Charlestown, MD is a small town located in Cecil County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It has a rich history of politics, with an emphasis on local government. The Town Council is made up of elected members who work together to ensure the needs of their constituents are met. They are responsible for setting policies and passing legislation that directly affects the citizens of Charlestown. In addition to the Town Council, there are various committees and boards such as the Planning Commission and Historic Preservation Commission which give citizens a platform to voice their concerns about development and conservation. These committees are also responsible for providing advice and guidance on necessary steps taken by the Town Council with regards to development projects, historic preservation, public health, zoning regulations, and much more. The people of Charlestown take great pride in their civic involvement and continue to be actively involved in shaping its future through their political involvement.
The political climate in Charlestown, MD is moderately conservative.
Cecil County, MD is strongly conservative. In Cecil County, MD 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cecil county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 35.4%.
Cecil county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Charlestown, MD is moderately conservative.
Cecil County, Maryland is strongly conservative.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area is strongly 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.
Charlestown, 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 Charlestown, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 494 contributions totaling $29,861 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 286 contributions totaling $29,645 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)