Fort Belvoir, VA is a small town located in Fairfax County, Virginia. It is home to a diverse population of people from all walks of life. As the local community grows, so does its politics. The local political scene consists of various elected officials and representatives who serve the community and work to ensure that the citizens of Fort Belvoir have access to the services and resources they need. The local government works diligently to ensure that all voices are heard, whether it’s through grassroots efforts or via events such as town hall meetings. These meetings provide an opportunity for citizens to express their views on important issues that affect their daily lives. Moreover, they also give elected officials the opportunity to respond to their constituents and share their plans for improving the town’s quality of life. All in all, politics plays an important role in Fort Belvoir, VA as it ensures that citizens have their voices heard and have access to high-quality services and resources.
The political climate in Fort Belvoir, 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
Fort Belvoir, 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.
Fort Belvoir, 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 Fort Belvoir, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 488 contributions totaling $23,645 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $10,931 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)