Fort Meade, MD 20755 is a small, close knit community located in Anne Arundel County. As with many other areas of the country, it has its own unique political processes and activities. The town of Fort Meade operates within the county government structure, electing representatives to the County Council. In addition to local politics, the area is also part of Maryland’s State Senate District 32, which includes members from nearby communities including Odenton and Gambrills. Local candidates from both major parties are usually on the ballot for local office during election season. As a whole, Fort Meade residents are often politically active and engaged in public service for their community.
The political climate in Zip 20755 (Fort Meade, MD) is somewhat liberal.
Anne Arundel County, MD is somewhat liberal. In Anne Arundel County, MD 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anne Arundel county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 41.3%.
Anne Arundel county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20755 (Fort Meade, MD) is somewhat liberal.
Fort Meade, Maryland is somewhat liberal.
Anne Arundel County, Maryland is somewhat 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.
Fort Meade, Maryland: r R r r 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 20755 (Fort Meade)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 171 contributions totaling $7,830 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $3,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)