Moscow, MD is a small town in Maryland with a population of around 1,400. It is part of Talbot County and its political representation is provided by the three members of the Talbot County Board of Commissioners, which includes Charles J. Colburn Jr., Corey D. Pack, and David L. Ford. The Board of Commissioners oversees local policies and decisions that affect the whole county. Additionally, the citizens of Moscow have representatives on the Maryland State Legislature from Senate District 37 and House District 36A who work to pass legislation for the state as a whole. As a small town in Maryland, Moscow relies on strong political representation from their local representatives to ensure their voice is heard in the larger state government.
The political climate in Moscow, MD is moderately 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
Moscow, MD is moderately 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.
Moscow, 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 Moscow, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 129 contributions totaling $3,621 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)