Adamstown, MD is a small town located in Frederick County with a population of around 1,400 people. The town is governed by a Mayor and Town Council which makes decisions about the future of the community. Local elections occur every four years and are open to all residents. During these elections, local candidates running for office are able to put their platform forward and show Adamstown citizens why they would be the best person for the job. Local issues such as education, taxes, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development are some of the topics that political candidates typically address when running for office in Adamstown. The Town Council holds regular meetings to discuss and decide on matters that affect the town's citizens and strive to make decisions that benefit everyone in the community.
The political climate in Adamstown, MD is leaning conservative.
Frederick County, MD is somewhat liberal. In Frederick County, MD 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Frederick county flipped moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 43.7%.
Frederick county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Adamstown, MD is leaning conservative.
Frederick County, Maryland is somewhat 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.
Adamstown, Maryland: R R r r r 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 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 Adamstown, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 460 contributions totaling $29,578 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $9,745 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)