St. George Island, MD is a small island located off the coast of Maryland and is part of the Chesapeake Bay Islands. It has a rich history as a vacation destination and fishing community, and its politics are reflective of its unique location. The island is governed by the St. George Island Town Council, which is responsible for decisions concerning local ordinances, zoning laws, infrastructure projects and other community initiatives. The town council consists of five members who are elected to two-year terms and serve without pay. These members are expected to listen to all sides before making their decisions on behalf of the island’s residents. The Council also works with representatives from neighboring counties in order to ensure that St. George Island remains a safe and prosperous place to live and visit. As such, they work closely with state legislators in order to ensure that the people living on the island have access to all necessary services, while also taking steps to protect the environment for future generations.
The political climate in St. George Island, MD is moderately conservative.
St. Mary's County, MD is somewhat conservative. In St. Mary's County, MD 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Mary's county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 41.6%.
St. Mary's county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. George Island, MD is moderately conservative.
St. Mary's County, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
California-Lexington Park 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.
St. George Island, 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 St. George Island, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $10,343 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $4,471 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)