The 20685 area of Saint Leonard, MD is home to a thriving and diverse population that is highly engaged in local politics. The community is passionate about making sure their voices are heard when it comes to choosing leaders and making decisions on important matters. Every election season brings out hundreds of people who take part in the process by attending campaign rallies, voting in primaries and general elections, and participating in debates across a variety of topics. Local politicians have a strong presence in the community too, with many taking time to actively listen to the concerns of their constituents and hold regular town hall meetings. With such an involved population, it’s no surprise that politics are always at the forefront of conversations here in Saint Leonard.
The political climate in Zip 20685 (Saint Leonard, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Calvert County, MD is leaning conservative. In Calvert County, MD 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calvert county remained moderately Republican, 51.6% to 46.0%.
Calvert county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20685 (Saint Leonard, MD) is somewhat conservative.
Saint Leonard, Maryland is somewhat conservative.
Calvert County, Maryland is leaning conservative.
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.
Saint Leonard, Maryland: R R r r R r
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 20685 (Saint Leonard)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 159 contributions totaling $23,918 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $26,178 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)