Mount Rainier, MD is a small city located in 20712 with a rich history and vibrant community. The city is governed by an elected mayor and a City Council consisting of five members representing the four wards of the city. The current mayor is John Smith, who was elected in 2018 and has been actively involved in many local initiatives since coming into office. On the City Council, there are three members from Ward 1, one from Ward 2, and one from Ward 3. They work together to ensure that all residents have access to services such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and education programs. Local politics focus on issues of affordability, equity, transportation, environmental protection, and economic development. The mayor and Council strive to create policies that benefit everyone within the city limits while maintaining fiscal responsibility.
The political climate in Zip 20712 (Mount Rainier, 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 20712 (Mount Rainier, MD) is very liberal.
Mount Rainier, 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.
Mount Rainier, 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 20712 (Mount Rainier)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 477 contributions totaling $39,210 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)