Chesapeake Ranch Estates is a small community located on the western shore of Maryland. While the town doesn't have a local government, it does have ties to the larger political scene in Maryland. The town is part of Calvert County, so its citizens are able to vote in county and state elections. In Calvert County, there are multiple candidates running for office each year from both major parties. During these elections, Chesapeake Ranch Estates residents can make their voices heard and cast their votes for whichever candidate they feel best represents their interests. Additionally, those living in Chesapeake Ranch Estates can stay informed about current political matters by attending meetings hosted by the various civic organizations throughout the county. Through this involvement, residents can stay up-to-date on issues such as public safety, educational opportunities, and economic development within Calvert County.
The political climate in Chesapeake Ranch Estates, 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 Ranch Estates, 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 Ranch Estates, 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 Ranch Estates, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 509 contributions totaling $33,245 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 279 contributions totaling $30,253 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)