Emmitsburg, MD is a small community located in northern Maryland. Despite its small population size, the town has a vibrant political scene. The town government consists of an elected mayor and four Town Council members, each serving three year terms. Although there are no local political candidates for the upcoming election, there have been many lively debates in the past about important issues such as taxes, development, and public safety. The town also holds regular meetings to discuss current events and give citizens a chance to voice their opinions on how they would like to see Emmitsburg develop moving forward. Community involvement in local politics is high in Emmitsburg, with residents actively engaged in the decision-making process that shapes their town's future.
The political climate in Emmitsburg, MD is leaning conservative.
Frederick County, MD is somewhat liberal. In Frederick County, MD 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Frederick county flipped moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 43.7%.
Frederick county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Emmitsburg, MD is leaning conservative.
Frederick County, Maryland is somewhat liberal.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very 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.
Emmitsburg, Maryland: R R r r r 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 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 Emmitsburg, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $19,994 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $9,519 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)