Worton, MD is a small town located in the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It is known for its beautiful scenery, serene environment and friendly locals. While the population of Worton is relatively small, it has a thriving political scene. There are two major political parties present in Worton: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The local politicians work hard to represent the interests of the town in all areas, from education to infrastructure to public safety. They are dedicated to making sure that everyone in Worton has their voice heard by their government representatives. In addition, local committees are formed to research and discuss issues important to Worton’s residents before taking action on them. As a result of this commitment to representation and engagement, politics in Worton remain vibrant and active.
The political climate in Worton, 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
Worton, 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.
Worton, 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 Worton, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 326 contributions totaling $68,348 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $4,172 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)