The politics in 21550 Oakland, MD are shaped by local initiatives to promote progress and development in the area. The town is represented by a Mayor and five members of the Town Council, who work together to make decisions that affect the community. The Town Council is responsible for approving budgets, passing ordinances, and setting policies related to public safety, infrastructure, zoning, housing, and economic development. They also serve as liaisons between local government and citizens to ensure their voices are heard. Mayor and Town Council members are elected by the people of Oakland every four years during municipal elections. During these elections, residents vote on issues ranging from fiscal responsibility to funding for public works projects. Through their votes, residents can have a direct influence on how their town is run and can help shape its future for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 21550 (Oakland, MD) is very conservative.
Garrett County, MD is very conservative. In Garrett County, MD 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garrett county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.0%.
Garrett county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21550 (Oakland, MD) is very conservative.
Oakland, Maryland is very conservative.
Garrett County, Maryland is very conservative.
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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.
Oakland, 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 21550 (Oakland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 250 contributions totaling $28,371 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $89,814 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $768 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)