The town of Dunkirk, Maryland is located in Calvert County. It has a small population of only 6,756 people, according to the 2010 census. Despite its small size, this community is rich with political activity and involvement. Local residents are active members of their community and take part in many local politics and campaigns. Residents are also represented by local politicians who serve their interests on the state and national level. State representatives from the area include Stephen Waugh, Susie Proctor, Mary Beth Carozza, and Andrea Fletcher. At the federal level, Congressman Steny Hoyer serves Dunkirk’s citizens in Congress. Additionally, elected officials such as County Commissioner Pat Nutter have provided invaluable leadership to the community. All of these representatives have worked hard to ensure that Dunkirk maintains its place as an important part of the region’s political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 20754 (Dunkirk, 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 20754 (Dunkirk, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Dunkirk, 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.
Dunkirk, 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 20754 (Dunkirk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 277 contributions totaling $59,956 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $18,135 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)