Bivalve, MD is a small town located off the coast of the Chesapeake Bay. Despite its size, it has an active political atmosphere with a variety of civic and government organizations. Local organizations such as the Bivalve Civic Association and Bivalve Business Alliance are devoted to promoting issues important to residents. The town also hosts elections for city council and mayor each year to ensure that local needs are met. Candidates running for these positions must be dedicated to the Bivalve community and be willing to work towards creating positive solutions for citizens. Voters in Bivalve have the unique opportunity to participate in their local politics by attending public meetings or voting in elections. Through collective efforts, citizens can come together to drive positive change in their community.
The political climate in Bivalve, 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
Bivalve, 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.
Bivalve, 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 Bivalve, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $7,375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)