The Plains, VA is known for its strong ties to politics and government. The small town of The Plains is part of Fauquier County, which has long been an important political and economic center in the state of Virginia. It is home to a number of historic sites that have played key roles in the nation's history, including the Manassas National Battlefield Park. In recent years, The Plains has seen an increase in political activity as citizens have become more vocal about their opinions on local and national issues. Local politicians are often eager to hear from their constituents and regularly hold town hall meetings or other events where they can discuss current topics with residents. These meetings offer citizens a chance to express their views and share their concerns with those who represent them in government.
The political climate in The Plains, VA is somewhat 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
The Plains, VA is somewhat 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.
The Plains, 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 The Plains, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,848 contributions totaling $456,837 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $45,017 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $652 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)