Hancock, MD is a small town located in the state of Maryland. Despite its size, it has an active political climate, with passionate and engaged local residents. Residents often take an active role in local politics, attending council meetings and voicing their opinions on issues that affect the community. The town also has elected officials who represent its interests at the state and federal levels. These representatives have been working diligently to bring resources and better policies to Hancock and its citizens. Local elections are held every two years for positions such as mayor, council members, school board members, and other important roles within the town. These races draw interest from residents who want to help shape Hancock's future and make sure that their needs are being met. With continued civic engagement from those who live in Hancock, MD, the town will remain an important part of Maryland's government landscape for many years to come.
The political climate in Hancock, MD is somewhat 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
Hancock, MD is somewhat 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.
Hancock, 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 Hancock, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $2,435 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)