The small community of 20764 Shady Side, MD is deeply connected to the local politics of its surrounding areas. The town prides itself on staying involved and taking an active role in the political discourse of the region. While there are no local candidates running for office in this area, the citizens still make sure their voices are heard. Residents regularly attend city council meetings as well as other government forums to stay informed and express their views on various topics such as taxes,education, public safety, and more. This engagement helps keep the local government accountable and enables them to better serve the needs of their constituents.
The political climate in Zip 20764 (Shady Side, 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 20764 (Shady Side, MD) is leaning liberal.
Shady Side, 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.
Shady Side, 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 20764 (Shady Side)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 316 contributions totaling $93,708 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $15,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $432 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)