The politics in 21901 North East, MD are shaped by the local government and citizens. The primary governing body is Cecil County, which is responsible for providing services such as fire protection, public safety, education, and infrastructure improvements. The county also sets public policy which affects businesses, taxes, and the overall well-being of the local community. In addition to the county government, there are several municipalities that make up part of 21901 North East's political landscape including Perryville, Rising Sun, Port Deposit and Charlestown. Each municipality works to provide their own services and create policies that benefit their specific town or village. Local residents have the opportunity to be involved in the political process by voting on initiatives at elections or writing letters to representatives about issues they feel strongly about. Through these measures citizens can make their voices heard in how their community is governed.
The political climate in Zip 21901 (North East, MD) is moderately conservative.
Cecil County, MD is strongly conservative. In Cecil County, MD 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cecil county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 35.4%.
Cecil county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21901 (North East, MD) is moderately conservative.
North East, Maryland is moderately conservative.
Cecil County, Maryland is strongly conservative.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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.
North East, Maryland: R R R R R R
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 21901 (North East)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 271 contributions totaling $24,333 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 286 contributions totaling $29,645 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)