Poolesville, MD is a small town located in Montgomery County, MD and has a long history of politics and government involvement. Poolesville residents are active in advocating for their rights and voicing their opinion through voting and public forums. The town has several local elected officials responsible for making decisions that affect the community. They are part of a larger county-wide system with the mayor as well as county council members who have representation in Poolesville. Residents can stay informed about current events by attending town hall meetings and other public gatherings. Local political candidates often visit to rally support from the community and discuss their platforms on issues such as taxes, infrastructure, education, and more. Residents of Poolesville take an active role in engaging with their local government to ensure that it serves them best.
The political climate in Poolesville, MD is somewhat 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
Poolesville, MD is somewhat 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.
Poolesville, 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 Poolesville, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 812 contributions totaling $90,714 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 143 contributions totaling $22,340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)