Lanham, MD is a small town in Maryland located near the Washington DC area. It is home to a diverse population and has a strong sense of community. Politically, the town has been historically Democratic, however in recent years there has been an influx of Republicans who have embraced the community and become involved. This has led to an increase in political engagement from residents, as they take part in local elections and contribute their voices to important decisions that affect the city. While there are no specific candidates for local offices at this time, Lanham citizens express their opinions through advocacy organizations or by attending public meetings and voting on certain issues that affect their daily lives. The town's commitment to its citizens is evident through its residents' dedication to making sure that everyone's voices are heard when it comes to politics and local governance.
The political climate in Lanham, 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
Lanham, 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.
Lanham, 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 Lanham, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,527 contributions totaling $1,027,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 285 contributions totaling $103,459 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $363 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)