The city of Gaithersburg, MD, located in Montgomery County, is a vibrant and diverse community with a population of around 68,000 people. The city has a strong tradition of civic engagement, and local politics are an important part of life in the city. Residents have access to a variety of elected officials at all levels of government, from their city council members to state legislators. These representatives serve as advocates for the people who live in 20882 Gaithersburg and provide residents with the opportunity to voice their opinions on local issues. Through initiatives such as town hall meetings and public forums, residents can become involved in the political process and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 20882 (Gaithersburg, MD) is moderately 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 20882 (Gaithersburg, MD) is moderately liberal.
Gaithersburg, Maryland is moderately 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 20882 (Gaithersburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,702 contributions totaling $147,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 251 contributions totaling $45,838 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)