In 2015, Gainesville, VA was a vibrant community with an active political scene. The town was home to several local and state representatives who were devoted to the betterment of the area. Mayor Bruce Tulloch worked diligently to ensure that all citizens had access to essential services such as water, sewer, and waste management. He also supported initiatives like reducing crime rates and increasing economic development within the city. In addition, he championed many education reforms that improved educational opportunities for the residents of Gainesville. His leadership and dedication inspired a sense of connection in the town and created an atmosphere where citizens felt comfortable engaging in meaningful conversations about politics. Furthermore, many important local issues were discussed during council meetings as well as during public forums held by local candidates running for office in 2015.
The political climate in Zip 20155 (Gainesville, VA) is somewhat liberal.
Prince William County, VA is strongly liberal. In Prince William County, VA 62.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prince William county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.6% to 35.6%.
Prince William county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20155 (Gainesville, VA) is somewhat liberal.
Gainesville, Virginia is somewhat liberal.
Prince William County, Virginia is strongly 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.
Gainesville, Virginia: r r 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 20155 (Gainesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,628 contributions totaling $253,113 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 856 contributions totaling $165,166 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)