Federalsburg, MD is a small town in Caroline County located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It has a diverse population of people with different backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs. The local government is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Federalsburg and works hard to ensure that the town functions smoothly. In terms of politics, the town is represented by elected officials at both the state and federal level. At the state level, residents are represented by Senator Addie Eckardt and Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes in Maryland's District 37 while Senator Ben Cardin and Congressman Andy Harris represent them in Congress. All four representatives participate in open forums with Federalsburg residents multiple times each year to discuss policy matters such as taxes, healthcare, education, etc. Voter turnout for local elections has been steadily increasing over recent years as more citizens become politically aware and involved in their community's local politics.
The political climate in Federalsburg, MD is somewhat conservative.
Caroline County, MD is very conservative. In Caroline County, MD 32.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caroline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 32.3%.
Caroline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Federalsburg, MD is somewhat conservative.
Caroline County, Maryland is very 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.
Federalsburg, 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 Federalsburg, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $472 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $4,453 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)