Forest Glen, MD is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It has a strong sense of community and many residents are involved in local politics. There are several organizations that work to ensure the town’s political representation is fair and balanced. These organizations include the Forest Glen Citizens Council, which hosts forums for candidates and advocates for social justice initiatives. Additionally, Forest Glen also has an active Democratic and Republican Party with local branches that meet regularly and plan events such as candidate debates and voter registration drives. The townsfolk are passionate about making sure their voices are heard on the national and state levels by voting in local elections and engaging in meaningful dialogue with elected officials.
The political climate in Forest Glen, 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
Forest Glen, 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.
Forest Glen, 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 Forest Glen, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39,893 contributions totaling $4,632,241 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,602 contributions totaling $423,947 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)