Located in Prince George’s County, 20720 Bowie, MD is an active area of political engagement. Local residents have been involved in numerous initiatives to advocate for better local representation and policies. In recent years, the city has seen efforts to improve the quality of life for all its residents by supporting economic development and affordable housing initiatives. Local politicians are focused on building a more vibrant and equitable community for everyone. They believe that investing in education, infrastructure, public safety, and environmental issues can help create a bright future for the city.
The political climate in Zip 20720 (Bowie, MD) is strongly 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 20720 (Bowie, MD) is strongly liberal.
Bowie, Maryland is strongly 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.
Bowie, 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 20720 (Bowie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,646 contributions totaling $345,995 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 138 contributions totaling $33,875 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)