The town of Elkton, MD is part of Cecil County and is home to a population of over 15,000 people. This vibrant community has a wide variety of political views and backgrounds that make it an interesting place to discuss politics. Local representatives are focused on issues like public safety, economic development, and education. Many local politicians work hard to ensure that the needs of citizens in Elkton are met. Some notable names include Mayor Robert Satterfield, Councilwoman Katherine Peirce, and Councilman Jeff Lafferty. They all have different points of view when it comes to local issues but they all strive for the greater good for their constituents. In addition to local politics, many residents are also involved in national issues such as immigration, healthcare reform, and environmental protection. With so much happening in Elkton politics it promises to be an exciting time for residents as they work together towards building a better future for their community.
The political climate in Zip 21921 (Elkton, MD) is moderately conservative.
Cecil County, MD is strongly conservative. In Cecil County, MD 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cecil county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 35.4%.
Cecil county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21921 (Elkton, MD) is moderately conservative.
Elkton, Maryland is moderately conservative.
Cecil County, Maryland is strongly conservative.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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.
Elkton, 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 21921 (Elkton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 735 contributions totaling $44,266 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 376 contributions totaling $53,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)