The Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD Metro Area is a mix of both rural and urban communities that boast an interesting set of political opinions. The area is heavily influenced by the Maryland State Legislature and takes pride in its local government representatives from both major political parties. These representatives strive to ensure that their constituents’ needs are met through legislation and economic initiatives. The area has a long history of engaging in civic dialogue to address topics like healthcare, education, infrastructure, taxation, and other important issues. The Mayor of Hagerstown and the Board of County Commissioners for Martinsburg provide excellent leadership to their respective cities. They are supported by numerous committees and various local organizations that work together to ensure the interests of all citizens are heard and respected at all levels of government.
The political climate in Hagerstown-Martinsburg Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Hagerstown-Martinsburg Metro Area 36.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 36.2%.
The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Hagerstown-Martinsburg Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,672 contributions totaling $394,104 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,985 contributions totaling $394,007 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)