Fairfax Station, VA is a small community in Fairfax County that has a strong sense of community and local politics. The area is represented by two delegates in the Virginia House of Delegates and one state senator in the Virginia State Senate. In Fairfax Station, citizens are encouraged to get involved in their local government, with many residents attending town hall meetings and participating in activities like hosting fundraisers or joining task forces. In addition to having an active political presence within the community, Fairfax Station also has many programs and initiatives that are designed to create a safe and healthy environment for its residents. These initiatives include helping to fund public parks and recreation centers, promoting environmental sustainability, supporting educational programs for youth, and providing resources for individuals experiencing homelessness or poverty.
The political climate in Fairfax Station, 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
Fairfax Station, 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.
Fairfax Station, 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 Fairfax Station, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19,092 contributions totaling $2,730,632 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,029 contributions totaling $2,663,005 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $442 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)