Editing Worcester County, Maryland (section)

==Politics and government==
Worcester County was granted [[home rule]] in 1976 under a state code under the amendments to the fourth Maryland Constitution of 1867. The [[Maryland Circuit Courts|Circuit Court of Maryland]] and [[District Court of Maryland]] are located in Snow Hill with two [[Worcester County District Courthouses|district courthouses]]. The county is governed by a Board of Commissioners elected from seven districts.

The members of the County Council as of 2022 are:<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Commissioners {{!}} Worcester County, Maryland|url=https://www.co.worcester.md.us/commissioners|archive-date=December 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207164818/https://www.co.worcester.md.us/commissioners|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Worcester County Council
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" |Position
! style="text-align:center;" |Name
! valign="bottom" |Affiliation
! style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align:center;" |District
! style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align:center;" |First Elected
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|Member
| style="text-align:center;" |Carolyn Abbott<ref>{{Cite web|title=District 1 - Carolyn Abbott|url=https://www.co.worcester.md.us/commissioners/district-1-caryn-abbott|access-date=December 7, 2022}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1 - Southern
| style="text-align:center;" |2022
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|Member
| style="text-align:center;" |Diana Purnell<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diana Purnell {{!}} Worcester County, Maryland|url=https://www.co.worcester.md.us/departments/commissioners/purnell|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=www.co.worcester.md.us|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603172640/https://www.co.worcester.md.us/departments/commissioners/purnell|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2 - Central
| style="text-align:center;" |2014
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|Member
| style="text-align:center;" |Eric Fiori<ref>{{Cite web|title=District 3 - Eric Fiori|url=https://www.co.worcester.md.us/commissioners/district-3-eric-fiori|access-date=December 7, 2022}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |3 - Sinepuxent
| style="text-align:center;" |2022
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Member
| style="text-align:center;" |Theodore Elder<ref>{{Cite web|title=Theodore J. Elder {{!}} Worcester County, Maryland|url=https://www.co.worcester.md.us/departments/commissioners/elder|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=www.co.worcester.md.us|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603172629/https://www.co.worcester.md.us/departments/commissioners/elder|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |4 - Western
| style="text-align:center;" |2014
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| President
| style="text-align:center;" |Anthony Bertino Jr.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anthony "Chip" W. Bertino, Jr. {{!}} Worcester County, Maryland|url=https://www.co.worcester.md.us/departments/commissioners/bertino|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=www.co.worcester.md.us|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603172628/https://www.co.worcester.md.us/departments/commissioners/bertino|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |5 - Ocean Pines
| style="text-align:center;" |2014
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Vice President
| style="text-align:center;" |Madison Bunting Jr.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Madison J. Bunting, Jr. {{!}} Worcester County, Maryland|url=https://www.co.worcester.md.us/departments/commissioners/bunting|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=www.co.worcester.md.us|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603172627/https://www.co.worcester.md.us/departments/commissioners/bunting|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |6 - Northern
| style="text-align:center;" |2010
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|Member
| style="text-align:center;" |Joseph Mitrecic<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joseph M. Mitrecic {{!}} Worcester County, Maryland|url=https://www.co.worcester.md.us/departments/commissioners/mitrecic|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=www.co.worcester.md.us|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603172618/https://www.co.worcester.md.us/departments/commissioners/mitrecic|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |7 - Ocean City
| style="text-align:center;" |2014
|}
Worcester County lies wholly in Senate District 38 and is served in the Maryland House of Delegates in Districts 38A and 38C. Members listed below as of 2018 are:
{| class="wikitable"
|+State Senators and Delegates
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" |Position
!District
! style="text-align:center;" |Name
! valign="bottom" |Affiliation
! style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align:center;" |First Elected
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Maryland Senate|Senate]]
|38
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Mary Beth Carozza]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mary Beth Carozza, Maryland State Senator|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/msa14149.html|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=msa.maryland.gov|archive-date=May 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504202500/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/msa14149.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2018
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Maryland House of Delegates|House of Delegates]]
|38A
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Charles J. Otto|Charles Otto]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Charles J. Otto, Maryland State Delegate|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa15521.html|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=msa.maryland.gov|archive-date=June 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606192208/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa15521.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2010
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Maryland House of Delegates|House of Delegates]]
|38C
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Wayne A. Hartman|Wayne Hartman]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wayne A. Hartman, Maryland State Delegat|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa18033.html|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=msa.maryland.gov|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603174425/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa18033.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2018
|}

===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: 19485}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |19485 |42,956 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 13601}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |13601 |42,956 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Unaffiliated
| align = center | {{formatnum: 9067}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |9067 |42,956 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 237}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |237 |42,956 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|None}}
| [[Third party (U.S. politics)|Other parties]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 566}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |566 |42,956 |2}}
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | {{formatnum: 42,956}}
! align = center | {{Percentage |100}}
|}

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|19,632|12,431|818|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|18,571|12,560|560|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|17,210|9,753|1,310|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|15,951|11,014|455|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|15,607|11,374|365|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|15,349|9,648|232|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|10,742|9,389|622|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|7,621|7,587|1,723|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|7,237|6,040|3,282|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|8,430|4,787|45|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|8,208|3,770|36|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|5,362|4,195|679|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|4,647|4,076|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,584|1,792|48|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,541|2,046|1,871|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,973|3,713|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|3,976|3,347|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,465|2,570|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,681|2,708|26|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,673|2,281|39|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|3,018|2,613|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|3,135|3,388|83|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,106|3,567|25|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,178|3,593|31|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,005|2,116|13|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|3,744|5,964|70|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|3,090|3,676|81|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,520|2,138|169|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|757|1,764|726|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|1,529|1,974|115|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|1,450|2,000|158|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|1,991|2,449|250|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,756|1,961|406|Maryland}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|1,247|1,826|511|Maryland}}