Parsonsburg, MD is a small town located in the heart of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Although it may be small, the people of Parsonsburg still take their politics seriously. The town has an active political scene with many local candidates running for elected office each year. Most local elections are nonpartisan and focus on issues important to citizens such as public safety, economic development, and education. Local residents have a wide range of political views, from conservative to progressive, but most are united in their desire to see positive changes in Parsonsburg. Through carefully researching the issues and getting out to vote in person or by mail, Parsonsburg residents can make sure that their voices are heard at the polls.
The political climate in Parsonsburg, MD is somewhat conservative.
Wicomico County, MD is leaning conservative. In Wicomico County, MD 47.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wicomico county remained narrowly Republican, 49.6% to 47.7%.
Wicomico county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Parsonsburg, MD is somewhat conservative.
Wicomico County, Maryland is leaning 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.
Parsonsburg, 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 Parsonsburg, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $3,296 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $5,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)