The politics of 21229 Baltimore, MD are characterized by a strong sense of community engagement and collective action. The area has a long history of fighting for social justice issues and its citizens are highly engaged in local and state-wide political processes. In the recent 2020 elections, Marylanders voted for progressive candidates who promised to bring change to their communities. In presidential elections, Baltimore City usually votes overwhelmingly Democratic, though in 2018 some congressional districts cast Republican ballots as well. At the local level, Baltimore City elected five new council members in 2020 who have made it their mission to address issues specific to the city such as crime, education and economic development. While these goals have been difficult to achieve due to budget constraints and other challenges, they remain well-supported by the people of 21229 Baltimore, MD.
The political climate in Zip 21229 (Baltimore, MD) is very liberal.
Baltimore City County, MD is very liberal. In Baltimore City County, MD 87.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 10.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baltimore city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 87.3% to 10.7%.
Baltimore city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21229 (Baltimore, MD) is very liberal.
Baltimore, Maryland is very liberal.
Baltimore City County, Maryland is very 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.
Baltimore, 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 21229 (Baltimore)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,488 contributions totaling $66,905 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 191 contributions totaling $21,577 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)