The politics of 21795 Williamsport, MD are mainly driven by the local government and important issues often discussed are economic well-being and public safety. The town is represented in the Maryland State Legislature by delegates representing Washington County. It is also included in the 6th Congressional District of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives for which Republican Andrew Harris currently serves as representative. Local elections for mayor, City Council members, and school board members typically occur every two years with a nonpartisan primary and general election, allowing registered voters to vote on candidates from both major parties. In addition to these offices, there are also several local ballot initiatives that residents may vote on such as proposed tax levies or municipal borrowing plans. As a whole, the citizens of 21795 Williamsport take their civic duty seriously and are always looking for ways to ensure their town thrives and grows in an economically responsible manner while maintaining its rich history and unique identity.
The political climate in Zip 21795 (Williamsport, 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 21795 (Williamsport, MD) is moderately conservative.
Williamsport, 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.
Williamsport, 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 21795 (Williamsport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 285 contributions totaling $31,947 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $18,091 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)