The politics in 21034 Darlington, MD are largely centered on the government of Harford County. In this area, the citizens elect a county executive every four years as well as members of the Harford County Council. These officials work together to set policies and regulations that affect all residents and businesses in the county. Additionally, each election cycle sees new candidates vying for office at the local level. They often focus their campaigns on issues such as improving public safety, supporting economic growth, and addressing infrastructure needs. The local community is encouraged to stay informed and take an active role in voicing their opinions when it comes to matters relating to local government and policy.
The political climate in Zip 21034 (Darlington, 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 21034 (Darlington, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Darlington, 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.
Darlington, 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 21034 (Darlington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,059 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $3,041 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)