Wicomico County, Maryland is a politically diverse county located in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The county is governed by an elected Board of County Commissioners, with all five members representing different constituencies within the county. The political landscape of Wicomico County can be generally classified as moderate but there are stark differences between the rural and urban portions of the county. Political issues facing Wicomico County are typical for medium size counties; from public safety to economic development, there is no shortage of issues that require attention from local officials. In recent years, many candidates have run for positions within the local government, each bringing their own unique views on how to move Wicomico forward into the future. With a varied mix of political viewpoints and perspectives, Wicomico County remains a dynamic area where residents can engage in meaningful conversations about politics and policy.
The political climate in Wicomico County, MD is leaning conservative.
In Wicomico County, MD 47.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wicomico county remained narrowly Republican, 49.6% to 47.7%.
Wicomico county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wicomico County, MD is leaning 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.
Wicomico, 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 Wicomico County, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,593 contributions totaling $138,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,015 contributions totaling $242,783 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)