The town of Dayton, MD is a rural community located in Montgomery County and has a population of 1,993 according to the United States Census Bureau. The town is represented by local politicians such as the Mayor and Town Council members. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions that affect the residents of Dayton. Residents have the right to vote in local elections and take part in shaping their own community. Local political candidates often focus on issues that affect the town directly such as jobs, education, infrastructure, taxes, and public safety. By taking part in local politics, Dayton residents are able to express their opinions and be heard on matters that are important to them.
The political climate in Zip 21036 (Dayton, MD) is moderately 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 21036 (Dayton, MD) is moderately liberal.
Dayton, Maryland is moderately 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.
Dayton, 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 21036 (Dayton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 215 contributions totaling $48,773 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $19,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $598 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)