Occoquan, VA is a small town located in Prince William County of Northern Virginia. It has a rich history that dates back to the 1700s and continues to be an important part of the region. Politically, Occoquan is represented at the federal level by Congresswoman Gerry Connolly in the 11th Congressional District. At the state level, it is represented by Senator Scott Surovell and Delegate Luke Torian in Virginia's 36th Legislative District. The Town Council of Occoquan consists of seven members elected by the citizens of Occoquan, who set policies and laws for the town, as well as appoint committees to oversee various aspects of local government. The Mayor of Occoquan is elected at large. Local political candidates are continuously campaigning for office in order to serve their communities and ensure public safety and welfare through policy making and law enforcement.
The political climate in Occoquan, VA is moderately liberal.
Prince William County, VA is strongly liberal. In Prince William County, VA 62.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prince William county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.6% to 35.6%.
Prince William county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Occoquan, VA is moderately liberal.
Prince William County, Virginia is strongly 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.
Occoquan, Virginia: r r 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 Occoquan, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,658 contributions totaling $560,842 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,381 contributions totaling $335,677 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)