The politics in 22060 Fort Belvoir, VA are heavily influenced by the local and national government. As part of the Fairfax County region, local citizens have access to a wide range of political representatives at both the state and federal levels. On the local level, residents can count on their elected members of the Board of Supervisors, School Board Members, Clerk of Court, and Commonwealth’s Attorney to represent and serve their best interests in local government. At the state level, Virginia’s General Assembly is responsible for writing laws that guide how resources will be allocated throughout the county. In addition to governing rules regarding taxes and other financial matters, this legislature also handles redistricting issues related to voting districts within Fairfax County. On the national level, U.S. Senators from Virginia work with members from other states to ensure that legislation passed in Washington D.C., takes into consideration interests shared by Virginians across all districts with respect to major issues such as immigration, health care reform, foreign relations, and economic policy. The unique political environment in Fort Belvoir provides an example of how localized politics intersect with broader issues determined at higher levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 22060 (Fort Belvoir, VA) is strongly 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 22060 (Fort Belvoir, VA) is strongly liberal.
Fort Belvoir, Virginia is strongly 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.
Fort Belvoir, 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 22060 (Fort Belvoir)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 488 contributions totaling $23,645 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $10,931 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)