Huntingtown, MD is a vibrant small town in Calvert County. With its strong community spirit and rich history, it has become an attractive destination for many. While the town does not have its own elected officials, it is still heavily involved in local politics. The Calvert County Board of Commissioners sets laws and regulations that affect the residents of Huntingtown, and local candidates often take part in elections to represent the town's needs and values. Through these elections, citizens have the opportunity to choose who they believe will best represent them in their county government. Furthermore, Huntingtown holds several town meetings throughout the year to discuss important issues concerning all aspects of life there. This provides an avenue for citizens to express their concerns and ideas on how the town should move forward with different initiatives. Overall, politics play an essential role in maintaining a safe and productive environment in Huntingtown.
The political climate in Huntingtown, MD is leaning conservative.
Calvert County, MD is leaning conservative. In Calvert County, MD 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calvert county remained moderately Republican, 51.6% to 46.0%.
Calvert county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Huntingtown, MD is leaning conservative.
Calvert County, Maryland is leaning conservative.
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.
Huntingtown, 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 Huntingtown, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 483 contributions totaling $98,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $29,887 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)