20646 La Plata, MD is a vibrant community located in a rural area of Southern Maryland. The political environment here is heavily influenced by local issues such as jobs, education, transportation, and the economy. While national politics are still important to the residents of 20646 La Plata, they take on a much more personal note due to the close-knit nature of the community. Most any political candidate who wishes to gain traction here must take the time to get to know the people and their struggles so that they can provide genuine solutions that make sense for them. The local politicians in 20646 La Plata strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard and respected no matter their political affiliation or background.
The political climate in Zip 20646 (La Plata, MD) is moderately liberal.
Charles County, MD is very liberal. In Charles County, MD 69.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charles county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.5% to 28.6%.
Charles county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20646 (La Plata, MD) is moderately liberal.
La Plata, Maryland is moderately liberal.
Charles County, Maryland is very liberal.
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.
La Plata, Maryland: d d D D D D
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 20646 (La Plata)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 593 contributions totaling $91,456 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $32,414 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)