annapolis, 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 21403 (Annapolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,571 contributions totaling $2,412,147 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $433 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 754 contributions totaling $598,661 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $794 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)