Darlington, Maryland is a small town located in Harford County. The population of the town is estimated to be around 1,800 people as of 2020. It is a mostly rural area and the residents are proud to be part of their local community. Despite its small size, Darlington has an active local political scene. There are several candidates who have been running for office in recent years and the local government works hard to ensure that all voices are heard. Local elections are held regularly to choose officials who will represent the needs of the citizens. With such a small population, it is easy for Darlington’s citizens to make their voices heard when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in Darlington, MD is somewhat conservative.
Harford County, MD is somewhat conservative. In Harford County, MD 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harford county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 42.6%.
Harford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Darlington, MD is somewhat conservative.
Harford County, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metro Area is strongly 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.
Darlington, 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 Darlington, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,059 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $3,041 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)