Derwood, MD is a small suburban town located in Montgomery County. It has a vibrant and diverse community of people from different backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs. The town has its own local political representatives who serve the community. These representatives are in charge of making sure the needs of the people of Derwood are met and that their voices are heard. They work hard to ensure that their constituents have access to resources, services, and representation in government decision-making processes. In recent years, Derwood has seen an increase in voter turnout for local elections as more citizens become engaged in the political process. The representatives of Derwood strive to create a better future for all those who live here by advocating for policies that benefit the town as a whole.
The political climate in Derwood, MD is moderately 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
Derwood, MD is moderately 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.
Derwood, 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 Derwood, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,998 contributions totaling $292,948 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 374 contributions totaling $76,877 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)