The 21046 Columbia, MD area is a politically active place. It is part of Howard County and has a high voter turnout rate during elections. There are a variety of local political organizations that host events and forums throughout the year to discuss important issues. The county is also home to many state and national representatives who work hard to ensure the interests of their constituents are represented. Some of the current issues that have been discussed include healthcare reform, environmental protection, economic development, education reform, transportation infrastructure and criminal justice reform. Local political candidates have had the opportunity to engage in these debates with voters in order to gain greater support for their campaigns. Through these conversations, citizens can gain better understanding of political candidates’ views on important topics which can help them make an informed decision when voting.
The political climate in Zip 21046 (Columbia, MD) is strongly liberal.
Howard County, MD is very liberal. In Howard County, MD 70.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Howard county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.7% to 26.4%.
Howard county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21046 (Columbia, MD) is strongly liberal.
Columbia, Maryland is strongly liberal.
Howard County, Maryland is very 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.
Columbia, 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 21046 (Columbia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,842 contributions totaling $365,467 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 128 contributions totaling $40,441 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $316 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)