Friendly, MD is a small town located in the rural countryside of Maryland. Despite its size, the town has an active political atmosphere with many local candidates vying for elected office. Every year, town residents gather to cast their ballots in the municipal elections and make their voices heard on important issues facing the community. The current mayor is a dedicated public servant who is known for his commitment to ensuring that all citizens have access to quality education, safe neighborhoods, and economic opportunities. There are also several council members from different districts who are passionate advocates for their constituents’ needs and work hard to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard in city hall. In addition, there are a number of county-level officials who collaborate with state legislators to ensure that Friendly’s interests are taken into account on a larger scale. The people of Friendly take pride in their local politics and strive to stay informed and engaged in order to ensure the best representation possible for their community.
The political climate in Friendly, MD is moderately 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
Friendly, MD is moderately 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.
Friendly, 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 Friendly, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,918 contributions totaling $596,596 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 560 contributions totaling $371,640 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $664 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)