Hillsboro, MD is a small town located in Washington County. It is home to many diverse and vibrant citizens who are deeply invested in their local political landscape. Although the town is not large, it has a significant impact on the county's politics. Recently, several candidates have been running for the county council representative position, bringing with them different perspectives on how to best serve their community. This election season has seen a flurry of activity from both parties as they strive to win over voters and make their case for why they should be elected. Residents of Hillsboro have taken an active role in this process by participating in candidate forums and other events where they can hear from each side and make informed decisions about who will best represent their interests on the council. With such an engaged population, it is clear that Hillsboro will continue to play an important role in shaping the county's politics for years to come.
The political climate in Hillsboro, MD is strongly 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
Hillsboro, MD is strongly 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.
Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $8,384 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $8,482 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)