Waterview, MD is a small community in the state of Maryland with a strong sense of pride and community. Politically, Waterview is a primarily Democratic-leaning area that generally votes for the Democratic Party. Although there are no local political candidates running for office, many citizens of Waterview get involved in politics at the state and national level. Residents often participate in forums to discuss issues affecting their town, from education reform to economic revitalization. There are also many opportunities for people to volunteer and get involved in campaigns or other political organizations. Waterview has a proud history of engaging with the political process and continues to be an important part of the state's democratic landscape.
The political climate in Waterview, 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
Waterview, 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.
Waterview, 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 Waterview, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $29 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 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)