Rockville, Maryland is a bustling suburb of Washington D.C., located in Montgomery County. It is an influential center of government and politics in the state, as evidenced by its rich political history. With several representatives on Capitol Hill and numerous state offices located in town, Rockville is an integral part of the area's political landscape. The city council serves as the governing body for the town and consists of seven members elected to serve four-year terms. There are also several commissions and committees that provide advice and guidance to the mayor and the council, helping to ensure that decisions made by local government are reflective of the needs and wants of the citizens of Rockville. For those interested in getting involved with local politics, there are plenty of opportunities to do so at the community level, whether it be volunteering for a campaign or sitting on a committee or commission. With many important decisions being made on behalf of Rockville residents every day, it is essential for citizens to get engaged in local politics and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Rockville, MD is strongly 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
Rockville, MD is strongly 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.
Rockville, 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 Rockville, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67,818 contributions totaling $33,403,258 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $493 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,785 contributions totaling $8,538,096 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,097 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)