Quantico, Virginia is a small town located in Prince William County. Although it has a small population, the city's politics have a big impact on the local community. Quantico is governed by an elected five-member City Council which is responsible for determining local policies and making decisions that affect the citizens of Quantico. The Mayor of Quantico holds office for two years and works with the City Council to ensure the city runs smoothly. Additionally, there are two Boards of Commissioners which are responsible for specific areas such as public safety and economic development. Elections for these positions occur every two years, allowing residents to have their voices heard with regard to local issues. Therefore, while Quantico may be small in size, its politics are important and influential to its citizens and community.
The political climate in Quantico, VA is moderately liberal.
Prince William County, VA is strongly liberal. In Prince William County, VA 62.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prince William county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.6% to 35.6%.
Prince William county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Quantico, VA is moderately liberal.
Prince William 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.
Quantico, 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 Quantico, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $2,355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $2,240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)