In 2015, Bel Air South, MD was a vibrant and diverse community. Politically, the area was largely Republican. There were several local candidates running for office in 2015, such as Republicans Bob Ehrlich and John Astle who ran for governor and senate respectively. There were also local initiatives such as the referendum to modify Bel Air South's zoning regulations that stirred passionate debate within the community. Despite high voter turnout in the area, the referendum did not pass. In all, Bel Air South remains a politically engaged and divided yet united community with strong ties to both parties.
The political climate in Zip 21015 (Bel Air South, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Harford County, MD is somewhat conservative. In Harford County, MD 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harford county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 42.6%.
Harford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21015 (Bel Air South, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Bel Air South, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
Harford County, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
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.
Bel Air South, Maryland: R R R R R R
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 21015 (Bel Air South)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 673 contributions totaling $76,511 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $86,881 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)