Opal, VA is a small town located in the center of the state. It has a rich history and culture, but for many years it has been overlooked by politicians from larger cities. Recently, however, local residents have become more engaged in politics and are calling on their representatives to better represent their needs. The town now has its own political party that is focused on promoting positive change within the town and advocating for the needs of its citizens. Local leaders have also made efforts to increase voter participation in local elections by providing resources and information about upcoming political candidates. This effort has given voice to many people in Opal, VA who have felt underrepresented for so long. With continued engagement from citizens and elected officials alike, this small town could soon be playing a big role in shaping the future of politics in Virginia.
The political climate in Opal, VA is moderately conservative.
Fauquier County, VA is moderately conservative. In Fauquier County, VA 40.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fauquier county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 40.2%.
Fauquier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Opal, VA is moderately conservative.
Fauquier County, Virginia is moderately conservative.
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.
Opal, 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 Opal, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 981 contributions totaling $99,139 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 701 contributions totaling $47,939,568 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68,387 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)