Mount Aetna, MD is a small rural community located in Frederick County. The politics of this community are largely driven by its population which consists mainly of conservative-minded individuals. For local elections, the citizens come together to elect representatives who share their values and principles. The main political issues that are addressed by the representatives chosen by the citizens of Mount Aetna are centered on maintaining their local way of life and preserving the natural environment that surrounds their community. Residents also take an active role in advocating for policies that support economic development and improved educational opportunities for all members of their community. Local candidates running for public office in Mount Aetna seek to serve the best interests of all residents while upholding traditional values and a strong sense of community spirit.
The political climate in Mount Aetna, MD is moderately conservative.
Washington County, MD is moderately conservative. In Washington County, MD 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.3% to 38.4%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Aetna, MD is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Maryland is moderately conservative.
Hagerstown-Martinsburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Mount Aetna, 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 Mount Aetna, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,569 contributions totaling $205,874 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 933 contributions totaling $189,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)