Sharpsburg, MD is a small town located in Washington County, Maryland. The town has a population of just under 1,000 people and is known as being a quiet and peaceful area. Politically, Sharpsburg is generally considered to be a conservative area, with most residents voting for local candidates who support traditional values. However, the town does have some Democrats as well who are active in local politics. There are several candidates running for office in the 21782 zip code this year, though none of them are from Sharpsburg itself. Most of the candidates come from neighboring towns and cities, but they all represent different ideals and platforms so that all residents can make an informed decision when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Zip 21782 (Sharpsburg, MD) is moderately 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 21782 (Sharpsburg, MD) is moderately conservative.
Sharpsburg, Maryland is moderately 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.
Sharpsburg, 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 21782 (Sharpsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 258 contributions totaling $17,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $5,134 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)