Fairlee, MD is a small town located in the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It is a close-knit community with a strong sense of local pride. The politics in Fairlee are focused on maintaining the traditional values and making the town a place where people can live peacefully and comfortably. The town is served by local government which strives to ensure that all citizens have access to quality public services such as education, healthcare, public transportation, and safety. The mayor and council members work hard to ensure that their constituents’ needs are met and that their voices are heard. They also collaborate with neighboring towns to ensure that resources are shared equitably among all communities. As an example, this year the mayor worked with neighboring towns to provide funding for a new library in Fairlee so everyone could have access to educational materials. This type of collaboration has provided Fairlee residents with many benefits as they strive to make their community a better place to live.
The political climate in Fairlee, MD is somewhat conservative.
Kent County, MD is leaning liberal. In Kent County, MD 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 48.1%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairlee, MD is somewhat conservative.
Kent County, Maryland 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.
Fairlee, Maryland: r r d 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 Fairlee, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,051 contributions totaling $608,243 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 307 contributions totaling $95,928 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $312 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)