The town of Funkstown in 21734 is a vibrant community located in Washington County, Maryland. Being part of Washington County, the local political candidates in Funkstown are guided by the county's board of elections. Each four year term, residents from around the area are encouraged to put their names forward for election. Residents have the opportunity to participate in local elections, including voting for the mayor, town council and other positions that help keep Funkstown running smoothly. The current mayor and council members are dedicated to creating a better future for all of those who live within its boundaries. Through their hard work and dedication they ensure that every resident has a voice and a say in how their community develops into the future.
The political climate in Zip 21734 (Funkstown, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, MD is moderately conservative. In Washington County, MD 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.3% to 38.4%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21734 (Funkstown, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Funkstown, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, Maryland is moderately conservative.
Hagerstown-Martinsburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Funkstown, 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 21734 (Funkstown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $2,850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $135 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)