The politics in Largo, Maryland are focused on creating and maintaining a safe and vibrant community. The local government works to ensure that residents can enjoy the many benefits of living in this small town. City officials prioritize public safety, environmental protection, economic development, transportation infrastructure, education, and services to the elderly and disabled. They strive to improve the quality of life and promote a healthy work-life balance for its citizens. Local political candidates often campaign on these issues as well as on topics such as access to affordable healthcare, poverty alleviation, and housing affordability. In addition to providing support services for its citizens, the city also takes part in hosting events like farmers markets and other activities that help bring people together in order to build a strong sense of community spirit.
The political climate in Largo, 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
Largo, 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.
Largo, 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 Largo, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,710 contributions totaling $422,227 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $22,045 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $416 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)