Lonaconing, Maryland is a small town located in Allegany County. The town has a long history dating back to the early 1800s, and has seen many changes over the years. In terms of politics, Lonaconing is part of the larger Allegany County Democratic Party. This means that most of the local candidates for office are Democrats, as this is the party favored by most of its citizens. There is also an active Republican party in the area, but they tend to be less popular in this particular region. Local elections typically focus on issues such as economic growth, education reform, environmental protection, and infrastructure improvements while doing their best to meet the needs of all residents. Both parties strive to make sure they are representing their constituents fairly and making sure that everyone has access to quality services.
The political climate in Lonaconing, MD is moderately conservative.
Allegany County, MD is very conservative. In Allegany County, MD 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 29.9%.
Allegany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lonaconing, MD is moderately conservative.
Allegany County, Maryland is very conservative.
Cumberland Metro Area 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.
Lonaconing, 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 Lonaconing, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $1,725 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $3,363 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)