The city of Bethesda, MD, located in Montgomery County, has a vibrant political scene that citizens take part in. In 20816 Bethesda, MD, the county's Board of Elections is responsible for overseeing local elections and registering voters. The Board comprises seven members who are elected by county residents to four-year terms. In addition, 20816 Bethesda is home to numerous non-partisan civic organizations that are actively engaged in advocating for the interests of their constituents. These groups work to promote voter registration drives and voter education efforts as well as hold informative town hall meetings with local politicians and representatives from state agencies. Furthermore, there are many opportunities for citizens to get involved in the political process through volunteering on campaigns or running for office themselves. All of these efforts ensure that 20816 Bethesda is a politically engaged community where citizens can learn more about local initiatives and decisions being made at the state level.
The political climate in Zip 20816 (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 20816 (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 20816 (Bethesda)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21,038 contributions totaling $6,664,600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,839 contributions totaling $843,923 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $459 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)