Editing Montgomery County, Maryland (section)

==Politics and government==
{{Infobox legislature
| name               = Montgomery County Council
| legislature        = 
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| logo_pic           = Flag of Montgomery County, Maryland.svg
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| logo_alt           = Flag of Montgomery County, Maryland
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| house_type         = Unicameral 
| body               = 
| term_limits        = 3 consecutive terms
| foundation         = 1948
| preceded_by        = Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
| new_session        = <!-- The Council is always in session. -->
| leader1_type       = Council President
| leader1            = Kate Stewart
| party1             = [[Democratic Party of Maryland|Democratic]]
| election1          = December 2024
| leader2_type       = Council Vice President
| leader2            = Will Jawando
| party2             = [[Democratic Party of Maryland|Democratic]]
| election2          = December 2024
| seats              = 11
|structure1=[[File:Montgomery_County_Council_2023.svg|250px]] 
| political_groups1  = '''Majority (11)'''
* {{ nowrap|{{Color box|#3333FF|border=darkgray}} [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (11)}}
| committees1        = * Audit
* Economic Development (ECON)
* Education & Culture (EC)
* Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO)
* Heath and Human Services (HHS)
* Planning, Housing & Parks (PHP)
* Public Safety (PS)
* Transportation & Environment (TE)
| term_length        = Full council elected every 4 years
| authority          = Article I, Charter of Montgomery County
| salary             = {{plainlist|* Council President: $154,408.18/year
* Councilmembers: $140,371.07/year<ref name="About">{{Cite web|url=https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/about/index.html|url-status=live|title=About Montgomery County Council|work=Montgomery County Council|accessdate=June 1, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220602020510/https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/about/index.html|archive-date=June 2, 2022}}</ref>}}
| voting_system1     = [[First-past-the-post]]
| first_election1    = November 3, 1948
| last_election1     = November 8, 2022
| next_election1     = November 3, 2026
| redistricting      = Recommendations by the legislature-appointed commission, approval by legislature.
| motto              = {{langx|fr|Gardez Bien}} {{small|({{Langx|en|Watch Well}})}}
| session_room       = 
| session_res        = 
| session_alt        = 3rd Floor, Council Hearing Room
| meeting_place      = Stella B. Werner Council Office Building
| website            = [https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council Council Website]
| constitution       = [https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/montgomerycounty/latest/montgomeryco_md/0-0-0-158 Charter]<ref name="Charter">{{Cite web|url=https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/montgomerycounty/latest/montgomeryco_md/0-0-0-158|url-status=live|title=Charter of Montgomery County, Maryland|work=American Legal Publishing|accessdate=June 7, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220607140554/https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/montgomerycounty/latest/montgomeryco_md/0-0-0-158|archive-date=June 7, 2022}}</ref>
| rules              = [https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/news/Video_Clips/rulesofprocedure.html Rules of Proceduce]<ref name="Rules">{{Cite web|url=https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/news/Video_Clips/rulesofprocedure.html|url-status=live|title=Rules of Procedure - Montgomery County|work=American Legal Publishing|accessdate=June 7, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220607142257/https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/news/Video_Clips/rulesofprocedure.html|archive-date=June 7, 2022}}</ref>
}}

Montgomery County was granted a charter form of government in 1948. 

The present [[County Executive]]/[[County Council]] form of government of Montgomery County dates to November 1968 when the voters changed the form of government from a [[County Commission]]/[[County executive|County Manager]] system, as provided in the original 1948 home rule Charter. The County Commission/County Manager system was seen as inadequate for the growing population of the county who wanted more services assistance and accountability from the government.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://montgomeryhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mca_RG01_fa_county_executive.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926230408/https://montgomeryhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mca_RG01_fa_county_executive.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Montgomery County government had a surplus of $654{{nbsp}}million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.<ref name= cafr-2021/>

===County executives===
{{see also|List of county executives of Maryland#Montgomery}}
The office of the [[List of county executives of Maryland|county executive]] was established in 1970. The first executive was James P. Gleason. The current executive is Marc Elrich, who was sworn in for his first term on December 3, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barrios |first1=Jennifer |title=Elrich promises change, 'more just society,' as he becomes Montgomery executive |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/marc-elrich-to-be-sworn-in-as-montgomery-county-executive/2018/12/02/eee584c8-ecde-11e8-8679-934a2b33be52_story.html |access-date=December 3, 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204035446/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/marc-elrich-to-be-sworn-in-as-montgomery-county-executive/2018/12/02/eee584c8-ecde-11e8-8679-934a2b33be52_story.html |archive-date=December 4, 2018 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|+County Executive
|-
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Position
! style="text-align:center;" | Name
! valign=bottom | Party
! valign=bottom | Hometown
! style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align:center;"| Term
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| 1st
| [[James P. Gleason|James Gleason]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| [[Rockville, Maryland|Rockville]]<ref>Originally from [[Cleveland, Ohio]]</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 1970–1978
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| 2nd
| [[Charles W. Gilchrist|Charles Gilchrist]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|[[Rockville, Maryland|Rockville]]<ref name="orig">Originally from [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]</ref> 
| style="text-align:center;" | 1978–1986
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| 3rd
| [[Sidney Kramer]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| [[Rockville, Maryland|Rockville]]<ref name="orig"/> 
| style="text-align:center;" | 1986–1990
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| 4th
| Neal Potter
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|[[Cabin John, Maryland|Cabin John]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1990–1994
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| 5th
| [[Doug Duncan]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| [[Rockville, Maryland|Rockville]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1994–2006
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| 6th
| [[Ike Leggett]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| [[Burtonsville, Maryland|Burtonsville]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2006–2018
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| 7th
| [[Marc Elrich]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| [[Takoma Park, Maryland|Takoma Park]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018–
|}

===Legislative body===
: {{See also|List of members of the Montgomery County Council (Maryland)}}

The County Council is the [[Legislature|legislative]] branch of Montgomery County. It has [[List of members of the Montgomery County Council (Maryland)|eleven members]] who serve four-year terms. All are elected at the same time by the voters of Montgomery County.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Montgomery County Council |url=https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/about/index.html |access-date=May 19, 2022 |website=www.montgomerycountymd.gov |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619112714/https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/about/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Montgomery County, Maryland – Government, Legislative Branch |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/html/mol.html |access-date=May 24, 2022 |website=msa.maryland.gov |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702092218/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/html/mol.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As of January 2023, all 11 members on the council are Democrats.  The council meets weekly at the county seat of Rockville—the 6th Floor of the Stella B. Werner Council Office Building.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/members/index.html | title=Members at a Glance – Montgomery County Council | access-date=July 4, 2022 | archive-date=June 20, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620041055/https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/members/index.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{official website|https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/}}</ref>

The members of the County Council as of 2023 are: <ref>{{cite web |title=Council Districts Map |url=https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/district_map.html |website=montgomerycountymd.gov |access-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205174351/https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/district_map.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

{|class=wikitable
|+County Council
|-
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Position
! style="text-align:center;" | Name
! valign=bottom | Affiliation
! style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align:center;"| District
! style="vertical-align:bottom; test-aligh:center;"| Neighborhoods
! style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align:center;"| First elected
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Member 
| [[Andrew Friedson]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | Potomac, Bethesda, Chevy Chase
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Member
| Marilyn Balcombe
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| style="text-align:center;" | Germantown, Clarksburg, Darnestown, Poolesville
| style="text-align:center;" | 2022
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Member
| [[Sidney A. Katz]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | Gaithersburg, Rockville
| style="text-align:center;" | 2014
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| President
| Kate Stewart
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | Downtown Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Kensington, North Bethesda, Garrett Park, North Chevy Chase
| style="text-align:center;" | 2022
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Member
| Kristin Mink
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | Burtonsville, Four Corners, Cloverly
| style="text-align:center;" | 2022
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Member
| Natali Fani-González
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | Wheaton, Glenmont, Aspen Hill, Derwood, Forest Glen Park
| style="text-align:center;" | 2022
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Member
| Dawn Luedtke
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | Damascus, Ashton, Laytonsville, Olney, Montgomery Village
| style="text-align:center;" | 2022
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Member
| [[Gabe Albornoz]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | At-large
| style="text-align:center;" | Entire county
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Member 
| [[Evan Glass]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | At-large
| style="text-align:center;" | Entire county
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Vice President
| [[Will Jawando]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | At-large
| style="text-align:center;" | Entire county
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Member
| Laurie-Anne Sayles
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | At-large
| style="text-align:center;" | Entire county
| style="text-align:center;" | 2022
|}

The most recent Republican serving on the Montgomery County Council, Howard A. Denis of District 1 (Potomac/Bethesda), lost re-election in 2006. Since then, all Council members have been Democrats.

===Law enforcement===
==== County police ====
The [[Montgomery County Police Department (Maryland)|Montgomery County Police Department]] (MCPD) provides the full spectrum of policing services to the entire county. It was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in [[Gaithersburg, Maryland]]. It consists of around 1,300 sworn officers and 650 support personnel, split into 6 districts throughout the county.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us Page, Montgomery County Police Department, Montgomery County, MD |url=https://montgomerycountymd.gov/pol/about.html |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=montgomerycountymd.gov |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102184851/https://montgomerycountymd.gov/pol/about.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The department also provides assistance to other nearby departments, such as the [[Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia]] and the [[Prince George's County Police Department]], if requested.

==== County sheriff's office ====
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is a [[Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies|nationally accredited]] U.S. law enforcement agency and acts as the enforcement arm of the courts in the county. All of its deputy sheriffs are fully [[Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission|certified]] law enforcement officials with full authority of arrest. The office was created in July 1777 and is the oldest law enforcement agency in Montgomery County.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Montgomery County Sheriff's Office |url=http://www.mcsheriff.com/ |website=www.mcsheriff.com |access-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-date=July 20, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020720181559/http://www.mcsheriff.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is headquartered in [[Rockville, Maryland]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 20, 2002 |title=Montgomery County Sheriff's Office |url=http://www.co.mo.md.us/judicial/sheriff/sheriff.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020620094144/http://www.co.mo.md.us/judicial/sheriff/sheriff.html |archive-date=June 20, 2002}}</ref> It was nationally accredited in 1995, the first county sheriff's office in Maryland to be so. The MCSO has authorized over 165 employees consisting of sworn law enforcement officers and civilian support staff.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, MD:<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=http://www.mcsheriff.com/units/administration.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509101539/http://www.mcsheriff.com/units/administration.asp |archive-date=May 9, 2008}}</ref> The office is headed by the sheriff, who has been elected every four years since the 1920s. The current Sheriff is Maxwell C. Uy (D), elected in 2022. Uy is the 62nd Sheriff and the first [[Asian Americans|Asian American]] to hold that office.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morse |first=Dan |date=January 4, 2023 |title=New Montgomery sheriff takes on staffing shortages, other challenges |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/03/new-montgomery-sheriff/ |access-date=July 29, 2023 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=January 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103123300/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/03/new-montgomery-sheriff/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Other agencies ====
Several cities including Rockville and Gaithersburg maintain their own police departments to complement MCPD. Maryland State Police patrol [[I-495 in Maryland|the Beltway]] and [[I-270 in Maryland|I-270]], and they assist county and city police in investigation of some major crimes.

===Budget===
Montgomery County has a budget of $2.3 billion. Approximately $1.48 billion are invested in Montgomery County Public Schools and $128 million in [[Montgomery College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spending.data.montgomerycountymd.gov/#!/year/2016/explore/0/service|website=Montgomery County MD|title=Montgomery County Spending|access-date=October 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921025951/http://spending.data.montgomerycountymd.gov/#!/year/2016/explore/0/service|archive-date=September 21, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Bi-county agencies===
Montgomery and [[Prince George's County, Maryland|Prince George's]] counties share a bi-county planning and parks agency in the [[Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission]] (M-NCPPC) and a public bi-county water and sewer utility in the [[Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission]] (WSSC).{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

===LGBTIQ+ bill of rights===
In October 2020, the Montgomery County Council unanimously passed an [[Local ordinance|ordinance]] that implemented an LGBTIQ+ bill of rights.<ref>{{cite news |title=Montgomery County Council unanimously passes LGBTQ Bill of Rights |url=https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/10/08/montgomery-county-council-unanimously-passes-lgbtq-bill-of-rights/ |date=October 8, 2020 |work=Washington Blade |access-date=October 9, 2020 |archive-date=June 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605095623/https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/10/08/montgomery-county-council-unanimously-passes-lgbtq-bill-of-rights/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pollak |first=Suzanne |title=Council Enacts LGBTQ Bill of Rights |url=https://www.mymcmedia.org/council-enacts-lgbtq-bill-of-rights |date=October 7, 2020 |work=Montgomery Community Media |access-date=October 9, 2020 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101075242/https://www.mymcmedia.org/council-enacts-lgbtq-bill-of-rights/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Montgomery County Passes LGBTQ Bill of Rights |url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/montgomery-county-passes-lgbtq-bill-of-rights/2437942 |date=October 7, 2020 |work=NBC4 Washington |access-date=October 9, 2020 |archive-date=October 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015081300/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/montgomery-county-passes-lgbtq-bill-of-rights/2437942/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Liquor control===
{{Main|Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control}}
Montgomery County is an [[alcoholic beverage control state|alcoholic beverage control]] county. Beer and wine may also be sold in private stores.

====History====
Until 1964, only three restaurants in the county had liquor licenses to serve liquor by the drink.<ref name="auto789">Kendrick, Thomas R. "[https://www.proquest.com/docview/142097239/ New Montgomery Liquor Permits Start 6 Restaurants Serving Drinks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510081500/http://search.proquest.com/docview/142097239/ |date=May 10, 2017 }}". ''The Washington Post''. December 8, 1964. p. B1.</ref> The county stopped issuing liquor licenses to all other restaurants under a law that had existed since [[prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]].<ref name= liquor>Barnes, Bart. "[https://www.proquest.com/docview/142126338/ County's Liquor Laws Liberalized] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510081456/http://search.proquest.com/docview/142126338/ |date=May 10, 2017 }}". ''The Washington Post''. November 8, 1964. p. B1.</ref>

Following a voter referendum,<ref>Kendrick, Thomas R. "[https://www.proquest.com/docview/142103587/ D.C., Maryland Party Aides Ponder Vote Results: Liquor Question in Montgomery Depends on Absentee Ballots] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510081504/http://search.proquest.com/docview/142103587/ |date=May 10, 2017 }}". ''The Washington Post''. November 5, 1964. p. B1.</ref> restaurants and bars could apply for county permits to sell liquor by the drink.<ref name= liquor/> The [[dry town]]s of [[Kensington, Maryland|Kensington]], [[Poolesville, Maryland|Poolesville]], and [[Takoma Park, Maryland|Takoma Park]] were allowed to keep their own bans in place.<ref name= liquor/>

Anchor Inn in [[Wheaton, Maryland|Wheaton]] was the first establishment to serve liquor in the county under the new law.<ref name="auto789"/>

===Other elected positions===
There are 24 judges of the [[Maryland Circuit Courts|Circuit Court]] for Montgomery County, who are appointed by the [[Governor of Maryland|Governor]] and elected by the voters to 15 year terms. James A. Bonifant has served as the [[Administrative law judge|County Administrative Judge]] since 2021. Karen A. Bushell (D) was appointed as [[Court clerk|Clerk of the Circuit Court]] in 2021, and was elected to a full term in 2022. Joseph M. Griffin (D) has served as the [[Register of Wills]] since 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Montgomery County, Maryland - Government, Judicial Branch |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/html/moj.html |access-date=July 29, 2023 |website=msa.maryland.gov |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729051041/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/html/moj.html |url-status=live }}</ref> John J. McCarthy (D) has served as the [[State's Attorney]] since 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John J. McCarthy, State's Attorney, Montgomery County, Maryland |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/stattorneys/html/msa14923.html |access-date=July 29, 2023 |website=msa.maryland.gov |archive-date=February 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228071233/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/stattorneys/html/msa14923.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== State representation ===
In the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], Montgomery County is in districts 9A, represented by [[Chao Wu (politician)|Chao Wu]] and [[Natalie Ziegler]]; 14, represented by [[Bernice Mireku-North]], [[Pamela E. Queen]], and [[Anne Kaiser]]; 15, represented by [[David Fraser-Hidalgo]], [[Lily Qi]], and [[Linda Foley]]; 16, represented by [[Sarah Wolek|Sarah Siddiqui Wolek]], [[Teresa Saavedra Woorman]], and [[Marc Korman]]; 17, represented by [[Joe Vogel (politician)|Joe Vogel]], [[Julie Palakovich Carr]], and [[Ryan Spiegel]]; 18, represented by [[Emily Shetty]], [[Jared Solomon (Maryland politician)|Jared Solomon]], and [[Aaron Kaufman (politician)|Aaron Kaufman]]; 19, represented by [[Charlotte Crutchfield]], [[Bonnie Cullison]], and [[Vaughn Stewart (politician)|Vaughn Stewart]]; 20, represented by [[Jheanelle Wilkins]], [[Lorig Charkoudian]], and [[David Moon (politician)|David Moon]]; and 39, represented by [[Gabriel Acevero]], [[Lesley Lopez]], and [[W. Gregory Wims]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maryland House of Delegates - By District |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/hsedist.html |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=msa.maryland.gov |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031025318/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/hsedist.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the [[Maryland Senate]], Montgomery County is in districts 9, represented by [[Katie Fry Hester]]; 14, represented by [[Craig Zucker]]; 15, represented by [[Brian Feldman (politician)|Brian Feldman]]; 16, represented by [[Sara N. Love|Sara Love]]; 17, represented by [[Cheryl Kagan]]; 18, represented by [[Jeff Waldstreicher]]; 19, represented by [[Benjamin F. Kramer]]; and 20, represented by [[William C. Smith Jr.]]

===Federal representation===
In the [[119th United States Congress|119th Congress]], Montgomery County is represented in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] by [[Glenn Ivey]] (D) of the [[Maryland's 4th congressional district|4th district]], [[April McClain Delaney]] (D) of the [[Maryland's 6th congressional district|6th district]], and [[Jamie Raskin]] (D) of the [[Maryland's 8th congressional district|8th district]].

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! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of March 2024<ref name="MDBOE">{{cite web |title=Maryland Board of Elections Voter Registration Activity Report March 2024 |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/pdf/vrar/2024_03.pdf |website=Maryland Board of Elections |access-date=April 9, 2024 |archive-date=April 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409023133/https://elections.maryland.gov/pdf/vrar/2024_03.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 406206}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |406206 |684,784 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Unaffiliated
| align = center | {{formatnum: 171099}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |171099 |684,784 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 97862}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |97862 |684,784 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 2361}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |2361 |684,784 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|None}}
| [[Third party (U.S. politics)|Other parties]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 7256}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |7256 |684,784 |2}}
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | {{formatnum: 684,784}}
! align = center | {{Percentage |100}}
|}
Montgomery County is one of the most consistently Democratic counties in Maryland. Before 1928, the County never voted Republican. In total, it has only voted Republican 8 times. The Democratic presidential candidate has won Montgomery County in every presidential election since [[1988 United States presidential election in Maryland|1988]]. In [[2020 United States presidential election in Maryland|2020]], Donald Trump turned in the worst showing for a Republican in 152 years, not even managing to reach 20% of the vote.<ref name=Leip/>
{{PresHead|place=Montgomery County, Maryland|source=<ref name=Leip>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=December 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323225526/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|archive-date=March 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|112,637|386,581|20,003|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|101,222|419,569|12,952|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|92,704|357,837|28,332|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|123,353|323,400|9,239|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|118,608|314,444|6,209|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|136,334|273,936|4,955|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|124,580|232,453|14,655|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|117,730|198,807|18,361|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|119,705|199,757|43,151|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|154,191|165,187|1,518|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|146,924|146,036|910|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|125,515|105,822|34,814|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|122,674|131,098|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|133,090|100,228|2,239|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|84,651|92,026|14,726|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|52,554|103,113|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|62,679|66,025|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|56,501|42,606|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|47,805|28,381|467|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|23,174|14,336|897|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|20,400|15,324|0|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|13,831|15,177|513|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|10,133|13,246|153|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|5,698|9,882|183|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|9,318|6,739|82|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|5,675|6,639|580|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|5,948|6,277|177|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,913|3,805|136|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,675|3,501|1,065|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|2,805|3,351|119|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|2,711|3,082|89|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|3,354|3,677|120|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|3,219|3,456|171|Maryland}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|2,584|3,383|188|Maryland}}
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