Charles, MD County is a vibrant and diverse community with plenty of political engagement. Local citizens take part in civic meetings and elections to ensure their voices are heard. Every four years, the county holds a primary election with candidates running for office from all major parties. During this election cycle, voters from the county have the opportunity to make their voice heard within the county government by supporting candidates who reflect their values and ideas. In addition, there are various interest groups dedicated to advocating for causes such as education reform and environmental protection which play an important role in making sure that Charles County remains a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Charles County, MD is very liberal.
In Charles County, MD 69.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charles county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.5% to 28.6%.
Charles county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Charles County, MD is very 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.
Charles, Maryland: d d D D D 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 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 Charles County, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,069 contributions totaling $363,129 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,506 contributions totaling $135,347 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)