20861 Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD is a growing metropolitan area in the Central Maryland region. Its local politics are shaped by the residents of the community who come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. The town is represented at the state level by District 39 delegates, and supported by its County Executive. There have been recent efforts to increase transparency and accountability for elected officials in 20861 Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD. Local residents have become engaged in their democracy through initiatives such as town hall meetings and online forums. This increased engagement has allowed for more meaningful conversations between citizens and those in power to ensure that issues affecting the community are addressed effectively. With continued involvement from its citizens, 20861 Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD’s political landscape will continue to flourish into the future.
The political climate in Zip 20861 (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
Zip 20861 (Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD) is moderately liberal.
Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 20861 (Ashton-Sandy Spring)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 388 contributions totaling $48,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $11,370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)