Located in Montgomery County, 20901 Silver Spring, MD is a vibrant community with plenty of political activity. The local government is led by the Montgomery County Executive and Council, who are responsible for creating laws and policies that ensure a safe and prosperous future for the residents. In addition to the county officials, local residents in 20901 Silver Spring have the opportunity to vote for representatives at the state level, including a Senator and Delegate in each district. During election season, candidates from both major parties visit their respective communities to discuss issues pertinent to citizens of 20901 Silver Spring. From affordable housing to increasing job opportunities, these representatives are working hard to make sure the needs of their constituents are met.
The political climate in Zip 20901 (Silver Spring, 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 20901 (Silver Spring, MD) is strongly liberal.
Silver Spring, 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.
Silver Spring, 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 20901 (Silver Spring)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,407 contributions totaling $919,789 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 245 contributions totaling $41,434 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)