Washington Grove, MD is a small town nestled in Montgomery County, just outside of Washington D.C. Despite its size, the town has a rich history and vibrant political climate. The Washington Grove Town Council works to ensure that the community's best interests are represented through local legislation. Every two years residents of the town get to vote for members of the council, who will serve four year terms. The council meets regularly to discuss and debate issues such as zoning regulations, budget appropriations, infrastructure projects, and other local matters. Additionally, residents can participate in local politics by attending Town Hall meetings or by serving on various committees. Through these efforts, citizens of Washington Grove can help shape their community's future and ensure that it remains a great place to live for generations to come.
The political climate in Washington Grove, 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
Washington Grove, 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.
Washington Grove, 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 Washington Grove, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,033 contributions totaling $405,920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 213 contributions totaling $45,264 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)