In 2017, Leesburg, VA was a predominantly blue city, with Democratic candidates consistently winning elections. In the November 2017 general election, Democrats swept the local government races for Town Council and Mayor. Democrat Kelly Burk was elected as mayor, while Democrats Suzanne Fox, Suzanne Obenshain, Ron Campbell, and Steve Van Grack were elected to serve on the Town Council. The election results were seen as representative of the city's progressive values and commitment to ensuring that all residents have access to quality services and economic opportunities. During their tenure in office, Leesburg's Town Council has endorsed policies such as protecting LGBTQ rights and increasing funding for public education. They have also advocated for more affordable housing options in order to increase economic mobility within the community. With continued Democratic leadership in 2019 and beyond, Leesburg is sure to remain an active voice in pushing for progressive policies in Virginia and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 20175 (Leesburg, VA) is somewhat liberal.
Loudoun County, VA is strongly liberal. In Loudoun County, VA 61.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Loudoun county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.5% to 36.5%.
Loudoun county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20175 (Leesburg, VA) is somewhat liberal.
Leesburg, Virginia is somewhat liberal.
Loudoun 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.
Leesburg, 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 20175 (Leesburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,385 contributions totaling $358,530 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 573 contributions totaling $176,521 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)