Rock Hall, MD is a small town located in Kent County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. While it may not be the biggest or most bustling city in the county, Rock Hall has a vibrant political scene. With its own mayor and council members, the city government serves to ensure that local citizens’ needs are met. There is a wide range of elected officials and offices that work hard to make sure that Rock Hall runs smoothly and remains financially stable. Through their efforts, they ensure that all residents have access to public services such as schools, libraries, parks, and more. The city also works with state representatives to help address issues outside of its jurisdiction. With passionate leaders dedicated to representing their constituents’ interests, Rock Hall continues to remain a friendly and inviting community for its citizens.
The political climate in Rock Hall, MD is leaning conservative.
Kent County, MD is leaning liberal. In Kent County, MD 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 48.1%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rock Hall, MD is leaning conservative.
Kent County, Maryland is leaning liberal.
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.
Rock Hall, Maryland: r r d r r d
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 Rock Hall, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 185 contributions totaling $15,570 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $5,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)