In 2017, Leesburg, VA was a bustling town that experienced numerous political changes. During this year, the town was governed by Mayor Kelly Burk who had been in office since 2014 and she worked with the Town Council to keep the city running smoothly. The Council consisted of six members, all of whom were elected to serve two-year terms. They worked together to make decisions about budgeting, public safety, infrastructure development and other essential matters for the community. In addition, several local elections occurred during this time, such as school board and county board seats which allowed residents to become more involved in politics at the local level. All in all, 2017 was an exciting year of changes for Leesburg and its citizens as they continued to shape their political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 20176 (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 20176 (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 20176 (Leesburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,247 contributions totaling $776,618 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,116 contributions totaling $370,484 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $332 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)