Friendsville, MD is a small town nestled in the Appalachians. It is home to roughly 800 residents who take great pride in their community and local politics. Every election cycle, the people of Friendsville come together to decide on their local officials. Some of the most popular candidates are those who are passionate about preserving Friendsville's small-town charm and creating an economically vibrant future for its citizens. The Friendsville City Council works hard to ensure that the town remains a welcoming place for everyone and that its residents have access to necessary services such as roads, schools, police protection, public health, and more. In addition, they seek to balance growth while respecting the history and culture of the area. As with any small-town election cycle, Friendsville residents come together to ensure their voices are heard and that their elected officials represent them properly.
The political climate in Friendsville, MD is strongly conservative.
Garrett County, MD is very conservative. In Garrett County, MD 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garrett county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.0%.
Garrett county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Friendsville, MD is strongly conservative.
Garrett 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.
Friendsville, 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 Friendsville, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $1,259 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)