The politics of 20759 Fulton, MD are largely decided by the residents within the area. The local government is run by a Mayor and City Council members who are all voted in by the people. Each election season, residents make sure to register and participate in the voting process to have their voices heard and make sure their interests are represented. Local candidates for Mayor and City Council are determined by those interested in running for office, typically from within the community or through parties affiliations depending on state laws. Elections usually bring about lively debates about issues such as taxes, public safety, economic development, and environmental protection that affect the local area. It is an important exercise in democracy that allows citizens to shape their own future and ensure that their voices are heard on matters that affect them directly.
The political climate in Zip 20759 (Fulton, 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 20759 (Fulton, MD) is moderately liberal.
Fulton, 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.
Fulton, 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 20759 (Fulton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 886 contributions totaling $1,113,226 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,256 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 257 contributions totaling $86,590 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $337 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)