Eldersburg, MD is a small town located in Carroll County. The politics of the town are largely focused on local issues and the decisions made by the Town Council. The Town Council is composed of six elected members that serve for two year terms, with each member representing different wards within the city. The issues they debate and vote on include local zoning laws, budgets, land use regulations, and other matters important to the citizens of Eldersburg. Local elections occur every four years in November when citizens cast their ballots for a mayor and their respective ward councilperson. Each election season brings an interesting mix of debates and conversations about the local issues that affect the town's residents. During election seasons, it's not uncommon to see yard signs around town proclaiming support for certain candidates or causes. Ultimately, it is up to the people of Eldersburg to decide what direction their town should take by voting for their preferred candidates in local elections.
The political climate in Zip 21784 (Eldersburg, MD) is moderately conservative.
Carroll County, MD is strongly conservative. In Carroll County, MD 36.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.0% to 36.3%.
Carroll county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21784 (Eldersburg, MD) is moderately conservative.
Eldersburg, Maryland is moderately conservative.
Carroll County, Maryland is strongly 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.
Eldersburg, 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 21784 (Eldersburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,263 contributions totaling $158,680 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 506 contributions totaling $85,861 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)