Chesapeake Beach, MD is a vibrant community located in Calvert County. The area is full of charm and culture, and its politics reflect this. Residents of Chesapeake Beach take their civic responsibilities seriously, engaging in lively debates during local elections. Political candidates from both major parties regularly come to the area to speak with voters and discuss important issues like taxes, education funding, and environmental protection. During election season, the town hums with excitement as residents get involved in canvassing for their favorite candidates and discussing the various issues facing locals. Beyond elections, there are many opportunities for local citizens to get involved in politics; council meetings are always open to residents who want to voice their opinions on important issues or learn more about how the town is run. It is clear that Chesapeake Beach takes an active role in its own political process and its citizens are passionate about making sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Chesapeake Beach, MD is somewhat 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
Chesapeake Beach, MD is somewhat 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.
Chesapeake Beach, 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 Chesapeake Beach, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,080 contributions totaling $173,261 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 254 contributions totaling $39,226 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)