Herndon, VA is a vibrant community located in Fairfax County. It has a thriving political environment that is constantly updated with new ideas and initiatives. The town has an active Town Council with six members elected to represent their local district at-large. Every election cycle, the residents of Herndon have an opportunity to select who will represent them on the Town Council. Local elections are also very important as they determine who will serve as Mayor and Vice Mayor for the coming year. Additionally, Herndon residents can vote on proposed legislation and referenda designed to improve the town for its citizens. In recent years, Herndon's Town Council has worked hard to ensure the town provides excellent services while maintaining fiscal responsibility. From investing in infrastructure projects like bike lanes and sidewalks to expanding recreational activities in parks and trails, Herndon continues to demonstrate its commitment to improving quality of life for all its citizens.
The political climate in Herndon, VA is strongly 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
Herndon, VA is strongly 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.
Herndon, 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 Herndon, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,829 contributions totaling $318,539 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 486 contributions totaling $157,381 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $324 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)