Eden, MD is a small town located in Maryland's Eastern Shore region, and it is known for its close-knit community. Politically, the town leans more toward the Democratic Party; however, it is also home to many independent and nonpartisan voters. Local elections typically involve candidates from both parties competing for offices such as mayor, city council members, school board members, and other positions. Political debates are often held in local churches or other public venues and often involve education policy, taxes, and other issues of importance to Eden residents. Additionally, there are many volunteer opportunities available in Eden for those wishing to support their preferred political party or candidate as well as local civic organizations that work to improve the quality of life in the area.
The political climate in Eden, 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
Eden, 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.
Eden, 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 Eden, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $1,872 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $14,552 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)