Garrett Park, MD is an incorporated town located in Montgomery County, just outside of Washington D.C. It has a small population of around 1,000 people and is known for its historic homes, quaint streets lined with trees, and ample green spaces. Residents take pride in their strong sense of community and involvement in local government. The town holds regular elections to decide who will be the mayor and council members for the town. These elected officials work together to make decisions that will benefit the entire community. Policies related to public safety, environmental protection, business development, taxation and many other topics are regularly discussed during council meetings. Local political candidates often have deep roots in the community, with many having grown up or lived there for a significant amount of time. They work hard on campaigns to get elected by touting their experience and understanding of local issues. Garrett Park's citizens are dedicated to making sure their town remains a safe and thriving place to live for generations to come through their active participation in politics.
The political climate in Garrett Park, 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
Garrett Park, 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.
Garrett Park, 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 Garrett Park, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23,823 contributions totaling $8,031,553 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $337 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,345 contributions totaling $1,351,711 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,005 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)