Ocean City, MD is a popular coastal town located in Worcester County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It is known for its boardwalk and beach activities, as well as its vibrant nightlife. The town also has a rich political history that dates back to its beginnings in 1875. The Ocean City Mayor and Council are responsible for governing the city, comprised of seven members elected at-large by the citizens of Ocean City in staggered four-year terms. Current leaders include Mayor Rick Meehan and Council Members Tony DeLuca, John Gehrig, Mary Knight, Joe Mitrecic, Doug Cymek, and Lloyd Martin. Together these leaders work to ensure that Ocean City remains an attractive place to live and visit while maintaining fiscal responsibility over city operations. Additionally, the town's government is dedicated to protecting the environment from pollution and development while preserving its natural resources for future generations.
The political climate in Ocean City, MD is leaning conservative.
Worcester County, MD is moderately conservative. In Worcester County, MD 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Worcester county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.6%.
Worcester county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ocean City, MD is leaning conservative.
Worcester County, Maryland is moderately conservative.
Salisbury Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Ocean City, 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 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 Ocean City, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 472 contributions totaling $63,751 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 364 contributions totaling $103,161 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)