Shady Side, Maryland is a small town with a population of around 5,000 people in the 20778 zip code. It is an area steeped in history and home to many of the original settlers who arrived centuries ago. Political activities in Shady Side are relatively low key and most of the community focuses on local issues such as economic development, education, public safety, and community events. There are no local political candidates running for office at this time but much of the discussion revolves around state-level politics. Residents take part in voting for state representatives and senators that represent their interests on a larger level. Shady Side takes pride in its independence and works hard to ensure that its voice is heard when it comes to state-level decisions.
The political climate in Zip 20778 (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 20778 (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 20778 (Shady Side)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 114 contributions totaling $21,976 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $3,381 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)