Kensington, MD is an area that has a strong sense of local politics. The town is served by the Maryland State Senate, which is part of the Maryland General Assembly. In addition to this, Kensington has an elected mayor and a Town Council of five members who are all responsible for making decisions on behalf of the town. Major issues in Kensington's political landscape include economic development, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. The town also works actively to promote civic engagement among residents through community events and meetings with local government representatives. These events provide opportunities for citizens to discuss their concerns and ideas with elected officials in order to ensure that their voices are heard. Residents also have the chance to learn more about local issues and take part in the decision-making process for their community.
The political climate in Kensington, MD is moderately liberal.
Montgomery County, MD is very liberal. In Montgomery County, MD 78.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 19.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 78.6% to 19.0%.
Montgomery county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kensington, MD is moderately liberal.
Montgomery 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.
Kensington, 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 Kensington, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,584 contributions totaling $1,595,191 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 439 contributions totaling $170,524 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)