Chillum, MD is a diverse community located in the heart of Prince George's County. It is home to an array of political views and opinions, which can be seen in its many local campaigns and initiatives throughout the year. While there is no singular voice for the people of Chillum, many of them are passionate about their respective issues. From education reform to environmental protection, the people of Chillum are actively engaged in local politics and have made their voices heard at many levels. Local candidates run on platforms that include topics central to the community's values; these candidates bring enthusiasm and commitment to addressing the needs of all citizens living here. The residents of Chillum take great pride in their ability to come together as a single unit to tackle challenging issues and create positive change in their community.
The political climate in Chillum, MD is very 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
Chillum, MD is very 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.
Chillum, 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 Chillum, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,261 contributions totaling $2,772,395 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 624 contributions totaling $136,052 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)