The politics in 21703 Ballenger Creek, MD are largely aligned with the Republican Party and the local conservative values of the state. The area is represented by several members of the Maryland House of Delegates, who primarily represent Republican ideologies and values. Local elections often come down to which candidate best expresses their commitment to limited government, fiscal responsibility, and adherence to state law. While Democrats have been elected to office in Ballenger Creek in past years, those elections have become increasingly rare as Republicans continue to dominate politics here. One of the most prominent local political figures is Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican who has been governor since 2015 and is currently seeking reelection for a third term.
The political climate in Zip 21703 (Ballenger Creek, MD) is leaning liberal.
Frederick County, MD is somewhat liberal. In Frederick County, MD 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Frederick county flipped moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 43.7%.
Frederick county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21703 (Ballenger Creek, MD) is leaning liberal.
Ballenger Creek, Maryland is leaning liberal.
Frederick County, Maryland is somewhat liberal.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very 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.
Ballenger Creek, Maryland: R R r r r 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 21703 (Ballenger Creek)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 833 contributions totaling $54,998 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 238 contributions totaling $42,521 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)