Clifton, Virginia is a small but vibrant town located in the heart of Fairfax County. It is home to a diverse array of people, businesses and organizations. The local politics of Clifton are focused on making sure that the needs of its citizens are met. Local politicians prioritize issues like maintaining affordable housing, improving public education, preserving natural resources, and investing in economic growth. In addition to these important initiatives, local government works hard to ensure that Clifton remains a safe and secure place to live for its residents. Community participation is highly encouraged as Clifton’s officials strive to build strong relationships between members of the community and their representatives in government. As such, individuals looking for an active political life can easily get involved by attending local meetings or joining a civic organization in Clifton.
The political climate in Clifton, VA is moderately liberal.
Fairfax County, VA is very liberal. In Fairfax County, VA 69.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fairfax county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.9% to 28.0%.
Fairfax county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clifton, VA is moderately liberal.
Fairfax County, Virginia is very liberal.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very liberal.
Virginia is somewhat 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.
Clifton, Virginia: r 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 Clifton, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,527 contributions totaling $252,036 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 636 contributions totaling $329,726 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $518 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)