The 22304 Alexandria, VA area is a vibrant community filled with many different political views and opinions. As such, it is home to a large variety of elected officials and candidates for local political positions, all with their own unique perspectives on the issues that affect the community. From the current mayor to city council members and school board representatives, there is a range of individuals dedicated to improving the quality of life for all residents in the area through diligent representation and creative solutions. There are also numerous advocacy groups which work tirelessly to ensure that every individual's voice is heard when it comes to making decisions about important issues such as education, taxation, transportation, public safety and more. No matter your stance on any given political issue, it's clear that 22304 Alexandria offers an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has an opportunity to be heard.
The political climate in Zip 22304 (Alexandria, VA) is very liberal.
Alexandria City County, VA is very liberal. In Alexandria City County, VA 80.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alexandria city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 80.3% to 17.6%.
Alexandria city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22304 (Alexandria, VA) is very liberal.
Alexandria, Virginia is very liberal.
Alexandria City 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.
Alexandria, Virginia: D 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 22304 (Alexandria)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,768 contributions totaling $1,259,105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,971 contributions totaling $1,355,604 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $688 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)