Point of Rocks, MD is a small town located in Frederick County. Its unique location along the Potomac River makes it an attractive place for many visitors. Although the town is relatively small, it has active participation in local politics. The Point of Rocks Town Council meets regularly to discuss and vote on any issues that come up in the local area. Residents have the opportunity to elect representatives to the council who they feel will best represent their interests and concerns. Additionally, there are various other roles such as mayor or police chief that are filled by elected officials. Political campaigns normally focus on issues such as economic growth, environmental protection, public safety, infrastructure investment and civic engagement among other topics that are relevant to Point of Rocks residents. Being politically engaged helps ensure that citizens have a say in what happens within their community and allows them to better understand how government works and its importance in their lives.
The political climate in Point of Rocks, MD is leaning conservative.
Frederick County, MD is somewhat liberal. In Frederick County, MD 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Frederick county flipped moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 43.7%.
Frederick county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Point of Rocks, MD is leaning conservative.
Frederick County, Maryland is somewhat liberal.
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.
Point of Rocks, Maryland: R R r r r d
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 Point of Rocks, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $4,196 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)