Berlin, Maryland is a small town in Worcester County, located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It is home to a population of just over 5,000 people and is known for its historic downtown area, charming shops and restaurants. Berlin has a strong sense of community and holds many events throughout the year that bring people together. It also has an active political scene with representatives from all major political parties running for office. The local government consists of a mayor, four council members who are elected at large by the citizens of Berlin, and several appointed committees. Local politicians are working hard to ensure that residents have access to quality services such as transportation, health care and education opportunities. They are also dedicated to preserving the town’s unique character while creating a vibrant economy that will attract new businesses and support existing ones. Berlin is an exciting place to live with plenty of opportunities for its citizens to get involved in politics and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Berlin, MD is somewhat conservative.
Worcester County, MD is moderately conservative. In Worcester County, MD 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Worcester county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.6%.
Worcester county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Berlin, MD is somewhat conservative.
Worcester County, Maryland is moderately 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.
Berlin, 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 Berlin, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,033 contributions totaling $266,787 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,110 contributions totaling $330,279 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $298 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)