20630 Drayden, MD is a small town located in St. Mary's County on Maryland's beautiful Eastern Shore. It is home to a small population of around 500 people and offers a peaceful rural atmosphere. Despite its size, politics are an important part of life in 20630 Drayden, MD. Local elections are held regularly and the community takes great pride in taking part in the democratic process. Voting turnout is usually high and residents demonstrate a keen interest in local issues and their effects on the town. Politicians from both major parties often visit 20630 Drayden, MD to discuss their platforms and listen to the concerns of local citizens. In addition, many organizations such as the county Chamber of Commerce work hard to promote political discourse within the community by hosting forums and debates featuring local candidates for office. Through this process, 20630 Drayden, MD remains an active participant in the American political system.
The political climate in Zip 20630 (Drayden, MD) is moderately 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 20630 (Drayden, MD) is moderately conservative.
Drayden, Maryland is moderately 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.
Drayden, 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 20630 (Drayden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $4,027 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)