The 20854 Potomac, MD area is known for its diverse political landscape. It is home to a highly active and engaged community with an interest in state and local politics. There are a variety of political parties represented in the area, ranging from the Democrats, Republicans, Independence Party and Green Party. The local elections tend to be very competitive and turnout is typically high. Many of the candidates running for office in 20854 Potomac, MD have taken stands on various issues that affect the community such as taxes, education, healthcare, economic development and environmental conservation. Community members actively participate in campaigns by attending rallies, signing petitions and volunteering to help their chosen candidate win their seat in government. Local politicians are always looking for ways to involve citizens in the process by hosting public forums and meeting with constituents to discuss issues of importance.
The political climate in Zip 20854 (Potomac, 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 20854 (Potomac, MD) is strongly liberal.
Potomac, 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.
Potomac, 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 20854 (Potomac)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21,744 contributions totaling $26,882,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,236 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,051 contributions totaling $7,015,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)