The politics in Elkton, MD are very active within the community. With many local and state candidates running for office each year, it is a popular place to get involved in the political process. As one of Maryland’s largest cities, Elkton has a large population and is home to many diverse and passionate political voices. Residents have the opportunity to support their favorite candidates through canvassing, attending town hall meetings, voting in elections, and engaging with their elected officials on issues that matter most to them. With current events playing an important role in how policy is being shaped at all levels of government, it is important for residents of Elkton to stay informed and be ready to lend their voice when needed.
The political climate in Elkton, MD is somewhat conservative.
Cecil County, MD is strongly conservative. In Cecil County, MD 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cecil county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 35.4%.
Cecil county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elkton, MD is somewhat conservative.
Cecil County, Maryland is strongly conservative.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area is strongly 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.
Elkton, 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 Elkton, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 735 contributions totaling $44,266 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 376 contributions totaling $53,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)