The politics in the 22046 Falls Church, VA area are heavily impacted by both local and national issues. On a local level, the residents of 22046 have elected officials who represent their interests in areas such as public schools, transportation infrastructure, and zoning regulations. These officials also work with state and federal representatives to bring resources to the area that will help improve the quality of life for all residents. On a larger scale, the citizens of Falls Church participate in county-wide elections for county-wide offices such as sheriff or board of supervisors. In addition, they also vote in local and national elections for government leaders on all levels. This allows them to have a say in who is leading them and what policies are being put into place that affect their lives.
The political climate in Zip 22046 (Falls Church, VA) is strongly liberal.
Falls Church City County, VA is very liberal. In Falls Church City County, VA 81.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 16.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Falls Church city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 81.0% to 16.9%.
Falls Church city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22046 (Falls Church, VA) is strongly liberal.
Falls Church, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Falls Church 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.
Falls Church, 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 22046 (Falls Church)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,219 contributions totaling $1,000,944 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 774 contributions totaling $488,449 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $631 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)