Bladensburg, MD is a small town located in the state of Maryland with a rich history and an active political scene. The local government is democratically elected, with representatives from Bladensburg’s five wards making up the Town Council. At these meetings, residents can voice their opinions on issues such as taxes, education, public safety and economic development. Furthermore, elections are held each year for the Mayor and Council members. In addition to voting for candidates who represent their interests, citizens also engage in public forums in order to express their views on important issues facing the community. By participating in these events and helping to shape the future of Bladensburg through discussion and dialogue, residents here are truly part of a democratic process.
The political climate in Bladensburg, 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
Bladensburg, 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.
Bladensburg, 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 Bladensburg, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,118 contributions totaling $175,524 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $15,803 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)