Hughesville, MD is a small town located in Prince George's County. The town has a strong sense of community and is home to many local businesses. As with any municipality, politics play an integral role in keeping the town running smoothly and efficiently. Hughesville takes great pride in its local government, which is made up of elected officials who are responsible for making decisions that affect residents' lives. These officials include the Mayor, Town Councilmembers, and other committees appointed by the mayor. Residents have the opportunity to voice their opinions on issues ranging from economic development to public safety at regular town meetings and through voting on ballot initiatives. Additionally, Hughesville residents have the unique opportunity to get involved in local politics by becoming active members of political organizations or running for office themselves.
The political climate in Hughesville, MD is somewhat liberal.
Charles County, MD is very liberal. In Charles County, MD 69.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charles county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.5% to 28.6%.
Charles county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hughesville, MD is somewhat liberal.
Charles County, Maryland is very 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.
Hughesville, Maryland: d d D D D 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 Hughesville, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,735 contributions totaling $121,711 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 206 contributions totaling $30,382 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)