Mount Rainier, MD is a small city in Maryland, located in Prince George’s County. It is known for its vibrant art scene and diverse eateries. In terms of politics, Mount Rainier is part of the 8th District of Maryland, which is represented by Jamie Raskin in the US House of Representatives. At the local level, it has an elected Mayor and City Council that govern the city. The mayor is currently Malinda Miles, who was appointed to office in 2019. The City Council consists of seven members including the mayor. Through their actions, they work to ensure that all citizens have equitable access to resources and services while promoting economic development throughout the city. With active political engagement from its residents, Mount Rainier continues to be a thriving community.
The political climate in Mount Rainier, 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
Mount Rainier, 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.
Mount Rainier, 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 Mount Rainier, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,876 contributions totaling $593,762 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $37,376 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)