Prince Frederick, MD is a charming small town located in Calvert County, Maryland. It is an area known for its rich history and friendly residents. Politically speaking, the town has a strong local government with various levels including the Mayor and City Council, Commissioners of the Board of County Commissioners, and even representatives from the state legislature. Local elections are held every two years in November to fill the positions on these boards and offices. The majority of people living in Prince Frederick tend to lean towards more conservative views when it comes to politics, although there is some diversity throughout the town. Issues such as taxation and economic growth are important topics that are debated regularly among residents. In addition to this, social issues like gun control and education reform also have a place in the political dialogue here. Ultimately, Prince Frederick is a tight-knit community with strong ties to its local politicians who work hard to ensure that everyone's voice can be heard.
The political climate in Prince Frederick, MD is leaning conservative.
Calvert County, MD is leaning conservative. In Calvert County, MD 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calvert county remained moderately Republican, 51.6% to 46.0%.
Calvert county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prince Frederick, MD is leaning conservative.
Calvert County, Maryland is leaning conservative.
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.
Prince Frederick, 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 Prince Frederick, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 625 contributions totaling $116,623 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 191 contributions totaling $46,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)