The small town of Ocean Pines, MD is an idyllic place to live. Politics in the area involve local government that is committed to maintaining a safe and thriving community for its citizens. The governing body consists of five elected commissioners who work together to ensure that all of the town's needs are being met. These commissioners come from a variety of backgrounds and bring their own perspectives to the table. Each commissioner addresses different issues regarding public safety, infrastructure, economic development, recreation, and more. Residents have the opportunity to participate in local politics by attending town meetings or volunteering for local campaigns. With dedicated leaders in place and motivated citizens ready to make a difference, Ocean Pines is a great example of how small-town politics can make big changes for its people.
The political climate in Ocean Pines, MD is somewhat conservative.
Worcester County, MD is moderately conservative. In Worcester County, MD 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Worcester county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.6%.
Worcester county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ocean Pines, MD is somewhat conservative.
Worcester County, Maryland is moderately conservative.
Salisbury Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Ocean Pines, 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 Ocean Pines, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,033 contributions totaling $266,787 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,110 contributions totaling $330,279 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $298 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)