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==Politics and government== ===Federal representation=== The county is located within [[Maryland's 6th congressional district]]. The representative of the district currently is [[April McClain Delaney]] (D). Like most of [[Appalachia]], [[German Americans|German]]-influenced and [[Union (American Civil War)|Unionist]] [[Western Maryland]],<ref>Levine, Mark V.; ‘Standing Political Decisions and Critical Realignment: The Pattern of Maryland Politics, 1872-1948’; ''[[The Journal of Politics]]'', volume 38, no. 2 (May 1976), pp. 292-325</ref> Washington County is solidly Republican. The last Democrat to carry Washington County at a Presidential level was [[Lyndon Johnson]] during his 1964 landslide win over [[Barry Goldwater]], although between 1888 and 1940 the county was a consistent [[bellwether]] for all Presidential elections. ===Voter registration=== {| class=wikitable ! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of March 2024<ref name="MDBOE">{{cite web |title=Maryland Board of Elections Voter Registration Activity Report March 2024 |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/pdf/vrar/2024_03.pdf |website=Maryland Board of Elections |access-date=April 9, 2024}}</ref> |- | {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | align = center | {{formatnum: 44200}} | align = center | {{Percentage |44200 |100,675 |2}} |- | {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | align = center | {{formatnum: 30839}} | align = center | {{Percentage |30839 |100,675 |2}} |- | {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}} | Unaffiliated | align = center | {{formatnum: 23794}} | align = center | {{Percentage |23794 |100,675 |2}} |- | {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}} | [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] | align = center | {{formatnum: 655}} | align = center | {{Percentage |655 |100,675 |2}} |- | {{party color cell|None}} | [[Third party (U.S. politics)|Other parties]] | align = center | {{formatnum: 1187}} | align = center | {{Percentage |1187 |100,675 |2}} |- ! colspan = 2 | Total ! align = center | {{formatnum: 100,675}} ! align = center | {{Percentage |100}} |} {{PresHead|place=Washington County, Maryland|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref>|source2=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geoelections.free.fr/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051118120032/http://geoelections.free.fr/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 18, 2005|access-date=March 11, 2023 |title=Géographie électorale |trans-title=Electoral geography |language=fr}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|44,054|27,260|2,018|Maryland}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|40,224|26,044|1,511|Maryland}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|40,998|21,129|3,864|Maryland}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|36,074|25,042|1,639|Maryland}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|34,169|26,245|1,186|Maryland}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|36,917|20,387|600|Maryland}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|27,948|18,221|1,301|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|21,434|16,481|4,227|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|21,977|16,495|7,736|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|25,912|14,408|318|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|27,118|13,329|219|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|22,901|14,118|2,064|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|20,194|15,902|0|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|24,234|10,039|712|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|16,050|11,266|6,737|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|12,756|19,858|0|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|17,828|15,632|0|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|19,455|11,562|0|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|17,653|12,657|84|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|11,887|10,588|155|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|12,227|11,365|0|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|11,054|14,125|83|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|10,619|14,050|49|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|8,929|11,370|228|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|12,404|5,816|81|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|7,460|4,620|1,682|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|8,757|6,852|386|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|5,093|5,642|365|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,907|4,589|3,044|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|4,650|4,518|209|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|4,581|4,064|188|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|5,475|4,862|182|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1896|Republican|5,428|4,382|323|Maryland}} {{PresRow|1892|Democratic|4,373|4,667|233|Maryland}} |} ===State representation=== Washington County is represented by two senators in the [[Maryland State Senate]]. Member [[Mike McKay (politician)|Mike McKay]] (R), serves the 1st district in Maryland and [[Paul D. Corderman]] (R), serves in the 2nd district. The county also is represented in [[Maryland General Assembly]]’s other primary division, the [[Maryland House of Delegates]]. Delegates who stand for Washington County include: [[Terry Baker (politician)|Terry Baker]] (R) for District 1C, [[William Valentine (politician)|William Valentine]] (R) and [[William J. Wivell]] (R) for District 2A and [[Brooke Grossman]] (D) for District 2B.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maryland General Assembly - Washington County Members |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/07leg/html/gacowa.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=September 15, 2024}}</ref> ===County government=== Washington County’s “leader” is known as the County Administrator. Currently, Kirk C. Downey serves as the Interim Administrator. However, Washington County's County Commissioners exercise executive powers as they exist in the government of the county. The County Commissioners in Washington County comprise the traditional form of county government in Maryland. Current members include: Terry Baker (Vice President), Randall Wagner, Cort Meinelschmidt, Jeffrey A. Cline (President), and Wayne K. Keefer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washco-md.net/index.php/county-commissioners/|title=County Commissioners}}</ref>[[File:Downtown Boonsboro, Maryland.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Boonsboro]]
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