The 22205 zip code of Arlington, VA is located in the northern part of the city and is home to a vibrant community of people. The community is diverse and includes students, professionals, and families. Although there are no local political candidates running for office, residents have their say in state and national elections. Most recently, citizens voted to retain current Virginia Governor Ralph Northam in the 2018 election. With a high voter turnout rate, Arlington has become increasingly involved in politics both locally and nationally to ensure the representation of their interests. Residents continue to work with civic leaders to create policies that will benefit the 22205 zip code and its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 22205 (Arlington, VA) is strongly 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 22205 (Arlington, VA) is strongly liberal.
Arlington, Virginia is strongly 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 22205 (Arlington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,045 contributions totaling $1,465,683 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,337 contributions totaling $475,629 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $356 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)