Cambridge is the county seat of Dorchester County, Maryland, and home to approximately 12,000 people. The city is a picturesque town with a strong sense of community, and its politics reflect that. Cambridge has a mayor-council form of government, which consists of seven elected council members and a mayor who serves as head of the government. The mayor and council work together to ensure that the needs of the citizens are met, and that policies are implemented for the betterment of the city. The city's politics also include an active voter base; during presidential elections in particular, Cambridge is known for having high voter turnout. Furthermore, many local organizations often hold events and forums to discuss important political topics within the city throughout the year.
The political climate in Cambridge, MD is leaning liberal.
Dorchester County, MD is somewhat conservative. In Dorchester County, MD 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dorchester county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 42.9%.
Dorchester county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cambridge, MD is leaning liberal.
Dorchester County, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
Cambridge 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.
Cambridge, 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 Cambridge, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,024 contributions totaling $196,604 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 604 contributions totaling $106,624 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)