Cambridge, Maryland is a small town with a population of just over 12,000 people. It is the county seat of Dorchester County, and the local politics are largely focused on issues that affect the everyday lives of its citizens. The town boasts a strong economy and low unemployment rate, and many local initiatives have been implemented to ensure that it continues to be a desirable place to live. In recent years, there has been an emphasis on protecting the environment and improving public spaces such as parks and streets. Local political candidates come from all walks of life and represent diverse opinions, but they tend to agree on core values such as providing quality education for children and promoting economic growth through job creation opportunities. Residents in 21613 Cambridge, MD are encouraged to get involved in their local politics by voting in elections or attending town meetings to voice their opinions and concerns.
The political climate in Zip 21613 (Cambridge, MD) is leaning conservative.
Dorchester County, MD is somewhat conservative. In Dorchester County, MD 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dorchester county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 42.9%.
Dorchester county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21613 (Cambridge, MD) is leaning conservative.
Cambridge, Maryland is leaning conservative.
Dorchester County, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
Cambridge 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.
Cambridge, 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 zip 21613 (Cambridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,506 contributions totaling $49,151 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 151 contributions totaling $26,656 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)