Great Falls, VA is a small town located in the northern part of Virginia. It is home to many residents who are passionate about their local politics and who strive to make sure their voices are heard. The town has elected officials that represent the citizens within the community and work closely with state and federal governments to ensure that the people of Great Falls are provided with quality services. The local government works hard to provide resources for education, economic development, public safety, and other important aspects of life. There are also several political clubs and organizations located in Great Falls that help inform citizens about current issues affecting the community and support candidates during election times. Overall, politics in Great Falls is an important part of life and many locals take pride in being involved in shaping the future of their city.
The political climate in Great Falls, 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
Great Falls, 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.
Great Falls, 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 Great Falls, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23,576 contributions totaling $10,275,375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $436 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,901 contributions totaling $5,830,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $988 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)