Bethesda, Maryland is a vibrant community located in Montgomery County. It is home to many political organizations and has a strong presence in local politics. In particular, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Democratic Club and the Republican Women of Bethesda are both active groups within the area. These organizations host meetings and events to discuss local and national political issues. Additionally, several politicians hold office in 20814 Bethesda, MD such as Jamie Raskin (D-MD 8th Congressional District) and Marc Korman (D-MD 16th State Legislative District). They are both highly respected members of their respective parties who have worked hard to ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard. Furthermore, Montgomery County Executive Marc B. Elrich is actively involved in local politics, pushing for more progressive policies that work towards justice and equity. With so many powerful figures advocating for change, it's no surprise that 20814 Bethesda, MD is a key focus of political activity within Montgomery County.
The political climate in Zip 20814 (Bethesda, 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
Zip 20814 (Bethesda, MD) is strongly liberal.
Bethesda, Maryland 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.
Bethesda, 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 20814 (Bethesda)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22,694 contributions totaling $7,858,333 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $346 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,301 contributions totaling $1,328,744 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,021 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)