Odenton, MD is located in Anne Arundel County and is home to a population of more than 37,000 people. The town’s political system is shaped by representatives from both the county and state level. On the county level, Odenton is represented by two delegates, one senator, and three members of the county council. At the state level, Odenton has one representative and two senators for Maryland's legislative district 21. All of these officials work together to create legislative policies that benefit the citizens of Odenton. Local elections are held every two years to choose new representatives for each of these roles. These representatives are responsible for advocating on behalf of the local community and providing valuable feedback to their constituents.
The political climate in Zip 21054 (Odenton, MD) is leaning liberal.
Anne Arundel County, MD is somewhat liberal. In Anne Arundel County, MD 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anne Arundel county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 41.3%.
Anne Arundel county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21054 (Odenton, MD) is leaning liberal.
Odenton, Maryland is leaning liberal.
Anne Arundel County, Maryland is somewhat 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.
Odenton, Maryland: r R r r 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 21054 (Odenton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 656 contributions totaling $75,706 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 168 contributions totaling $28,551 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)