West Denton, MD is a small town located in western Maryland. Though it has a small population, the politics of the town are quite active and diverse. Local residents take part in various forms of political participation, such as attending council meetings, voting in elections, and running for office. The mayor serves as the top leader of West Denton and is elected on a four-year term basis. There is also a city council composed of five members elected by registered voters in the community. Community officials focus on addressing local issues such as infrastructure, public services, economic development, education, and housing. In addition to local politicians, residents are also active participants in state and national politics through advocacy efforts and voter engagement activities like registering to vote or attending protests or demonstrations. Overall, West Denton’s politics are vibrant and engaging for all who participate.
The political climate in West Denton, MD is strongly conservative.
Caroline County, MD is very conservative. In Caroline County, MD 32.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caroline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 32.3%.
Caroline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Denton, MD is strongly conservative.
Caroline County, Maryland 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.
West Denton, 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 West Denton, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $8,384 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $8,482 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)