Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD is a small town located in the state of Maryland. The town is home to an active community that takes great pride in their local politics. The residents are engaged in the political process and actively participate in discussions about local issues that affect their lives. Elected officials are held to a high standard and voted on by the people of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD. Many candidates run for office each year hoping to make a difference in this vibrant and unique city. Public forums are held regularly so that the citizens can express their opinions and share ideas on what would best serve the community. Local leaders work together to ensure that everyone has a say in how the city is run and that everyone’s rights are respected.
The political climate in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD is moderately conservative.
Washington County, MD is moderately conservative. In Washington County, MD 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.3% to 38.4%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Maryland is moderately conservative.
Hagerstown-Martinsburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, 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 Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,940 contributions totaling $156,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 512 contributions totaling $105,566 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)