Emmitsburg, MD is a small town located in Frederick County with a population of just over 2,000. It is governed by a Mayor-Council form of government with seven council members elected at large and the mayor elected separately to four year terms. The current mayor of Emmitsburg is Don Briggs who was elected in 2017 and is set to serve until 2021. In issues relating to local politics, Emmitsburg citizens have recently focused on economic development within the town, updating the infrastructure and continuing to preserve its historical sites through zoning regulations. As a town with deep roots in history, many residents take pride in maintaining the town’s cultural heritage while also improving local businesses and ensuring future generations can enjoy all that Emmitsburg has to offer.
The political climate in Zip 21727 (Emmitsburg, MD) is leaning liberal.
Frederick County, MD is somewhat liberal. In Frederick County, MD 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Frederick county flipped moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 43.7%.
Frederick county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21727 (Emmitsburg, MD) is leaning liberal.
Emmitsburg, Maryland is leaning liberal.
Frederick County, Maryland is somewhat liberal.
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.
Emmitsburg, Maryland: R R r 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 21727 (Emmitsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $19,994 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $9,519 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)