National, MD is a small town located in the state of Maryland that has a strong sense of community and pride. Despite its size, National has a vibrant political climate due to its close proximity to Washington D.C., the capital of the United States. Local politics in National are largely dependent on issues facing the greater state of Maryland as well as national issues that affect all citizens of the United States. Residents enjoy having their voices heard in local elections and they take an active role in advocating for policies that will benefit their neighborhoods and towns. Issues such as healthcare, jobs, taxation, education, public safety and environmental protection are important topics for discussion within National’s local politics. Residents come together to discuss these topics and advocate for change through voting during local elections. In addition to voting on local issues, citizens also vote in major presidential and congressional election cycles where their votes help shape the future of the country.
The political climate in National, MD is strongly 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
National, MD is strongly 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.
National, 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 National, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 220 contributions totaling $12,627 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $3,084 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)