The city of Choptank, MD is a small town located in Talbot County and is known for its quaint atmosphere. Politically, the town is largely conservative and focuses on local issues such as taxation, public safety, economic development, and infrastructure. Many of the residents are active participants in the political process by attending public meetings and engaging with elected officials. Local political candidates often hold events in Choptank to reach out to voters and talk about their plans for the future. In elections, citizens typically vote along party lines but are willing to consider candidates from different parties if they feel they are best suited for the position. The community of Choptank takes pride in their local politics and looks forward to continuing to make positive changes that benefit everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Choptank, MD is strongly conservative.
Caroline County, MD is very conservative. In Caroline County, MD 32.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caroline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 32.3%.
Caroline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Choptank, MD is strongly conservative.
Caroline County, Maryland 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.
Choptank, 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 Choptank, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $2,580 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $13,541 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $423 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)