The small town of Carlos, MD is an idyllic community nestled in the foothills of the state. Politics are relatively low key here and few political candidates run for local office. Elections are generally held every two years and usually involve decisions on topics such as school board members, funding for public services, and zoning ordinances. The town is represented by a mayor and several town council members who work together to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the residents. Even though elections can be divisive at times, they are typically decided peacefully with the results accepted by both sides in good faith. It's a great example of responsible civic involvement that serves to keep Carlos a great place to live.
The political climate in Carlos, MD is strongly conservative.
Allegany County, MD is very conservative. In Allegany County, MD 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 29.9%.
Allegany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carlos, MD is strongly conservative.
Allegany County, Maryland is very conservative.
Cumberland Metro Area is very 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.
Carlos, 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 Carlos, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 220 contributions totaling $12,627 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $3,084 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)