Brentwood, MD is a small town located in Prince George's County, on the outskirts of Washington DC. With a population of around 1,700 people, it has a tight-knit community that is actively engaged in local politics. The city is overseen by its mayor and four city council members who are elected to their positions by the residents of Brentwood and serve for four-year terms. These individuals work closely together to ensure that Brentwood's needs are met and that the city remains a safe and prosperous place for its citizens. In addition to electing local officials, Brentwood citizens also have an opportunity to engage with their representatives in the Maryland State legislature which helps them ensure they remain connected to state level policies that affect their quality of life.
The political climate in Brentwood, 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
Brentwood, 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.
Brentwood, 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 Brentwood, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 733 contributions totaling $56,796 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $3,267 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)