Delmar, MD is a small town located in the heart of Maryland's Eastern Shore. It is a primarily agricultural community and has a strong sense of community pride. Residents are passionate about their local politics and take an active role in determining which candidates to support during elections. Each year, citizens gather to discuss issues that are important to them such as education, healthcare, economic development, and environmental protection. Local candidates must demonstrate their understanding of these topics in order to gain the trust and support of voters. During election season, Delmar’s citizens come together to make sure their voices are heard by voting for the candidate they believe will best represent them and their interests. With its vibrant political atmosphere, Delmar is a great example of successful local politics at work.
The political climate in Delmar, MD is leaning liberal.
Wicomico County, MD is leaning conservative. In Wicomico County, MD 47.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wicomico county remained narrowly Republican, 49.6% to 47.7%.
Wicomico county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Delmar, MD is leaning liberal.
Wicomico County, Maryland is leaning 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.
Delmar, 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 Delmar, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 264 contributions totaling $6,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $3,226 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)