Frederick, MD is a vibrant city located in the state of Maryland. It is host to many diverse people and cultures, all united by a common connection to the city's history and identity. Politically, Frederick is home to a wide variety of opinions and beliefs, making it an important place for democratic dialogue and engagement. The city holds elections for local officials on a regular basis, allowing citizens the opportunity to voice their opinions on important issues such as budgeting, housing, infrastructure development, public safety, education, health care and more. As part of its government structure, Frederick has an elected mayor-council form of government with five members: Mayor Michael O'Connor; John J. “Jack” Bailey III; Donna Kuzemchak; David Pugh; and Kelly McCauley. Through the efforts of these elected representatives Frederick strives to create a better quality of life for its residents.
The political climate in Frederick, MD is somewhat liberal.
Frederick County, MD is somewhat liberal. In Frederick County, MD 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Frederick county flipped moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 43.7%.
Frederick county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Frederick, MD is somewhat liberal.
Frederick County, Maryland is somewhat liberal.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very 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.
Frederick, Maryland: R R r 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 Frederick, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18,858 contributions totaling $1,345,511 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,175 contributions totaling $504,332 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)