The politics of 21057 Glen Arm, MD are largely influenced by the larger political atmosphere in the state of Maryland. The state is considered a blue state, meaning that it leans heavily Democratic politically. In this heavily Democratic state, most local politicians in Glen Arm follow the same trend – they are predominantly liberal and Democratic-leaning. As a result, there is little to no partisan divide among the local elected officials in Glen Arm. This means that while issues like taxes, education, and healthcare often draw attention from both sides of the aisle, they tend to remain civil with each other during debates and discussions on such topics. Local elected officials also prioritize creating an environment of collaboration and cooperation when it comes to solving issues within their jurisdiction. This makes for a much more unified approach when tackling difficult problems or proposing solutions for their constituents.
The political climate in Zip 21057 (Glen Arm, MD) is somewhat liberal.
Baltimore County, MD is strongly liberal. In Baltimore County, MD 62.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baltimore county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.3% to 35.2%.
Baltimore county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21057 (Glen Arm, MD) is somewhat liberal.
Glen Arm, Maryland is somewhat liberal.
Baltimore County, Maryland is strongly 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.
Glen Arm, 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 21057 (Glen Arm)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 467 contributions totaling $113,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 134 contributions totaling $24,674 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)