Willards, MD is a small rural town located in Wicomico County with a population of approximately 3,000 people. Although the town is considered to be relatively small, it still has an active political climate. In Willards, citizens have the option to vote for candidates running for local office such as Mayor and City Council members. Every two years, local residents can cast their votes in city elections to determine who will represent them in government. In addition to city elections, Willards also participates in state and national election cycles each year. Residents are encouraged to stay informed on current issues and participate in the democratic process by voting for their preferred candidate. It is through this process that Willard's citizens have the power to shape their local government and create a better future for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 21874 (Willards, MD) is somewhat conservative.
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
Zip 21874 (Willards, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Willards, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
Wicomico County, Maryland 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.
Willards, 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 zip 21874 (Willards)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)