The politics in 21104 Eldersburg, MD are handled by both the county and state governments. The local government consists of a mayor, town council, and various committees dedicated to making decisions regarding the town's infrastructure and budget. Members of the town council are elected by residents to represent their interests at meetings and work with the mayor to ensure the best outcomes for Eldersburg. These elected officials also work with state representatives from Maryland's 5th district to advocate for policies that benefit local citizens. While there is no specific population figure for 21104 Eldersburg, MD, it is a small community located in Carroll County which was estimated to have a population of over 250,000 people as of 2019. As such, local politics can be heavily impacted by county-wide decisions as well as state regulations.
The political climate in Zip 21104 (Eldersburg, MD) is moderately conservative.
Carroll County, MD is strongly conservative. In Carroll County, MD 36.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.0% to 36.3%.
Carroll county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21104 (Eldersburg, MD) is moderately conservative.
Eldersburg, Maryland is moderately conservative.
Carroll County, Maryland is strongly 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.
Eldersburg, 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 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 21104 (Eldersburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 963 contributions totaling $61,568 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $16,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)