Ellicott City, Maryland is located in Howard County and is known for its lush rolling hills, picturesque views, and vibrant culture. Politically, the city is primarily represented by members of the Democratic Party. At a national level, Rep. Elijah Cummings represents Ellicott City as part of Maryland's 7th congressional district. At a state level, Sen. Clarence Lam and Del. Terri Hill represent Ellicott City in the Maryland General Assembly. The local government of Ellicott City is led by Mayor Chris Simmons and five council members who are each elected to serve four-year terms on the city council. The city council serves as the legislative branch for Ellicott City, providing advice and counsel to the mayor on all aspects of municipal governance. As a result, residents have direct access to their local leaders and can make their voices heard on matters that affect their community.
The political climate in Zip 21163 (Ellicott City, 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 21163 (Ellicott City, MD) is moderately liberal.
Ellicott City, 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.
Ellicott City, 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 21163 (Ellicott City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,410 contributions totaling $79,198 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 158 contributions totaling $576,588 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,649 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)