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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope so. I stay out of FB groups like Chat in SP like PP mentioned - it’s just stupid mostly. I imagine each neighborhood is different so can only speak to my own experience. In the area where I live which is in the Folger McKinsey Elementary school district I don’t see the overt super conservative stuff in my day to day life. I am sure there are right wing nutjobs around but I have met plenty of Dems. There are a good number of families that grew up here and it’s really common for kids to buy their parents houses or buy another house in the neighborhood where their parents live and those families due tend to be more conservative overall, but there are a lot of new families moving here from DC, Baltimore and Philly. I know at least 6 families who are from DC and have moved here recently (1-3 years or so). One of my neighbors is a DC firefighter (with a long commute!). I do definitely have Trump voting neighbors too, but they aren’t the majority. My impression is that the trend is going bluer and new residents are bluer than long term residents overall. I wouldn’t say it’s a tidal wave or anything, but if you’re liberal/Democrat, yes you can definitely find like minded people here and you won’t be the only ones.[/quote]

The problem with Severna Park isn’t just politics, it’s also the mentality. It’s a very affluent area, and there’s problems with snobbery & keeping up with the jonses. Lots of people in SP are obsessed with status and money, their school rankings/reputation (both public and private), and putting their kids on a pedestal. Despite Bethesda, Chevy Chase, and Potomac being much more affluent than Severna Park, I’ve found snobbery, seclusion, and classism to be much larger issues in Severna Park than they are in those areas. Many SP people have this mentality that they are above people who live in any other part of AACo and think that county council/school board decisions should revolve around people who live in Severna Park. Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Walter Johnson High Schools are both significantly more racially and economically diverse than Severna Park HS, which has severely gerrymandered its school boundaries to be even whiter and wealthier than it should be. I have a long list of real-life examples I’d be happy to share that demonstrate how classist and racist SP can be. Lots of people in SP are from SP  or the surrounding areas and have parents from SP, and they’re not receptive to change at all. They want to keep SP the same way it was in the 60s, when it had racial covenants and was a whites only suburb. [/quote]

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