Cascades, VA is a small town in Virginia that has a strong sense of community and pride. With a population of just over 4,000 people, Cascades is the perfect size for fostering relationships between citizens and their local government representatives. The citizens of Cascades are actively involved in their local politics, engaging in discussions about current issues affecting their community. Since Cascades is so small, there are only a few local political candidates who run for office each year. These candidates have the advantage of having direct contact with the voters of Cascades and can present their views on local issues directly to the citizens they serve. Candidates have worked to build relationships with members of the community on topics like economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, educational opportunities for children, and environmental sustainability efforts. Despite its small size, Cascades’ political scene is quite vibrant as candidates work to make sure that every voice in the community is heard.
The political climate in Cascades, VA is leaning liberal.
Loudoun County, VA is strongly liberal. In Loudoun County, VA 61.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Loudoun county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.5% to 36.5%.
Loudoun county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cascades, VA is leaning liberal.
Loudoun County, Virginia is strongly 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.
Cascades, Virginia: R R 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 Cascades, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,426 contributions totaling $895,902 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,858 contributions totaling $536,912 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)