The 22201 area of Arlington, VA is a vibrant and diverse community with many different political views. The area is represented by members of the Virginia State Senate and House of Delegates, as well as the US Congressional delegation. Although there are no local political candidates in this area, residents are encouraged to stay informed about current politics and participate in civic activities such as attending town hall meetings. Through education and participation citizens can be active in their democracy and help shape the policies that effect them.
The political climate in Zip 22201 (Arlington, VA) is very liberal.
Arlington County, VA is very liberal. In Arlington County, VA 80.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arlington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 80.6% to 17.1%.
Arlington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22201 (Arlington, VA) is very liberal.
Arlington, Virginia is very liberal.
Arlington 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.
Arlington, 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 22201 (Arlington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,216 contributions totaling $2,967,352 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,769 contributions totaling $1,998,993 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)