Cecil County, Maryland is a rural county located in the northeastern part of Maryland. It is known for its rich history and culture, as well as for being home to some of the most beautiful natural landscapes in the region. Politically, Cecil County is a heavily Democratic county with a population of 101,108 people. In recent years, Democrats have held a majority of elected offices in the county, including several seats on the Cecil County Council and other local governing bodies. Recent elections have seen some success from Republican candidates as well, but overall Democrats continue to hold most of the political power. Local politicians focus on issues such as economic development, education reform, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection. As with any rural area, many residents are also concerned about maintaining good relationships with their agricultural neighbors.
The political climate in Cecil County, MD is strongly conservative.
In Cecil County, MD 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cecil county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 35.4%.
Cecil county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cecil County, MD is strongly conservative.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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.
Cecil, 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 Cecil County, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,729 contributions totaling $98,461 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,032 contributions totaling $144,006 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)