The small town of Rohrersville, MD is located in Washington County and houses a population of just over 700 people. Politics in Rohrersville primarily comprise the local government, which dictates the laws and regulations that affect all residents. Elections are held annually to select new candidates to represent the town in positions such as mayor, councilman, school board member, and clerk. During election season, citizens can expect to see political signs posted around town and candidates out meeting with constituents and offering their opinions on important issues facing Rohrersville. While the population size may be small, its citizens are passionate about their local politics and strive to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to deciding who will lead them into a prosperous future.
The political climate in Zip 21779 (Rohrersville, MD) is strongly 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 21779 (Rohrersville, MD) is strongly conservative.
Rohrersville, Maryland is strongly 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.
Rohrersville, 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 21779 (Rohrersville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 363 contributions totaling $7,985 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $2,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)