The small town of Hurlock, MD (zip code 21643) is a quiet and quaint place with a population of roughly 3,000 people. Despite its size, the politics in this town are quite active. Every four years local residents take to the polls to elect their mayor, three commissioners, and other important municipal positions. The candidates for these offices come from both major political parties and usually have strong connections to the community. In addition to elections, local political groups often sponsor events like forums or debates which can help inform the voters on where the various candidates stand on important issues. This helps ensure that everyone has their say when it comes time to cast their ballots.
The political climate in Zip 21643 (Hurlock, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Dorchester County, MD is somewhat conservative. In Dorchester County, MD 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dorchester county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 42.9%.
Dorchester county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21643 (Hurlock, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Hurlock, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
Dorchester County, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
Cambridge Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Hurlock, 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 21643 (Hurlock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 197 contributions totaling $6,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $665 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)