20657 Chesapeake Ranch Estates, MD is a small community located in Calvert County. Although it has a small population, the area is highly involved in local politics. Residents of 20657 Chesapeake Ranch Estates have the ability to voice their opinion through local political forums and are encouraged to get involved in the decisions that affect their community. Candidates for local elections are carefully chosen based on their commitment to the greater good of the community and residents have a chance to meet with candidates and learn more about their plans for the future. The local government works hard to ensure that each citizen’s rights are respected and that everyone feels safe and welcome in their hometown.
The political climate in Zip 20657 (Chesapeake Ranch Estates, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Calvert County, MD is leaning conservative. In Calvert County, MD 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calvert county remained moderately Republican, 51.6% to 46.0%.
Calvert county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20657 (Chesapeake Ranch Estates, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
Calvert County, Maryland is leaning conservative.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very 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.
Chesapeake Ranch Estates, 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 20657 (Chesapeake Ranch Estates)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 509 contributions totaling $33,245 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 279 contributions totaling $30,253 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)