La Plata, MD is a small city located in Charles County that prides itself on its rich history and diverse community. The town’s local politics focus on matters such as economic growth, public safety, and quality of life. The mayor of La Plata works with the Town Council to address the important issues facing the city’s residents, businesses and visitors. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss current issues and approve the budget for the city. Citizens in La Plata are encouraged to participate in local politics by attending public meetings or contacting their elected representatives to voice their opinions and concerns. As a result of these efforts, La Plata continues to remain a vibrant and welcoming place for all people.
The political climate in La Plata, MD is moderately liberal.
Charles County, MD is very liberal. In Charles County, MD 69.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charles county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.5% to 28.6%.
Charles county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
La Plata, MD is moderately liberal.
Charles 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.
La Plata, 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 La Plata, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,915 contributions totaling $281,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 729 contributions totaling $109,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)