Sunderland, Maryland is located in Calvert County and is an area that is actively engaged in politics. The area has a range of local politicians that are dedicated to making the community better for its residents. Local government officials are focused on developing and implementing policies related to public safety, economic development, infrastructure enhancements, and more. There have been various initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life for all citizens, including new public parks, modernized roads and bridges, and new businesses that provide jobs for locals. With upcoming elections for local positions in 20689 Sunderland, MD, there is an opportunity for community members to get involved with their local government and make their voices heard on important matters.
The political climate in Zip 20689 (Sunderland, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Calvert County, MD is leaning conservative. In Calvert County, MD 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calvert county remained moderately Republican, 51.6% to 46.0%.
Calvert county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20689 (Sunderland, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Sunderland, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
Calvert County, Maryland is leaning conservative.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Sunderland, 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 20689 (Sunderland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $3,697 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,355 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)