Warrenton, Virginia is a small town in Fauquier County. Despite its size, Warrenton has a thriving political scene. Local politics are presided over by the five-member Board of Supervisors, who meet regularly to discuss the issues facing their community. Among these topics are land use, taxation, local budgeting, and transportation initiatives. Additionally, Warrenton residents elect a mayor to serve as their representative and advance their interests on the regional and state level. The town also hosts a number of events throughout the year to engage citizens in dialogue about important topics that affect their lives and their community. With an active political climate and plenty of opportunities for civic engagement, Warrenton offers something for everyone interested in getting involved with local politics.
The political climate in 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
Warrenton, VA 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 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 Warrenton, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,731 contributions totaling $229,867 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,313 contributions totaling $95,915,296 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73,050 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)