Editing Anne Arundel County, Maryland (section)

==Politics and government==
[[Image:Anne Arundel County Courthouse June 2005.jpg|thumb|The Anne Arundel County Courthouse in June 2005]]
Anne Arundel County has had a charter government since 1965. The government consists of a county executive and a seven-member county council. These members are elected in the same years Maryland conducts its gubernatorial and legislative elections, and may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

The [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] have the most registered voters in the county, but the large number of [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]-leaning independents means Republicans win more county-wide elections than in other mostly suburban counties in Maryland, but Democrats are the dominant party in Annapolis city elections. In the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]], Anne Arundel County voted for [[Hillary Clinton]] over [[Donald Trump]] by 6,016 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/maryland|title=Maryland Election Results 2016|website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> It was the first time that the county had supported a Democrat for president since [[1964 United States presidential election in Maryland|1964]]. Four years later, Joe Biden won the county by nearly 15%, the largest margin of victory for a Democrat in the county since the landslide election of [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Lyndon Johnson]] in the [[1964 United States presidential election|1964 presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Davis |first=Phil |date=November 9, 2016 |title=After 52 years, Anne Arundel goes for a Democrat — and picks the loser |work=Capital Gazette |url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/politics/ph-ac-cn-arundel-election-wrap-1110-20161109-story.html |access-date=July 23, 2020}}</ref>

Anne Arundel County is one of six "reverse pivot counties", counties that voted Republican in 2008 and 2012 before voting Democratic in 2016 onward.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Reverse-Pivot_Counties:_The_counties_that_voted_McCain-Romney-Clinton_from_2008-2016 |title=Reverse-Pivot Counties: The counties that voted McCain-Romney-Clinton from 2008-2016 |access-date=May 29, 2020 |archive-date=November 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105072046/https://ballotpedia.org/Reverse-Pivot_Counties:_The_counties_that_voted_McCain-Romney-Clinton_from_2008-2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Voter registration===
{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of March 2024<ref name="MDBOE">{{cite web |title=Maryland Board of Elections Voter Registration Activity Report March 2024 |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/pdf/vrar/2024_03.pdf |website=Maryland Board of Elections |access-date=April 9, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 172730}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |172730 |413,786 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 128951}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |128951 |413,786 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Unaffiliated
| align = center | {{formatnum: 105269}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |105269 |413,786 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 2496}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |2496 |413,786 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|None}}
| [[Third party (U.S. politics)|Other parties]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 4340}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |4340 |413,786 |2}}
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | {{formatnum: 413,786}}
! align = center | {{Percentage |100}}
|}

{{PresHead|place=Anne Arundel County, Maryland|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}
<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|128,892|171,945|10,735|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|127,821|172,823|8,973|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|122,403|128,419|19,259|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|126,832|126,635|6,688|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|129,682|125,015|4,922|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|133,231|103,324|3,112|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|104,209|89,624|6,824|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|83,574|72,147|15,964|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|81,467|68,629|35,538|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|98,540|55,440|1,121|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|94,171|47,565|855|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|69,443|50,780|11,409|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|61,353|54,351|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|71,707|26,082|1,450|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|36,557|25,381|15,687|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|26,725|37,981|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|30,595|26,063|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|28,622|15,888|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|23,273|14,739|288|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|10,973|8,713|588|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|10,860|10,269|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|9,204|13,116|85|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|8,478|11,413|142|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|5,778|9,761|394|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|10,145|6,259|82|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|3,670|3,766|819|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|6,199|5,053|118|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,705|4,111|300|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|2,222|3,049|1,343|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|2,926|3,435|74|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|2,849|3,001|130|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|4,045|3,297|104|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|4,030|3,145|168|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|2,800|3,398|121|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|2,992|2,979|114|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1884|Democratic|2,813|3,052|30|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1880|Democratic|2,450|2,754|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1876|Democratic|2,245|3,130|0|Maryland }}
{{PresRow|1872|Republican|2,546|2,229|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1868|Democratic|344|1,670|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1864|Democratic|416|1,574|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1860|Constitutional Union|3|98|2,058|Maryland}}
{{PresFoot|1856|Know Nothing|0|927|1,043|Maryland}}

===County Executives===
{{see also|List of county executives of Maryland#Anne Arundel}}
The [[List of county executives of Maryland|county executive]] oversees the executive branch of the county government, which consists of a number of offices and departments. The executive branch is charged with implementing County law and overseeing the operation of the county government.

{| class=wikitable
|-
!
! style="text-align:center;" | Name
! valign=bottom | Affiliation
!  style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align:center;"| Term
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Joseph W. Alton]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1965–1974
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Robert A. Pascal]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1974–1982
|-
| style="background:#33c;"|&nbsp;
| [[O. James Lighthizer]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1982–1990
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Robert R. Neall]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1990–1994
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[John G. Gary]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1994–1998
|-
| style="background:#33c;"|&nbsp;
| [[Janet S. Owens]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1998–2006
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[John R. Leopold]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2006–2013
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Laura Neuman
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013–2014
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Steve Schuh]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2014–2018
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Steuart Pittman
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018–present
|}

===County Council===
The County Council, as the legislative branch, adopts ordinances and resolutions, and has all of the county's legislative powers. The most recent county election occurred November 8, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Munro |first1=Dana |title=New Anne Arundel County Council sworn in as District 1 member Pete Smith becomes first Black chair |url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/politics/ac-cn-anne-arundel-county-council-sworn-in-2022-20221206-ysyawfldibcuvk623d4nkxd46u-story.html |access-date=December 7, 2022 |work=[[Capital Gazette]] |date=December 6, 2022}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
|+Current County Board
|-
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Position
! style="text-align:center;" | Name
! valign=bottom | Affiliation
!  style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align:center;"| District
!  style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align:center;"| Region
|-
|style="background:#33c;"|&nbsp;
| Chair
| Pete Smith
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| Severn
|-
| style="background:#33c;"|&nbsp;
| Vice-chair
| Allison Pickard
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| Glen Burnie
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Member
| Nathan Volke
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| Pasadena
|-
| style="background:#33c;"|&nbsp;
| Member
| Julie Hummer
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| Crownsville
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Member
| Amanda Fielder 
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| Severna Park, Broadneck
|-
| style="background:#33c;"|&nbsp;
| Chair
| Lisa Brannigan Rodvien
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| Annapolis
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Member
| Shannon Leadbetter
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| Gambrillis/Crofton/Davidsonville/Edgewater
|}

===Law enforcement===
[[File:Annapolis Police New Car.jpg|thumb|right|The Annapolis Police Department covers the City of Annapolis.]]

Several major law enforcement agencies serve Anne Arundel County:

* Anne Arundel County Police Department is headed by Chief Amal Awad.
* [[Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office]] is headed by Sheriff Everett Sesker.
* [[Annapolis Police Department]]
* [[Maryland State Police]]
* [[Maryland Natural Resources Police]] 
* [[Maryland Transportation Authority Police]]
* [[Maryland Transit Administration Police]]
* Anne Arundel County Department of Detention Facilities<ref>[http://www.aacounty.org/Detention/ Anne Arundel County Department of Detention Facilities] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909211953/http://www.aacounty.org/Detention/ |date=September 9, 2009 }}</ref>

===Federal representation===
In the [[119th United States Congress|119th Congress]], Anne Arundel County is represented in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] by [[Sarah Elfreth]] (D) of the [[Maryland's 3rd congressional district|3rd district]], and [[Steny Hoyer]] (D) of the [[Maryland's 5th congressional district|5th district]].