The politics of Fairview Beach, VA are focused on maintaining the quality of life in the community. The local government is dedicated to keeping taxes low while still providing the high-quality services that citizens need and expect. There are numerous initiatives in place to help preserve the beauty of the beach as well as support local businesses and create job opportunities. The current mayor has been in office since 2016 and has worked hard to ensure that the town remains a safe and vibrant place to live. In addition to the mayor, there are several elected positions in Fairview Beach including City Council members, school board members, and other public officials. All of these officials work together to keep Fairview Beach a great place to live and visit.
The political climate in Fairview Beach, VA is moderately conservative.
King George County, VA is moderately conservative. In King George County, VA 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, King George county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.4% to 38.0%.
King George county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairview Beach, VA is moderately conservative.
King George County, Virginia is moderately conservative.
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.
Fairview Beach, 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 Fairview Beach, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 387 contributions totaling $24,543 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 198 contributions totaling $25,127 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)