The small city of Olney, MD (20833) is situated in Montgomery County and has a population of around 33,000 people. Politically the town leans slightly Democrat with about 22% of people affiliated with the Democratic party. The mayor is Democrat Steven Sumed and the City Council consists of six members. The current representatives are Mia Feuer, Cary Lewin, Doug Metzger, Robert Heltzer, Fred Worton and Yvette Monroe. All of these individuals were elected to their positions in 2019 and are all Democrats who are committed to providing citizens with equal rights, economic opportunities and healthy living conditions in Olney. They have passed policies that provide better access to education, healthcare and public safety as well as working together with businesses to create stronger employment opportunities throughout the area. This continued commitment from local political candidates will help ensure that Olney remains a vibrant community full of opportunity for all its residents.
The political climate in Zip 20833 (Olney, 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 20833 (Olney, MD) is moderately liberal.
Olney, 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.
Olney, 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 20833 (Olney)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 962 contributions totaling $94,424 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $27,511 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)