Smithsburg, MD is a small town located in the eastern part of Maryland. It is home to a diverse population and has a robust political landscape. The town’s government is made up of seven elected representatives who are responsible for making decisions that affect the community. Smithsburg also has representatives in both the state legislature and the county government, providing an opportunity for local residents to participate in policy-making at all levels. Local elections occur every two years, giving citizens the chance to have their voices heard and decide who will lead them on important issues. In addition to local candidates, national campaigns often visit Smithsburg during election season, hosting events and rallies in an effort to engage with voters. Overall, politics in Smithsburg is vibrant and engaging, with many opportunities for citizens to become involved in decision-making processes at all levels of government.
The political climate in Smithsburg, MD is moderately conservative.
Washington County, MD is moderately conservative. In Washington County, MD 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.3% to 38.4%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Smithsburg, MD is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Maryland is moderately conservative.
Hagerstown-Martinsburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Smithsburg, 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 Smithsburg, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 159 contributions totaling $13,709 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $5,091 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)