The politics of 22153 Newington Forest, VA is largely based on the opinion of its residents. The area is friendly to both parties and those who prefer an independent platform. With a strong local economy, there is a focus on creating jobs and improving the quality of life for all citizens. Although there are no current local political candidates in 22153 Newington Forest, VA, the area is home to many passionate individuals who are interested in making a difference in their local community. Residents regularly come together at town hall meetings to share their ideas and discuss their concerns with elected officials. Despite its non-partisan nature, 22153 Newington Forest, VA does have a sense of civic pride that encourages residents to get involved in local politics and have their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 22153 (Newington Forest, VA) is moderately 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 22153 (Newington Forest, VA) is moderately liberal.
Newington Forest, Virginia is moderately 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.
Newington Forest, 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 22153 (Newington Forest)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,206 contributions totaling $248,041 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,267 contributions totaling $235,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)