The politics in Summerfield, MD are unique and varied. In this small town, there is no single political affiliation that dominates the landscape. Instead, a wide range of views and perspectives contribute to the local governmental decisions. With many residents having different opinions on various issues, each individual has a chance to weigh in on what goes on in the community. There are several ways for citizens to participate in local politics, such as attending town hall meetings, voting in elections, or even running for office themselves. Despite population size, Summerfield’s citizens make their voices heard when it comes to making decisions that will shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Summerfield, 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
Summerfield, 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.
Summerfield, 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 Summerfield, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,327 contributions totaling $603,599 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $38,956 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)