Antietam, MD is a small town located in Washington County, Maryland. It has a unique culture and a rich history that has been shaped by politics over the years. The town's politics are largely centered around local issues and making sure that the needs of its citizens are met. Residents make their voices heard through voting in local elections and participating in civic activities such as rallies and community meetings. The main political issue facing Antietam is ensuring adequate funding for public services like schools and libraries while continuing to maintain the town's rural feel. Local politicians strive to create policies that will benefit all residents by promoting economic growth, providing access to quality education, protecting natural resources, and preserving natural beauty. As Antietam moves forward into the future it will be important to keep its citizens' needs at heart while remaining true to its values of independence and self-reliance.
The political climate in Antietam, MD is moderately conservative.
Washington County, MD is moderately conservative. In Washington County, MD 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.3% to 38.4%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Antietam, MD is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Maryland is moderately conservative.
Hagerstown-Martinsburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Antietam, 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 Antietam, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 258 contributions totaling $17,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $5,134 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)