Easton, MD is a small town located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It is known for its rich history, vibrant culture, and high quality of life. Politically, Easton has been traditionally a Democratic stronghold in the state of Maryland. There have been several successful local politicians who have served the citizens of Easton over the years, including former Mayor Robert Willey and current Mayor Ken Pantelides. These politicians have worked to ensure that Easton remains a great place to live and visit. They have focused on maintaining strong fiscal responsibility while also increasing access to quality public services such as education and infrastructure. In addition, they have sought to create an atmosphere where businesses can thrive in order to help strengthen the local economy and provide jobs for residents. Overall, politics in Easton are very important and those involved in government service work to advocate for the best interests of the citizens.
The political climate in Easton, MD is leaning liberal.
Talbot County, MD is leaning liberal. In Talbot County, MD 49.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Talbot county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.0% to 48.5%.
Talbot county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Easton, MD is leaning liberal.
Talbot County, Maryland is leaning liberal.
Easton Metro Area is leaning 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.
Easton, Maryland: R R r R R d
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 Easton, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,048 contributions totaling $774,961 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 903 contributions totaling $766,419 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $849 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)