Allegany County, Maryland is a rural area located in the western region of the state. The county is governed by a seven-member Board of County Commissioners who are all elected at-large for four year terms. Each commissioner typically serves on several committees, such as the Allegany County Planning Commission and the Allegany County Education Committee. In addition to these committees, there are also several non-governmental organizations that advocate for local issues such as environmental protection and economic development. As a result of this involvement by community groups, there has been an increased focus on public policy and decision-making in recent years. The board works to ensure that their decisions reflect what their constituents want, while also striving to be fiscally responsible with taxpayer dollars. As part of this effort, they have also worked on initiatives to attract new business into the area and create jobs for residents. All in all, Allegany County is committed to engaging its citizens in the political process to ensure continued success in years to come.
The political climate in Allegany County, MD is very conservative.
In Allegany County, MD 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 29.9%.
Allegany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Allegany County, MD is very conservative.
Cumberland Metro Area is very 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.
Allegany, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Allegany County, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,521 contributions totaling $113,568 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 420 contributions totaling $58,342 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)