Sharpsburg, MD is a small city located in Washington County with a population of around 762 people. It is known for its historical significance and features monuments to commemorate the Civil War era. The local politics in Sharpsburg is mostly focused on maintaining the historical sites and preserving the natural beauty of the area, as well as supporting the local businesses and community. There are two political parties that are active in Sharpsburg: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Both parties support initiatives related to keeping Sharpsburg’s history alive, as well as investing in public services such as education, healthcare, and infrastructure. The current mayor of Sharpsburg is Richard Rogers from the Democratic Party, who was elected in 2020. Each year there is also a town council election held which allows local residents to elect representatives to represent their interests at a local level.
The political climate in Sharpsburg, MD is moderately conservative.
Washington County, MD is moderately conservative. In Washington County, MD 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.3% to 38.4%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sharpsburg, MD is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Maryland is moderately conservative.
Hagerstown-Martinsburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Sharpsburg, 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 Sharpsburg, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 258 contributions totaling $17,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $5,134 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)