Mount Vernon, MD is located in the heart of Alexandria County and has a long history of political involvement. The city is currently governed by Mayor Justin Wilson, who was elected to the position in 2018. He leads a City Council that serves as the legislative body for Mount Vernon. The City Council consists of seven members representing seven wards across the city, all of whom were elected by the citizens of Mount Vernon during local elections. Additionally, each year residents vote for state and federal representatives from Mount Vernon during larger elections. This vibrant political atmosphere ensures that all voices are heard and that everyone can participate in decisions impacting their community.
The political climate in Mount Vernon, MD is moderately conservative.
Somerset County, MD is somewhat conservative. In Somerset County, MD 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.8%.
Somerset county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2008 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Vernon, MD is moderately conservative.
Somerset County, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
Salisbury Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Mount Vernon, Maryland: d r r d 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 Mount Vernon, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $7,846 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $12,668 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)