Frostburg, Maryland is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains of western Maryland. Despite its small population, the town has an active and engaged political scene. Every two years, the people of Frostburg come together to decide who will serve as their mayor and city council members in local elections. Candidates from all sides of the political spectrum compete for these positions, creating a lively debate about key issues affecting their community. The citizens of Frostburg are passionate about their right to make local decisions on how their government should be run. This commitment to civic engagement has resulted in strong local leadership that works hard to ensure the continued success and prosperity of this charming mountain town.
The political climate in Frostburg, MD is somewhat conservative.
Allegany County, MD is very conservative. In Allegany County, MD 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 29.9%.
Allegany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Frostburg, MD is somewhat conservative.
Allegany County, Maryland is very conservative.
Cumberland Metro Area 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.
Frostburg, 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 Frostburg, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,100 contributions totaling $63,135 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 185 contributions totaling $15,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)