Politics in Joppatowne, MD are largely focused on local and county-level issues. Issues range from education to infrastructure, public safety to economic development. Citizens of Joppatowne care deeply about their community and strive to make it a better place for all. Local candidates running for office typically emphasize their commitment to improving the lives of those living in the area. They focus on bringing resources and services to the community that will help it grow and thrive. In recent years, Joppatowne residents have been actively engaging in civic conversations about the challenges they face and ideas for solutions. The citizens of this small but vibrant community are determined to make a positive change for the future.
The political climate in Joppatowne, MD is somewhat conservative.
Harford County, MD is somewhat conservative. In Harford County, MD 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harford county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 42.6%.
Harford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Joppatowne, MD is somewhat conservative.
Harford County, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
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.
Joppatowne, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Joppatowne, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 498 contributions totaling $34,041 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 359 contributions totaling $78,130 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)