Rising Sun, MD is a small town located in Cecil County. It has a rich history that dates back to the 1700s and is home to many notable landmarks such as the Rising Sun Courthouse and the Monument Hill Battlefield. The town is governed by a mayor-council system, with citizens electing five members of the council each year. These elected officials work together to create policies for the town and ensure its ongoing success. All citizens are encouraged to take an active role in local politics, either by voting or participating in community events. The local government works hard to provide services that benefit residents and businesses alike, ensuring that everyone receives a fair share of resources and assistance. Through these efforts, Rising Sun continues to remain an important part of Cecil County’s culture and economy.
The political climate in Rising Sun, MD is moderately conservative.
Cecil County, MD is strongly conservative. In Cecil County, MD 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cecil county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 35.4%.
Cecil county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rising Sun, MD is moderately conservative.
Cecil County, Maryland is strongly conservative.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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.
Rising Sun, 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 Rising Sun, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $4,088 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $9,532 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)