University Park, MD is a small city located in Prince George's County with a population of 2,548 as of 2018. It is known for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere and is home to a number of businesses, schools, and organizations. University Park has a local government that is responsible for making laws and regulations impacting the citizens within the community. The local government consists of a mayor and 4 council members who are elected by the citizens every four years. These elected officials work hard to ensure that the interests of their constituents are met through thoughtful policy-making. The city also has an active Chamber of Commerce that works closely with the city’s government to promote economic growth and address any concerns or issues faced by local business owners. University Park residents have the opportunity to engage in local politics by voting on important matters during elections or attending meetings held by their representatives when necessary.
The political climate in University Park, 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
University Park, 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.
University 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 University Park, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,798 contributions totaling $1,109,104 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 238 contributions totaling $72,502 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $305 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)