The politics of West Falls Church, VA are an important part of the community. In recent years, a number of local political candidates have been elected to represent the city and its residents in various state and federal offices. These leaders strive to make sure that the citizens of West Falls Church are heard, respected, and taken care of in all aspects of public life. The city council works to ensure that the city has adequate resources for its citizens by supporting quality services and infrastructure. This includes schools, parks, libraries, transportation systems, and other public services. Additionally, the City Council is proactive in protecting the environment by adopting sustainable policies like green technology investments. The political landscape continues to be active with debates on issues such as taxes, public safety, economic development, and social justice. Residents here are proud of their city's commitment to creating a safe and healthy environment for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in West Falls Church, VA is very 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
West Falls Church, VA is very 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.
West Falls Church, 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 West Falls Church, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,073 contributions totaling $617,913 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 756 contributions totaling $387,666 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $513 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)