Manchester, MD is a small town located in Carroll County. It is an important community in the region with a long history of strong local politics. The town council consists of 5 members and sets policy that affects all citizens. They work together to make decisions about the budget, infrastructure projects, and other important issues. In addition to the town council, Manchester has a mayor who serves as an advocate for the community's needs and interests. There are also local elections held every two years where residents can elect their representatives to positions such as Sheriff, State's Attorney, and County Commissioner. These elected officials set policies that directly affect the people in Manchester and the surrounding area. Manchester is a diverse place with many different opinions on how government should work which makes it an interesting place for political conversations.
The political climate in Manchester, MD is moderately conservative.
Carroll County, MD is strongly conservative. In Carroll County, MD 36.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.0% to 36.3%.
Carroll county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Manchester, MD is moderately conservative.
Carroll County, Maryland is strongly conservative.
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metro Area is strongly 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.
Manchester, 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 Manchester, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 266 contributions totaling $12,172 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $21,279 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)