The politics of Lake Arbor, MD are primarily focused on local issues that affect the quality of life for its residents. Topics like education, infrastructure, public safety and economic development are common points of discussion among local political candidates in Lake Arbor. Elected officials and candidates in the city strive to find solutions that benefit all members of the community. Voter turnout is typically high with citizens engaging in civic duty to ensure their voices are heard. The city maintains a nonpartisan stance on the topics discussed and actively encourages a diverse array of opinions from its citizens as it works towards creating a better future for everyone in Lake Arbor.
The political climate in Lake Arbor, 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
Lake Arbor, 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.
Lake Arbor, 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 Lake Arbor, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,521 contributions totaling $999,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $40,560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)