The politics of 22124 Oakton, VA are highly contested between various local political candidates. The area is home to a diverse population who take great interest in the election process and regularly turn out in large numbers on Election Day. Residents are passionate about making sure their voices are heard on important issues such as education, healthcare, taxes, infrastructure, and public safety. With an increasing number of new residents coming into the area, there has been an increased focus on maintaining a high quality of life for everyone who lives here. Local politicians have been working hard to make sure that they can represent this district in the best way possible and continue to provide services that meet the needs of its constituents.
The political climate in Zip 22124 (Oakton, 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 22124 (Oakton, VA) is strongly liberal.
Oakton, 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.
Oakton, 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 22124 (Oakton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,437 contributions totaling $1,033,320 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,362 contributions totaling $523,627 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $384 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)