Westphalia, MD is a small town located in Prince George's County. It is known for its strong sense of community and low crime rate, making it a desirable place to live. The local government in Westphalia is responsible for providing services to the community such as water and sewer systems, public safety, trash collection, public transportation, street maintenance and more. At the forefront of the local government are the elected officials from the area. These political leaders help make decisions that affect daily life in Westphalia. They also provide representation at state and national levels to ensure their constituents' voices are heard. The current Mayor of Westphalia is William E. Davis Jr., who has served since 2017. He has led many initiatives that have helped improve quality of life in Westphalia including organizing several community events. On the local level, there are seven members on the Town Council who work together to make policy decisions on behalf of their constituents. They hold monthly meetings and are highly involved with projects within the community such as beautification projects and economic development efforts.
The political climate in Westphalia, 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
Westphalia, 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.
Westphalia, 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 Westphalia, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,435 contributions totaling $2,368,346 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 384 contributions totaling $123,845 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)