The politics in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD are diverse and ever-changing. With a population of over 77,000 residents, the City of Ashton-Sandy Spring is an integral part of Maryland’s political landscape. The city is represented in the US Congress by a Democrat, Jamie Raskin, and in the Maryland House of Delegates by six Democratic delegates. In addition to these leaders, many local candidates for office run regularly to represent various parts of the city in state and federal government bodies. As part of a growing area that has become increasingly diverse with time, these candidates often represent minority populations and champion progressive policies that help to foster growth within the region. From local services such as public transportation to broader issues like economic development or health care reform, voters have access to numerous options when it comes to who best can address their needs in terms of representation at all levels of government.
The political climate in Ashton-Sandy Spring, 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
Ashton-Sandy Spring, 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.
Ashton-Sandy Spring, 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 Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,279 contributions totaling $1,135,110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 977 contributions totaling $427,375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $437 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)