Williston, MD is a small town located in Washington County with a population of around 1,000 people. While the town itself is relatively small and quiet, it still has an important role to play in local politics. Williston is part of Maryland's 6th district Congressional District and its local representatives are determined by the state’s General Assembly. Additionally, Williston elects its own mayor and members of its city council. These elected officials oversee the administration of the town and ensure that all policies are properly enforced. They also prioritize public safety, infrastructure improvements, and development projects that benefit the community as a whole. With such an active role in local politics, Williston plays an important part in shaping the future of Washington County.
The political climate in Williston, MD is strongly conservative.
Caroline County, MD is very conservative. In Caroline County, MD 32.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caroline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 32.3%.
Caroline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williston, MD is strongly conservative.
Caroline County, Maryland is very 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.
Williston, 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 Williston, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $8,384 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $8,482 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)