Carroll County, Maryland is a small rural county located in the northern portion of the state. It has a rich history as an agricultural community and is known for its small-town feel. Politically, Carroll County leans conservative, with Republicans dominating local and state elections. The county’s political representatives include Republican Governor Larry Hogan, U.S Senator Ben Cardin and U.S Representative Andy Harris, all of whom have been elected multiple times. The Carroll County Board of Commissioners also consists of five Republicans overseeing the county’s affairs. Locally, the Carroll County Government provides services such as public safety, transportation, health care and education to residents across the county. Additionally, various civic organizations are established in Carroll County to promote citizen involvement in government affairs and encourage engagement in politics.
The political climate in Carroll County, MD is strongly conservative.
In Carroll County, MD 36.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.0% to 36.3%.
Carroll county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carroll County, MD is strongly conservative.
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.
Carroll, 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 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 Carroll County, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,883 contributions totaling $509,492 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,048 contributions totaling $341,580 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)