Politics in 21140 Riva, MD are largely shaped by the local government. The mayor of Riva is currently Mark Dunkerly and he has been in office since 2016. The Town Council consists of five members who are each elected to a four-year term. Other important political roles in the town are held by the Town Clerk, Tax Collector, and Treasurer. Each position is filled by an elected official who works closely with the mayor and Town Council to ensure that citizens’ needs are being met. The council makes decisions regarding zoning laws, budgets, and various other issues that affect residents of Riva. When it comes to state and federal politics, residents of Riva typically vote for candidates from both major parties.
The political climate in Zip 21140 (Riva, 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 21140 (Riva, MD) is leaning liberal.
Riva, 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.
Riva, 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 21140 (Riva)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 276 contributions totaling $34,046 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $17,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $348 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)