Grantsville, MD is a small town located in the northeast corner of Maryland. It is a predominantly rural community with a population of approximately 3,000 people. The political environment in Grantsville is highly active and engaged, as the citizens take an interest in local politics and often voice their opinions on important matters. Elections for local offices are hotly contested and many residents will turn out to the polls each election cycle. The town mayor, city council members, school board directors, and other elected officials all work hard to represent the needs and interests of their constituents. All these officials must be approved by popular vote every few years, ensuring that the citizens of Grantsville elect who they feel best represents them and their values.
The political climate in Grantsville, 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
Grantsville, 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.
Grantsville, 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 Grantsville, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $4,027 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $4,852 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $404 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)