The politics in 21045 Columbia, MD are largely shaped by the county-level government of Howard County. Howard County is governed by a five-member Board of County Commissioners that is elected from districts in the county. The Board is responsible for setting policy, approving the budget, and appointing members to numerous government boards and commissions. In addition, two council members are elected from each district to represent local interests at the state level. Residents living in 21045 Columbia have access to various resources to stay informed about political events and local initiatives, such as online news sources, public meetings of local government organizations, and community outreach programs. Additionally, there are numerous ways for residents to become involved in their local community and express their opinions on civic issues.
The political climate in Zip 21045 (Columbia, MD) is strongly liberal.
Howard County, MD is very liberal. In Howard County, MD 70.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Howard county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.7% to 26.4%.
Howard county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21045 (Columbia, MD) is strongly liberal.
Columbia, Maryland is strongly liberal.
Howard 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.
Columbia, 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 21045 (Columbia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,311 contributions totaling $388,342 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 645 contributions totaling $229,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $356 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)