The city of 20707 Laurel, MD has a vibrant political scene with a range of local candidates from different parties. There are regular elections to determine the officials who will serve in local offices, which are often contested between Democrats and Republicans. At the same time, there is also a strong presence of independent candidates who offer alternative perspectives on local issues. Residents of 20707 Laurel, MD can take part in the political process by attending debates and meetings where they can learn more about different candidates and their respective platforms. In addition, they can also stay up to date on local politics by reading newspapers and watching news programs that cover the latest developments.
The political climate in Zip 20707 (Laurel, 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 20707 (Laurel, MD) is strongly liberal.
Laurel, 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.
Laurel, 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 20707 (Laurel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,664 contributions totaling $198,146 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 263 contributions totaling $27,486 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)