The town of 21120 Parkton, MD lies in Baltimore County and is an idyllic community with a population of approximately 6,000 people. The political landscape in Parkton is generally moderate, with strong support for both Republican and Democratic candidates. The current Mayor of Parkton is Robert Halstead, who won his third term in 2019 by a landslide election victory. He has been praised for his work to improve the public schools and infrastructure within the city limits. The City Council also consists of four members who all act as representatives for the community on issues such as housing, health care and recreational activities. Over the years, Parkton residents have consistently supported candidates from both major parties who promote economic development, public safety initiatives and environmental protection. With the 2020 election season upon us, there are sure to be many new faces on the ballot vying for local office. Regardless of their party affiliation or political ideology, all candidates will need to make their case to the citizens of Parkton if they hope to be successful at the polls.
The political climate in Zip 21120 (Parkton, MD) is somewhat liberal.
Baltimore County, MD is strongly liberal. In Baltimore County, MD 62.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baltimore county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.3% to 35.2%.
Baltimore county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21120 (Parkton, MD) is somewhat liberal.
Parkton, Maryland is somewhat liberal.
Baltimore County, Maryland is strongly 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.
Parkton, 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 21120 (Parkton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 315 contributions totaling $39,134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $18,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)