The politics in Lorton, VA, which is represented by zip code 22079, are very important for its residents. The politics of the area include senators and representatives from Virginia’s 8th Congressional District in addition to local elections. Many of the elected officials focus on education reform, public safety, and economic growth in Lorton. Politically active citizens have taken care to ensure that their voices are heard throughout the state. They also work hard to make sure that their interests are represented in local decision-making processes. In order to stay informed on local politics, people living in Lorton can check out websites such as vote411.org or attend public meetings of their local representatives when they occur. By doing this, residents will be able to stay up-to-date with the political actions taking place within their own community.
The political climate in Zip 22079 (Lorton, 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 22079 (Lorton, VA) is strongly liberal.
Lorton, 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.
Lorton, 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 22079 (Lorton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,919 contributions totaling $239,285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 536 contributions totaling $128,352 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)