Burkittsville, MD is a small rural town with a population of about 2,500 people. It has a close-knit community that is deeply rooted in its history and culture. Politically, the town is represented by various local government officials who work to ensure that the town's residents are well taken care of. Local government representatives have been elected to serve on behalf of Burkittsville's citizens, and they work tirelessly to promote their interests in the state legislature. Residents often come together to discuss pressing political issues and advocate for change in the way decisions are made in their community. As such, local elections are highly contested as citizens strive to make sure that their voices are heard and that the outcome will benefit all involved.
The political climate in Burkittsville, MD is leaning conservative.
Frederick County, MD is somewhat liberal. In Frederick County, MD 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Frederick county flipped moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 43.7%.
Frederick county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burkittsville, MD is leaning conservative.
Frederick County, Maryland is somewhat liberal.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very 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.
Burkittsville, Maryland: R R r 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 Burkittsville, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 215 contributions totaling $18,768 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $6,086 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)