Southern Gateway, VA has a vibrant political landscape that is constantly shifting. There are numerous local political organizations and candidates that actively seek to represent the interests of the citizens of Southern Gateway. Each year, voters in the area have the opportunity to choose from a variety of candidates who come from various backgrounds and ideologies. These candidates meet with eligible voters and discuss their platforms and ideas for how they would best serve the people of Southern Gateway. The local political scene in Southern Gateway is an ever-evolving one, as new candidates arrive on the scene each election cycle with unique perspectives on issues that affect the community. Residents take their civic duty seriously, casting their votes thoughtfully and making sure their voices are heard on election day.
The political climate in Southern Gateway, VA is somewhat liberal.
Stafford County, VA is leaning liberal. In Stafford County, VA 50.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stafford county flipped Democratic, 50.5% to 47.3%.
Stafford county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Southern Gateway, VA is somewhat liberal.
Stafford County, Virginia is leaning 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.
Southern Gateway, Virginia: R R r r r 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 Southern Gateway, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,406 contributions totaling $94,916 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,026 contributions totaling $197,042 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)