The politics in Oakton, VA are quite active and involve a number of local candidates. The town has several political offices that are up for election every year, such as Mayor, Sheriff, City Council members, Board of Supervisors members and School Board members. All of these positions are contested in the local elections and involve a lot of campaigning and debating over the issues that matter most to the residents of Oakton. There is often strong competition between the various candidates for each position, creating an interesting political landscape in the town. As a result, it is important for those interested in local politics to stay informed on all the issues being discussed by their representatives. This includes attending debates and other events to get a better understanding of what each candidate stands for and how their platform could affect life in Oakton.
The political climate in Oakton, 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
Oakton, 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.
Oakton, 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 Oakton, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33,711 contributions totaling $8,240,331 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9,121 contributions totaling $4,252,404 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $466 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)