Suitland, Maryland is a diverse community located just outside of Washington D.C. It has traditionally been a liberal-leaning area with strong social and economic justice initiatives. In recent years, the political landscape has become increasingly complex as new candidates have joined the field to represent the people of Suitland in local government. The two major parties represented in Suitland include the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, with several minor parties also playing a role in local elections. Candidates from all sides bring their own unique perspectives to important local issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure, public health, housing affordability, and environmental protection. All these candidates understand that they are ultimately responsible for representing the interests of their constituents and working towards solutions that benefit everyone living in Suitland. Local leaders are always looking for ways to engage with residents and ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to tackling important issues in the community.
The political climate in Suitland, 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
Suitland, 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.
Suitland, 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 Suitland, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 821 contributions totaling $61,289 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $6,393 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)