Forest Heights, MD is a small town located just outside of Washington D.C. It is a close-knit community with strong local ties. As such, the politics in Forest Heights are incredibly important to its citizens. Local elections for mayor and city council are held every two years and are hotly contested races. Candidates come from all backgrounds and perspectives, offering different solutions to the issues that arise in Forest Heights. Citizens of Forest Heights take pride in their local politics and actively participate by attending debates, meeting candidates, and casting their ballots on Election Day. The people of Forest Heights have a strong desire to shape their community through political participation and ensure it remains a safe and vibrant place to live for generations to come.
The political climate in Forest 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
Forest 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.
Forest 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 Forest Heights, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 539 contributions totaling $92,156 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $26,571 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $302 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)