Capitol Heights, MD is a small community situated in the suburbs of Washington, DC. Politically, it leans to the left and is represented by a variety of Democrats on local and federal levels. Although residents have differing opinions on various topics, they unite when it comes to supporting their representatives in government. The most notable politician from Capitol Heights is Senator Chris Van Hollen who has served in the US Senate since 2006 and has worked hard to safeguard the rights and interests of his constituents. Additionally, the county council is composed entirely of progressive Democrats who strive to implement policies that will benefit the entire community. In conclusion, Capitol Heights’ political landscape reflects its population’s values of democracy and progressivism.
The political climate in Capitol Heights, MD is strongly liberal.
Prince George's County, MD is very liberal. In Prince George's County, MD 89.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 8.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prince George's county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 89.3% to 8.7%.
Prince George's county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Capitol Heights, MD is strongly liberal.
Prince George's 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.
Capitol Heights, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Capitol Heights, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,255 contributions totaling $58,731 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $4,298 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $391 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)