Bailey's Crossroads, VA is a small, diverse community located in Southeast Fairfax County. It has a vibrant political culture that involves both local and national politics. Since the area is home to many ethnic communities, there are often spirited debates about various issues at the local level. Local political candidates are often involved in these conversations and debates, attempting to win over voters with their own solutions to the issues at hand. Bailey's Crossroads also participates in regional events such as the Fairfax County Democratic Caucus and holds its own local elections to elect civic leaders who will represent the interests of its citizens. Residents of Bailey's Crossroads care deeply about their community and are actively engaged in making sure their voices are heard by taking part in the political process.
The political climate in Bailey's Crossroads, 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
Bailey's Crossroads, 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.
Bailey's Crossroads, 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 Bailey's Crossroads, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,935 contributions totaling $3,376,246 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,695 contributions totaling $3,094,522 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $837 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)