21555 Oldtown, MD is a vibrant community that values its local politics. With a population of over 10,000 residents, the town's governing body looks out for the best interests of its citizens and strives to promote a safe and prosperous atmosphere. Although there are no local political candidates running in 21555 Oldtown currently, the town council regularly holds public forums and open meetings to ensure that citizens are kept informed of important news and developments concerning their municipality. The town also has several special committees dedicated to various issues such as economic development, education, health care, and social services. Through these committees and other avenues of communication, the community is able to engage in meaningful discourse about the future of the town.
The political climate in Zip 21555 (Oldtown, MD) is very conservative.
Allegany County, MD is very conservative. In Allegany County, MD 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 29.9%.
Allegany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21555 (Oldtown, MD) is very conservative.
Oldtown, Maryland is very conservative.
Allegany County, Maryland is very conservative.
Cumberland Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Oldtown, 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 21555 (Oldtown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)