Shaft, MD is a small town in the United States with a diverse population and vibrant culture. The town has both local elections and national elections that take place each year. Local politics have been important to the residents of Shaft as they strive to keep their community safe, make improvements to the infrastructure, and keep taxes low while providing quality services. In recent years, Shaft has seen an influx of newcomers who are eager to get involved in the political process either by running for office or volunteering at polls during election time. With so many passionate voices making their way into Shaft’s local government, it is sure to be full of lively discussions over public policy issues and ways to ensure that all citizens have an equal say in how their town is run.
The political climate in Shaft, 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
Shaft, 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.
Shaft, 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 Shaft, 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)