Accident, MD is a small town located in the northwest corner of the state. It is home to a population of just over 3,000 people. The town is governed by a mayor and a six-member council that are elected by citizens every two years. Accident has seen several long-standing elected officials such as Mayor Robert Nuse and Councilwoman Jane Smith. Both have continually worked to ensure the quality of life remains high in Accident with initiatives like increased public safety, improved infrastructure, and better educational opportunities for the community's children. Additionally, the town has recently begun exploring new economic development opportunities which will help to bring more jobs into the area and generate revenue for further civic initiatives. All in all, politics in Accident are primarily focused on creating a better quality of life for its citizens and providing them with access to resources they need to thrive.
The political climate in Accident, MD is strongly conservative.
Garrett County, MD is very conservative. In Garrett County, MD 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garrett county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.0%.
Garrett county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Accident, MD is strongly conservative.
Garrett County, Maryland is very 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.
Accident, 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 Accident, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $6,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $857 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $2,566 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)