Piney Point, MD is a small community located in St. Mary's County. The town is characterized by its close-knit community of residents and its dedication to the preservation of local traditions and values. Politically, the town has traditionally had a moderate leaning with both Democratic and Republican candidates receiving support from the community. In recent years, there has been increased enthusiasm for local politics, with residents taking an active role in campaigns for county offices as well as state and federal races. Local political candidates are often seen out in the community engaging with people and discussing issues that matter to them in order to build relationships and develop trust with potential voters. A number of political organizations have also been established in Piney Point to promote civic engagement among residents and encourage participation in the democratic process.
The political climate in Zip 20674 (Piney Point, MD) is somewhat conservative.
St. Mary's County, MD is somewhat conservative. In St. Mary's County, MD 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Mary's county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 41.6%.
St. Mary's county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20674 (Piney Point, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Piney Point, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
St. Mary's County, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
California-Lexington Park 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.
Piney Point, 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 20674 (Piney Point)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $10,343 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $4,471 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)