The politics of Centreville, VA in 2012 were very interesting. During this year, the city experienced an exciting election season with a number of different candidates vying for various positions on the city's council. These candidates came from all backgrounds and represented a variety of ideologies. Some focused on environmental issues, while others focused on economic development or social issues. Despite their differences, all candidates were determined to represent the citizens of Centreville and improve the quality of life within the city. The results of the election saw many familiar faces remain in office and new voices introduced to local politics. As we enter 2013, it is clear that Centreville has a bright political future ahead!
The political climate in Zip 20124 (Centreville, 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
Zip 20124 (Centreville, VA) is moderately liberal.
Centreville, Virginia 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.
Centreville, 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 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 20124 (Centreville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,527 contributions totaling $252,036 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 636 contributions totaling $329,726 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $518 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)