The 20710 zip code of Bladensburg, MD is home to a diverse population of just over 8,000 people. Located in Prince George's county it is part of the larger Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Politically the area leans Democratic and has been represented at the local level by a variety of politicians from both parties. In 2020, no current local political candidates are running for office in Bladensburg, however the area is still heavily involved in politics with many people participating in activism and organizing to support their causes. Bladensburg residents have consistently voted for progressive policies that support their values such as increased access to health care, education reform and criminal justice reform. As one of the few cities in Maryland that has had an African American mayor since its incorporation, Bladensburg seeks to continue to lead on issues impacting minorities within the state and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 20710 (Bladensburg, MD) is very liberal.
Prince George's County, MD is very liberal. In Prince George's County, MD 89.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 8.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prince George's county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 89.3% to 8.7%.
Prince George's county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20710 (Bladensburg, MD) is very liberal.
Bladensburg, Maryland is very liberal.
Prince George's 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.
Bladensburg, 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 20710 (Bladensburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 198 contributions totaling $6,118 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)