The 20602 Waldorf, MD area is politically vibrant and engaged. The area is part of Charles County in Maryland which is predominantly Democratic. In the recent 2020 Primary elections, many of the county’s residents voted for Joe Biden as their candidate for President. Numerous locally elected officials serve in the area and have made strides to address issues such as health care access, economic growth, education reform, and criminal justice reform. These politicians are passionate about creating a better future for their constituents and work tirelessly to represent them at the state and local levels. This kind of grassroots political engagement is vital for any community as it helps ensure that important issues are addressed and that the concerns of all citizens are heard and taken into account.
The political climate in Zip 20602 (Waldorf, MD) is strongly liberal.
Charles County, MD is very liberal. In Charles County, MD 69.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charles county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.5% to 28.6%.
Charles county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20602 (Waldorf, MD) is strongly liberal.
Waldorf, Maryland is strongly liberal.
Charles 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.
Waldorf, 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 20602 (Waldorf)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 622 contributions totaling $32,586 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $7,692 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)