San Mar, MD is a small town located in Maryland with a population of around 5,000 people. It has been an independent municipality since its incorporation in 1890 and is governed by a Mayor-Council form of government. The Mayor is currently Bob Smith, and he is supported by 6 council members to help him create and pass laws for the town. Local politics are important to residents of San Mar, as they have the power to shape the future of their community. Issues such as economic development, environmental conservation and public safety are regularly discussed at city council meetings and countless hours are put into creating ordinances that will make life better for all citizens of San Mar. Local political candidates often focus on these topics when campaigning for office, making sure that their messages resonate with the needs of the people. Political engagement within San Mar is high during elections with many residents taking part in forums hosted by local groups to discuss issues that concern them and how their vote can make a difference in upcoming elections.
The political climate in San Mar, 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
San Mar, 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.
San Mar, 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 San Mar, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 378 contributions totaling $15,835 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $6,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)