The city of 21738 Glenwood, MD is a small town with a strong sense of community. Its residents are passionate about their local issues and take great pride in their elected officials. The city has been served by a number of different political representatives throughout its history, ranging from members of both major parties as well as independents. Currently, the mayor is an independent who was elected based on his commitment to providing good services for the community and addressing important local issues. The city council is split evenly between Democrats and Republicans who work together to ensure that the voices of all constituents are represented and taken into account when making decisions. In addition to being active in politics, the citizens of Glenwood have also shown interest in participating in various civic activities such as fundraisers and volunteer work for local charities. This vibrant atmosphere helps make Glenwood an enjoyable place to live and visit.
The political climate in Zip 21738 (Glenwood, 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 21738 (Glenwood, MD) is moderately liberal.
Glenwood, 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.
Glenwood, 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 21738 (Glenwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $32,997 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 99 contributions totaling $27,389 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $277 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)