Mantua, VA has a long history of political engagement that dates back to the early days of its founding. The city is proud of its long standing tradition of civic involvement, which includes voting in local elections, attending city council meetings, and engaging in other forms of community service. Over the years, many local politicians have emerged from the area who have gone on to make an impact in state and national politics. At present, there are a variety of local candidates running for office in Mantua. These candidates offer different perspectives and ideas on how to best serve their constituents and move the city forward. No matter which candidate is elected, all citizens can be sure that their voices will be heard and their concerns addressed.
The political climate in Mantua, VA is moderately 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
Mantua, VA is moderately 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.
Mantua, 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 Mantua, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,972 contributions totaling $1,834,434 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,814 contributions totaling $541,356 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $298 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)