In Warrenton, VA in 2018 politics was a major topic of discussion. The town saw several local candidates running for office, each with their own platform and policies they wanted to implement. From the mayor's office to the school board members, Warrenton residents were presented with a variety of choices and it was up to them to decide who would be best represent their interests and values. There were also several issues that needed to be addressed such as healthcare, education, economic development, and public safety. As voting day approached, the community became more engaged in the political process and everyone had a chance to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 20186 (Warrenton, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Fauquier County, VA is moderately conservative. In Fauquier County, VA 40.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fauquier county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 40.2%.
Fauquier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20186 (Warrenton, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Warrenton, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Fauquier County, Virginia is moderately conservative.
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.
Warrenton, Virginia: R R R R R R
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 zip 20186 (Warrenton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 577 contributions totaling $76,695 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 511 contributions totaling $47,920,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93,778 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)