Falls Church City, VA County has a long and rich history when it comes to politics. The city is home to many important figures in the political sphere, including the Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam, Senator Mark Warner, and Representatives Gerald Connolly and Don Beyer. These leaders all strive to make the city a better place for its residents by advocating for local issues and encouraging bipartisanship at the Capitol. Moreover, Falls Church is home to several active political organizations such as the Falls Church Democratic Committee and the Falls Church Republican Committee that work together to ensure that their community is fairly represented on both sides of the aisle. Furthermore, citizens can get involved in local politics by attending town hall meetings or participating in grassroots campaigns.
The political climate in Falls Church City County, VA is very liberal.
In Falls Church City County, VA 81.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 16.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Falls Church city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 81.0% to 16.9%.
Falls Church city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Falls Church City County, VA 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.
Falls Church City, Virginia: D 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Falls Church City County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,219 contributions totaling $1,000,944 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 774 contributions totaling $488,449 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $631 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)