Colesville, MD is a small town in Montgomery County and has had a strong presence in local politics for many years. The town is represented by one senator and two delegates in the Maryland General Assembly, all of whom are committed to improving the quality of life for Colesville鈥檚 citizens. In addition, there are several local political organizations that are actively involved in advocating for the issues that matter most to the community, such as public safety, education, senior care, and job growth. Residents of Colesville have an important voice when it comes to making decisions about their future and they take advantage of this opportunity by engaging in civic dialogue through public outreach events and town hall meetings. As a result, local politics has become an important part of what makes this small town such a great place to live.
The political climate in Colesville, 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
Colesville, MD 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.
Colesville, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Colesville, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,407 contributions totaling $1,139,052 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 883 contributions totaling $164,551 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)