The politics in Cumberland, MD Metro Area are highly specific to the region. Although it is part of Maryland, which is a traditionally Democratic state, the political leanings of Cumberland and its surrounding cities and towns can vary widely. The area is represented by both Democrats and Republicans at the federal level, with U.S. Representative Dutch Ruppersberger representing the state’s 2nd Congressional District and four other members of Congress from Maryland having at least some portion of their districts covering portions of the Cumberland area. At the state level, this area has two senators: Sen. Edward J. Kasemeyer (D) and Sen. Robert G Borress (R). The area also has three delegates to Annapolis: Del. Wendell R. Beitzel (R), Del. Mike McKay (R), and Del Melony G Griffith (D). All in all, there is ample representation for communities within the Cumberland Metro Area that come from diverse political backgrounds.
The political climate in Cumberland Metro Area is very conservative.
In Cumberland Metro Area 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Cumberland metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 27.3%.
The Cumberland metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Cumberland, 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 Cumberland Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,834 contributions totaling $127,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 591 contributions totaling $73,781 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)