Crisfield, MD is a small town located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland with a population of 2,726 people as of 2019. Crisfield is governed by a mayor-council system and Mayor Kim Lawson has been in office since July 2015. The city council consists of five members and meets every second and fourth Tuesday of each month. The council is responsible for approving budget appropriations, passing ordinances, managing city services, and approving contracts in order to improve the quality of life for its citizens. The political process in Crisfield works to provide necessary services such as police protection, public works projects, recreational activities and economic development initiatives. Community members have the opportunity to get involved in local politics by attending council meetings or providing input through surveys or other means. Political engagement is vital to keeping the town's political climate healthy and prosperous for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Crisfield, MD is leaning conservative.
Somerset County, MD is somewhat conservative. In Somerset County, MD 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.8%.
Somerset county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2008 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crisfield, MD is leaning conservative.
Somerset County, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
Salisbury 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.
Crisfield, Maryland: d r r d 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 Crisfield, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $3,630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $18,453 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)