Located in Montgomery County, 20860 Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD is a bustling suburban area known for its diverse range of residents and economic opportunities. As such, politics in the community are often complex and dynamic. Montgomery County is served by a number of elected officials at all levels of government, including the U.S. Congress, Maryland legislature, and county council. Issues impacting local residents include taxes, job creation, public safety, education reform, and environmental protection. On the local level, there are numerous political organizations that work to engage citizens in local elections and help ensure that important issues are taken into account when assessing candidates for office. Many local activists also hold town hall meetings with elected officials to discuss key policy matters affecting their community. For those interested in getting involved in the local politics of 20860 Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD there are plenty of ways to do so!
The political climate in Zip 20860 (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 20860 (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 20860 (Ashton-Sandy Spring)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 345 contributions totaling $82,684 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $77,314 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,578 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)