Forestville, MD is a small town located in the Washington, DC metro area. It has a rich political history that has been shaped by its diverse population and local leaders. The town is represented by both state and national legislators who work to ensure the best interests of citizens are met. There are numerous local organizations dedicated to advocating for change and ensuring that the voices of all Forestville residents are heard at the local level. There are also many opportunities for citizens to get involved in the political process through volunteering with various campaigns or attending community meetings. Additionally, Forestville is home to several active community organizations that provide education on current issues and promote voter turnout during elections. All of this makes it easy for citizens to stay informed on what’s happening in their city and make sure their voice matters no matter who is elected into office.
The political climate in Forestville, 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
Forestville, 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.
Forestville, 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 Forestville, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,822 contributions totaling $214,825 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $19,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)