Germantown, Maryland is a thriving community located in Montgomery County. The area is represented by four local political candidates who are currently running for various offices throughout the county. These candidates have been chosen to represent the best interests of Germantown's diverse population. They are committed to ensuring that the community can continue to grow and prosper while preserving its identity as a safe and vibrant place to live and work. The candidates bring with them experience, knowledge and dedication to local issues which will help guide the development of Germantown into the future. All parties involved strive to make sure everyone in Germantown receives equal opportunities and representation when it comes to making decisions about their daily lives and future prospects.
The political climate in Germantown, MD is strongly 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
Germantown, MD is strongly 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.
Germantown, 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 Germantown, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15,853 contributions totaling $2,091,661 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,254 contributions totaling $794,157 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $352 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)