West Springfield, Virginia is a bustling suburb of Washington D.C., located in Fairfax County. The town has a strong and active political life, with residents participating in local elections to voice their opinions on the issues that affect them most. Political candidates from both major parties have been actively campaigning for local office, offering their ideas on how to best serve the needs of the community. The town also holds regular public forums and debates where citizens can ask questions of potential candidates and learn more about their platforms before casting their votes on Election Day. In addition to these events, West Springfield also has a weekly Farmers Market which provides an additional opportunity for people to come together to discuss politics in a relaxed atmosphere. With its vibrant political culture, West Springfield serves as an excellent example for other suburban towns looking to get involved in participatory democracy.
The political climate in West Springfield, 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
West Springfield, 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.
West Springfield, 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 West Springfield, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,987 contributions totaling $463,898 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,988 contributions totaling $3,099,657 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,559 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)