Lake Ridge, Virginia is an unincorporated area located in Prince William County. Though it does not have its own local government, the community is actively involved in local politics through participation of area residents in county and state elections. Residents of Lake Ridge are represented by the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, which consists of nine elected members who make decisions on behalf of the citizens on topics such as education, public safety, land use planning, and more. Additionally, many state representatives from nearby districts regularly meet with residents to discuss their concerns and how best to address them. Voters in Lake Ridge also take part in national elections for president and Congress. Despite being unincorporated, Lake Ridge remains well connected to political activity at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 22192 (Lake Ridge, VA) is moderately 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 22192 (Lake Ridge, VA) is moderately liberal.
Lake Ridge, Virginia is moderately 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.
Lake Ridge, 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 22192 (Lake Ridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,573 contributions totaling $305,748 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 808 contributions totaling $203,140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)