The politics in Chestertown, MD, 21620 is heavily influenced by the local population. The people of the town have a strong connection to their city and its history and actively participate in local elections. In recent years, many local candidates have been elected to represent the citizens of Chestertown, advocating for their interests and concerns. Among those candidates are Penny Gardner for Mayor, Steven Cook for Councilman-at-Large, Rina Spector for District 1 Councilwoman, and Robert Josephs for District 2 Councilman. Each of these representatives has a deep understanding of the issues facing Chestertown and is passionate about making it a better place to live. Despite differences in political beliefs or backgrounds, all of these individuals are dedicated to ensuring the best possible future for Chestertown's citizens.
The political climate in Zip 21620 (Chestertown, MD) is leaning conservative.
Kent County, MD is leaning liberal. In Kent County, MD 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 48.1%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21620 (Chestertown, MD) is leaning conservative.
Chestertown, Maryland is leaning conservative.
Kent County, Maryland is leaning liberal.
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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.
Chestertown, Maryland: r r d r r d
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 21620 (Chestertown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,051 contributions totaling $608,243 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 307 contributions totaling $95,928 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $312 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)