Gaithersburg, MD, located in zip code 20878, is a city with a diverse population and vibrant culture. Politically, the city is governed by an elected mayor and four City Council members. The Council provides legislative support for the Mayor to oversee the operations of the City. Each year in November, local residents vote for their Mayor and Council representatives to serve two-year terms. In addition to the Mayor and Council, Gaithersburg has a number of appointed boards that provide additional oversight of the city’s operations. These boards include the Historic Preservation Commission, Environmental Advisory Committee, Parks Advisory Board, and several others. All of these entities work together to provide effective governance for the people of Gaithersburg and ensure that decisions are made with their best interests in mind.
The political climate in Zip 20878 (Gaithersburg, 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 20878 (Gaithersburg, MD) is strongly liberal.
Gaithersburg, 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.
Gaithersburg, 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 20878 (Gaithersburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,080 contributions totaling $1,158,601 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 802 contributions totaling $173,186 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)