The town of Hughesville, MD (zip code 20637) is located in southern Maryland, about 25 miles southeast of Washington D.C. It is a rural town surrounded by rolling farmlands and woodland areas, with a population of approximately 2,400 people. Although it is far from the hustle and bustle of a big city, Hughesville has its own local politics. Each year candidates are elected to fill positions on the Town Council and serve as mayor of the town. The Town Council works to promote economic development and establish policies that benefit all residents, while the mayor acts as a liaison between the citizens and town staff. By getting involved in local politics, citizens can voice their opinions on issues such as public safety, tax rates, zoning laws, or other matters that affect their community.
The political climate in Zip 20637 (Hughesville, MD) is moderately liberal.
Charles County, MD is very liberal. In Charles County, MD 69.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charles county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.5% to 28.6%.
Charles county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20637 (Hughesville, MD) is moderately liberal.
Hughesville, Maryland is moderately liberal.
Charles County, Maryland is very 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.
Hughesville, Maryland: d d D D D 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 20637 (Hughesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 288 contributions totaling $23,399 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $8,943 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)